MSA Safety Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
MSA Safety's CEO is Nish Vartanian, appointed in Jun 2017, has a tenure of 5.33 years. total yearly compensation is $6.79M, comprised of 12.7% salary and 87.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.099% of the company’s shares, worth $4.56M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.1 years and 7 years respectively.
Key information
Nish Vartanian
Chief executive officer
US$6.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 12.7% |
| CEO tenure | 5.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 5.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$43m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$20m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$7m | US$863k | US$21m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$97m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$106m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$117m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$8m | US$875k | US$124m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$139m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$153m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$157m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$7m | US$805k | US$138m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$130m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$121m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$115m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$3m | US$665k | US$124m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$66m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$64m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$44m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$3m | US$452k | US$26m |
| Sep 30 2017 | n/a | n/a | US$84m |
| Jun 30 2017 | n/a | n/a | US$78m |
| Mar 31 2017 | n/a | n/a | US$94m |
| Dec 31 2016 | US$1m | US$385k | US$92m |
| Sep 30 2016 | n/a | n/a | US$88m |
| Jun 30 2016 | n/a | n/a | US$78m |
| Mar 31 2016 | n/a | n/a | US$73m |
| Dec 31 2015 | US$1m | US$363k | US$69m |
Compensation vs Market: Nish's total compensation ($USD6.79M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.62M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Nish's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Nish Vartanian (62 yo)
5.3yrs
Tenure
US$6,794,020
Compensation
Mr. Nishan J. Vartanian, also known as Nish, has been the President at MSA Safety Incorporated since June 4, 2017 and its Chief Executive Officer since May 15, 2018 also serves as its Chairman since May, 2...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 5.3yrs | US$6.79m | 0.099% $ 4.6m | |
| Senior VP and Chief Legal Officer of Corporate Social Responsibility & Public Affairs | 2.8yrs | US$1.12m | 0.036% $ 1.6m | |
| Senior VP & President of MSA Americas | 5.2yrs | US$1.63m | 0.030% $ 1.4m | |
| Senior VP & President of MSA International | 5.1yrs | US$1.44m | 0.030% $ 1.4m | |
| Interim CFO | 4.1yrs | no data | 0.0091% $ 420.6k | |
| Chief Information Officer & VP | 12.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP of Global Marketing & Chief Customer Officer | 2.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Director of Corporate Development | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Secretary | no data | no data | no data | |
| Business Leader of Fixed Gas & Flame Detection (FGFD) | no data | no data | no data |
5.1yrs
Average Tenure
48yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: MNES.P's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 4.8yrs | US$6.79m | 0.099% $ 4.6m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 15.7yrs | US$247.50k | 0.089% $ 4.1m | |
| Independent Director | 41.8yrs | US$210.20k | 5.68% $ 261.8m | |
| Independent Director | 15.8yrs | US$210.00k | 0.27% $ 12.3m | |
| Independent Director | 18.8yrs | US$217.50k | 0.096% $ 4.4m | |
| Independent Director | 3.7yrs | US$210.00k | 0.012% $ 545.2k | |
| Independent Director | 9yrs | US$222.50k | 0.029% $ 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 3.7yrs | US$225.00k | 0.012% $ 549.8k | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$148.38k | 0.0046% $ 212.2k | |
| Independent Director | 5yrs | US$217.50k | 0.014% $ 633.7k |
7.0yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: MNES.P's board of directors are considered experienced (7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2022/10/04 19:16 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2022/07/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2022/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
MSA Safety Incorporated is covered by 15 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Robert Mason | Baird |
| Rudolf Hokanson | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |
| John Cooper | BB&T Capital Markets |