CAVA Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

CAVA Group's CEO is Brett Schulman, appointed in Jun 2010, has a tenure of 14.42 years. total yearly compensation is $17.06M, comprised of 3.8% salary and 96.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.92% of the company’s shares, worth $150.60M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.2 years and 6 years respectively.

Key information

Brett Schulman

Chief executive officer

US$17.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage3.8%
CEO tenure14.4yrs
CEO ownership0.9%
Management average tenure3.2yrs
Board average tenure6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Chipotle Has A Viable Challenger: CAVA Is Up And Coming

Nov 19

CAVA Group, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 42%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Nov 16
CAVA Group, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 42%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

CAVA Group: Don't Be The Last One Dancing When The Music Stops

Nov 13

CAVA Group: Unsupportable Valuation

Oct 24

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Oct 17
CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

CAVA Group: An Hypothetical Becoming-Chipotle Scenario Reveals Overvaluation (Rating Downgrade)

Sep 23

After Leaping 25% CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

Sep 21
After Leaping 25% CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

The Hype Is Justified: Digging Into The CAVA Craze

Aug 21

CAVA Group's (NYSE:CAVA) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Jul 12
CAVA Group's (NYSE:CAVA) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Cava Group: Stock-Chasing & Potential Entry Point Catalysts

Jul 01

CAVA Group: Strong Growth But Still Overpriced

Jun 11

CAVA Q1: Strong Chipotle Competitor

May 31

CAVA Group, Inc. Just Recorded A 198% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

May 31
CAVA Group, Inc. Just Recorded A 198% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

CAVA Group: Soaring GenZ Appeal, Questionable Investor Appetite

May 13

CAVA Group: Time To Lock In Gains Here (Ratings Downgrade)

Apr 01

CAVA Group: Outlook Expected To Slow Down

Mar 11

Cava: Making Sense Of The Mediterranean Craze

Feb 28

Capitalizing On The CAVA Craze

Jan 30

CAVA Group: Holding For Now Despite Impressive Growth

Jan 15

We're Not Worried About CAVA Group's (NYSE:CAVA) Cash Burn

Jan 10
We're Not Worried About CAVA Group's (NYSE:CAVA) Cash Burn

CAVA Group: Too Many Risks Aren't Priced In

Jan 02

CAVA Group: Satisfying Meal And Compelling Story, But Expensive

Dec 05

CAVA: Beat And Raise Proves The Thesis Is Working

Nov 29

CAVA: The Next Chipotle At An Unreasonably Low Price

Nov 02

CAVA Group: See Plenty Of Downside Ahead, Sell

Oct 26

Chipotle Vs. CAVA: Which Is The Better Buy?

Sep 28

Craving CAVA

Sep 20

CAVA: Getting In For The Long Haul

Aug 23

CAVA Group: The Chipotle Of Mediterranean Cuisine

Aug 14

CAVA Group: Attractive Despite High Valuation

Jul 19

CAVA Group: IPO Feels Like It's 2021 Again

Jun 16

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Brett Schulman's remuneration changed compared to CAVA Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Oct 06 2024n/an/a

US$54m

Jul 14 2024n/an/a

US$43m

Apr 21 2024n/an/a

US$29m

Dec 31 2023US$17mUS$647k

US$13m

Oct 01 2023n/an/a

-US$8m

Jul 09 2023n/an/a

-US$26m

Apr 16 2023n/an/a

-US$41m

Dec 25 2022US$3mUS$618k

-US$59m

Compensation vs Market: Brett's total compensation ($USD17.06M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.67M).

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


CEO

Brett Schulman (52 yo)

14.4yrs

Tenure

US$17,060,929

Compensation

Mr. Brett Schulman is Co-Founder of Cava Group, Inc. in 2010 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and President since June 2010 and 2010 respectively. Mr. Schulman co-founded CAVA in 2010. He also ser...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Brett Schulman
Co-Founder14.4yrsUS$17.06m0.92%
$ 150.6m
Theodore Xenohristos
Founderno dataUS$3.15m0.29%
$ 48.0m
Tricia Tolivar
Chief Financial Officer4yrsUS$3.42m0.15%
$ 24.9m
Jennifer Somers
Chief Operations Officer3yrsUS$2.41m0.060%
$ 9.8m
Adam Phillips
Chief Accounting Officerno datano data0.0022%
$ 357.7k
Beth McCormick
Chief Information Officer1.8yrsno datano data
Robert Bertram
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary3.2yrsno data0.019%
$ 3.1m
Kelly Costanza
Chief People Officer4.8yrsno datano data
Andy Rebhun
Chief Experience Officer1.8yrsno datano data
Christopher Penny
Chief Manufacturing Officer6.8yrsno datano data
Matt Milanovich
Senior Vice President of Financeno datano datano data
Jeffrey Gaul
Chief Development Officerless than a yearno datano data

3.2yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CAVA's management team is considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Brett Schulman
Co-Founder14.8yrsUS$17.06m0.92%
$ 150.6m
Theodore Xenohristos
Founder14.8yrsUS$3.15m0.29%
$ 48.0m
Philippe Amouyal
Independent Director6yrsUS$152.44k0.013%
$ 2.1m
Ronald Shaich
Chair of the Board of Directors6yrsUS$173.67k0.0044%
$ 712.1k
Lauri Shanahan
Independent Director1.4yrsUS$160.40k0.0044%
$ 712.1k
James White
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$170.10k0.0022%
$ 356.0k
Benjamin Felt
Independent Director6yrsUS$153.77k0.0044%
$ 712.1k
Karen Kochevar
Independent Director8.1yrsUS$212.42k0.0011%
$ 186.2k
David Bosserman
Independent Director4.9yrsUS$155.10k0.12%
$ 20.1m

6.0yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CAVA's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).