Nuburu Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Nuburu's CEO is Richard Knaley, appointed in Feb 2022, has a tenure of 2.92 years. total yearly compensation is $609.38K, comprised of 55.7% salary and 44.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.18% of the company’s shares, worth $14.32K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 3 years respectively.

Key information

Richard Knaley

Chief executive officer

US$609.4k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage55.7%
CEO tenure2.9yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure2.3yrs
Board average tenure3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Richard Knaley's remuneration changed compared to Nuburu's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$28m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$28m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$22m

Dec 31 2023US$609kUS$339k

-US$21m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$20m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$19m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$17m

Dec 31 2022US$1mUS$325k

-US$14m

Compensation vs Market: Richard's total compensation ($USD609.38K) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD645.26K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Richard's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Richard Knaley (54 yo)

2.9yrs

Tenure

US$609,382

Compensation

Mr. Richard Brian Knaley serves as a Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nuburu, Inc. since November 01, 2023 and serves as Chief Financial Officer. He served as Chief Financial Officer at Nuburu, Inc....


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ron Nicol
Executive Chairman4.3yrsUS$364.82k0.15%
$ 11.8k
Richard Knaley
CFO, CEO & Director2.9yrsUS$609.38k0.18%
$ 14.3k
Brian Faircloth
Chief Operating Officer3.1yrsUS$452.82k0.034%
$ 2.8k
Jean-Michel Pelaprat
Co-Founder & Head of Advisory Committeeno datano datano data
Teresa Betancourt
Chief Human Resources Officer1.6yrsno datano data
Andrew Dodd
C.M.S.Ono datano datano data

2.3yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: BURU's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ron Nicol
Executive Chairman4.3yrsUS$364.82k0.15%
$ 11.8k
Richard Knaley
CFO, CEO & Director1.2yrsUS$609.38k0.18%
$ 14.3k
Jean-Michel Pelaprat
Co-Founder & Head of Advisory Committee3yrsno datano data
Shawn Taylor
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Elizabeth Mora
Lead Independent Director1.3yrsUS$151.93k0.0029%
$ 238.2
Takashi Mitachi
Member of Advisory Committee3.9yrsno datano data
Daniel Hirsch
Director2yrsUS$104.97k0.0029%
$ 238.2
Robert Galyen
Member of Advisory Committee3.9yrsno datano data
David Buss
Member of Advisory Committee3.9yrsno datano data
Galen Chen
Member of Advisory Committee3.9yrsno datano data
Dario Barisoni
Directorless than a yearno datano data

3.0yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: BURU's board of directors are considered experienced (3 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/22 12:13
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/22 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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