Wise Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Wise's CEO is Kristo Kaarmann, appointed in Jan 2010, has a tenure of 14.42 years. total yearly compensation is £198.70K, comprised of 93.6% salary and 6.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 18.23% of the company’s shares, worth $1.63B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 3 years respectively.
Key information
Kristo Kaarmann
Chief executive officer
UK£198.7k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 93.6% |
| CEO tenure | 14.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 18.2% |
| Management average tenure | 2.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2024 | UK£199k | UK£186k | UK£355m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£286m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£217m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£166m |
| Mar 31 2023 | UK£209k | UK£197k | UK£114m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£86m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£58m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£45m |
| Mar 31 2022 | UK£162k | UK£153k | UK£33m |
Compensation vs Market: Kristo's total compensation ($USD251.99K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.45M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Kristo's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Kristo Kaarmann (44 yo)
14.4yrs
Tenure
UK£198,700
Compensation
Mr. Kristo Kaarmann is Co-Founder of Wise plc since 2010 and serves as its Director since April 28, 2021 & Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kaarmann is in charge of all operations activities, technology, devel...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 14.4yrs | UK£198.70k | 18.23% £ 1.6b | |
| Interim Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Head of Global Operations | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 9.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Compliance Officer | 10.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel | 2.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Global Head of Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 3.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Global Head of Banking & Expansion | 5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Product Officer | 2.4yrs | no data | no data |
2.8yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: WIZE.Y's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 3.2yrs | UK£198.70k | 18.23% £ 1.6b | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.2yrs | UK£167.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.4yrs | UK£170.00k | 0.00046% £ 41.0k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chair | 3yrs | UK£308.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non Executive Director | 3yrs | UK£199.00k | no data | |
| Senior Independent Director | 3yrs | UK£203.00k | 0.0094% £ 842.2k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3yrs | UK£184.00k | 0.0094% £ 842.2k |
3.0yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: WIZE.Y's board of directors are considered experienced (3 years average tenure).