Wise Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Wise's CEO is Kristo Kaarmann, appointed in Jan 2010, has a tenure of 14.33 years. total yearly compensation is £208.50K, comprised of 94.5% salary and 5.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 18.23% of the company’s shares, worth $1.87B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.2 years and 2.9 years respectively.
Key information
Kristo Kaarmann
Chief executive officer
UK£208.5k
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage | 94.5% |
CEO tenure | 14.3yrs |
CEO ownership | 18.2% |
Management average tenure | 3.2yrs |
Board average tenure | 2.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£217m |
Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£166m |
Mar 31 2023 | UK£209k | UK£197k | UK£114m |
Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£86m |
Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£58m |
Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£45m |
Mar 31 2022 | UK£162k | UK£153k | UK£33m |
Compensation vs Market: Kristo's total compensation ($USD261.20K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.62M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Kristo's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Kristo Kaarmann (43 yo)
14.3yrs
Tenure
UK£208,500
Compensation
Mr. Kristo Kaarmann founded Wise plc in 2010 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and has been its Director April 28, 2021. Mr. Kaarmann is in charge of all operations activities, technology, developm...
Leadership Team
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
Co-Founder | 14.3yrs | UK£208.50k | 18.23% £ 1.9b | |
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 | 9.3yrs | no data | no data | |
Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
Chief Compliance Officer | 10.3yrs | no data | no data | |
General Counsel | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
Global Head of Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
Chief Marketing Officer | 3.2yrs | no data | no data | |
Chief People Officer | 1.9yrs | no data | no data | |
Global Head of Banking & Expansion | 4.9yrs | no data | no data | |
Head of Owner Relations | no data | no data | no data |
3.2yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: WPLC.F's management team is considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
Co-Founder | 3.1yrs | UK£208.50k | 18.23% £ 1.9b | |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.3yrs | UK£170.00k | 0.00046% £ 47.2k | |
Independent Non-Executive Chair | 2.9yrs | UK£33.00k | no data | |
Independent Non Executive Director | 2.9yrs | UK£29.00k | no data | |
Senior Independent Director | 2.9yrs | UK£24.00k | 0.0094% £ 967.7k | |
Non-Executive Director | 2.9yrs | no data | no data | |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.9yrs | UK£14.00k | 0.0094% £ 967.7k |
2.9yrs
Average Tenure
49yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: WPLC.F's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.