Utz Brands Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Utz Brands' CEO is Howard Friedman, appointed in Dec 2022, has a tenure of 1.33 years. total yearly compensation is $4.11M, comprised of 20.7% salary and 79.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.075% of the company’s shares, worth $1.92M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.5 years and 3.7 years respectively.

Key information

Howard Friedman

Chief executive officer

US$4.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage20.7%
CEO tenure1.3yrs
CEO ownership0.07%
Management average tenure2.5yrs
Board average tenure3.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Capital Allocation Trends At Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) Aren't Ideal

Apr 16
Capital Allocation Trends At Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) Aren't Ideal

Utz Brands: Enough Reasons To Be Salty (Rating Downgrade)

Apr 15

Is Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ) Trading At A 44% Discount?

Mar 01
Is Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ) Trading At A 44% Discount?

Utz Brands: Optimistic Growth Prospects Baked In

Feb 01

Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Feb 01
Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Capital Allocation Trends At Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) Aren't Ideal

Jan 14
Capital Allocation Trends At Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) Aren't Ideal

The Price Is Right For Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ)

Dec 23
The Price Is Right For Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ)

Utz Brands: Secular Tailwind With Share Gains Potential

Dec 16

When Should You Buy Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ)?

Dec 05
When Should You Buy Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ)?

Snack Maker Utz Brands: Holding For Dividend Growth And Cash Flow

Nov 22

Utz Brands: Underwhelming And Slowdown Potential Ahead

Sep 23

Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.057

Sep 12
Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.057

Investors Could Be Concerned With Utz Brands' (NYSE:UTZ) Returns On Capital

Sep 06
Investors Could Be Concerned With Utz Brands' (NYSE:UTZ) Returns On Capital

UTZ Brands: Still Unattractive Despite The Share Price Drop

Aug 24

Revenues Tell The Story For Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ)

Jul 19
Revenues Tell The Story For Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ)

Utz Brands: Value Creation Opportunities Relating To Capital Allocation

Jul 03

Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.057

Jun 13
Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.057

Are Investors Undervaluing Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ) By 21%?

May 01
Are Investors Undervaluing Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ) By 21%?

Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.057

Apr 10
Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.057

What Does Utz Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:UTZ) Share Price Indicate?

Mar 17
What Does Utz Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:UTZ) Share Price Indicate?

Utz Brands: Capturing Share In The U.S. Salty Snack Category

Jan 19

Utz Brands: Potential Upside Ahead With A Caveat

Jan 04

Utz Brands' (NYSE:UTZ) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Dec 12
Utz Brands' (NYSE:UTZ) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Utz Brands raises quarterly dividend by 5.6% to $0.057/share

Dec 08

Utz Brands Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Nov 09

Utz Brands: Is The Business Solid Enough To Justify The Valuation?

Oct 11

Utz Brands CEO Lissette to become executive chairman

Oct 03

Utz Brands declares $0.054 dividend

Sep 08

Utz Brands reports Q2 earnings beat; raises its FY2022 net sales & adjusted EBITDA outlook

Aug 11

Utz Brands: Not Looking So Appetizing Anymore

Jun 24

An Intrinsic Calculation For Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ) Suggests It's 50% Undervalued

Mar 30
An Intrinsic Calculation For Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ) Suggests It's 50% Undervalued

Utz Brands: Despite Outperformance, The Picture Hasn't Changed

Mar 10

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Howard Friedman's remuneration changed compared to Utz Brands's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2023US$4mUS$850k

-US$25m

Oct 01 2023n/an/a

US$18m

Jul 02 2023n/an/a

US$748k

Apr 02 2023n/an/a

US$8m

Jan 01 2023US$5mUS$23k

-US$392k

Compensation vs Market: Howard's total compensation ($USD4.11M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.57M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Howard's compensation with company performance.


CEO

Howard Friedman (53 yo)

1.3yrs

Tenure

US$4,113,444

Compensation

Mr. Howard A. Friedman served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer at Post Holdings, Inc. since September 13, 2021 until December 12, 2022. He serves as Chief Executive Officer and D...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Howard Friedman
CEO & Director1.3yrsUS$4.11m0.075%
$ 1.9m
Ajay Kataria
Executive VP2.5yrsUS$1.36m0.11%
$ 2.8m
Cary Devore
Executive VP and Chief Operating & Transformation Officer2.5yrsUS$3.07m0.30%
$ 7.7m
Theresa Shea
Executive VP2.8yrsUS$1.15m0.014%
$ 358.8k
Mark Schreiber
Executive VP of Sales & Chief Customer Officer7yrsUS$1.09m0.12%
$ 3.1m
Satyaki Lodh
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer2.2yrsno datano data
Kevin Powers
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations3.3yrsno datano data
Evan LeMay
Director of Corporate Developmentno datano datano data
James Sponaugle
Executive VP & Chief People Officer2.7yrsno data0.022%
$ 555.9k
Shannan Redcay
Executive Vice President of Manufacturing3.5yrsno data0.0088%
$ 225.1k
Brian Greth
Senior Vice President of Enterprise Integration2.4yrsno datano data
Chad Whyte
Executive Vice President of Supply Chain2.3yrsno data0.063%
$ 1.6m

2.5yrs

Average Tenure

48.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: UTZ's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Howard Friedman
CEO & Director1.3yrsUS$4.11m0.075%
$ 1.9m
Craig Steeneck
Independent Director5.4yrsUS$240.00k0.33%
$ 8.6m
Roger Deromedi
Lead Independent Director5.8yrsUS$225.00k5.41%
$ 139.0m
John Altmeyer
Independent Director3.7yrsUS$210.00k0.053%
$ 1.4m
Michael Rice
Director3.7yrsUS$125.00kno data
Dylan Lissette
Chairman3.7yrsUS$489.95k0.069%
$ 1.8m
B. John Lindeman
Independent Director3.7yrsUS$200.00k0.030%
$ 759.2k
Jason Giordano
Independent Director5.8yrsUS$215.00k4.24%
$ 108.9m
Antonio Fernandez
Independent Director5.5yrsUS$200.00k0.27%
$ 7.0m
Timothy Brown
Director3.7yrsUS$200.00k0.047%
$ 1.2m
Christina Choi
Independent Director3.7yrsUS$200.00k0.023%
$ 582.9k
Pamela Stewart
Independent Director2.3yrsUS$200.00k0.016%
$ 399.2k

3.7yrs

Average Tenure

56.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: UTZ's board of directors are considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).


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