American Equity Investment Life Holding Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
American Equity Investment Life Holding's CEO is Anant Bhalla, appointed in Jan 2020, has a tenure of 4.25 years. total yearly compensation is $46.60M, comprised of 2.1% salary and 97.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.11% of the company’s shares, worth $49.65M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.4 years and 8.1 years respectively.
Key information
Anant Bhalla
Chief executive officer
US$46.6m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 2.1% |
| CEO tenure | 4.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 1.1% |
| Management average tenure | 3.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
American Equity Investment: Still Worth Holding Given Brookfield Reinsurance's Acquisition
Dec 07American Equity Investment Life stock dives after Prosperity withdraws takeover proposal
Feb 215 Top-Rated Value Stocks For 2023
Feb 09American Equity Investment Life: Takeover Candidate + 15% Buyback Yield
Jan 11American Equity Investment Life jumps on report of Prosperity Life takeover bid
Dec 20American Equity Investment Life Holding's (NYSE:AEL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Nov 24
Here's Why American Equity Investment Life Holding (NYSE:AEL) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Nov 14American Equity Q3 2022 Earnings Preview
Nov 07American Equity's Growth Strategy: Playing Out According To Plan
Jun 14American Equity: Satisfactory Forward Returns, Option On Interest Rates
Sep 04Credit Suisse rates AEL Outperform on shift in mix, yield potential
Dec 15American Equity Investment Life increases dividend by ~7% to $0.32
Nov 16CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$167m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$35m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$66m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$342m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$47m | US$1m | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$827m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$8m | US$1m | US$509m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$342m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$861m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$673m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$9m | US$796k | US$638m |
Compensation vs Market: Anant's total compensation ($USD46.60M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.57M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Anant's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Anant Bhalla (45 yo)
4.3yrs
Tenure
US$46,595,558
Compensation
Mr. Anant Bhalla serves as President of the American Equity Investment Life Holding Company since January 27, 2020, its Chief Executive Officer since March 1, 2020 and Director since January 27, 2020 and s...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 4.3yrs | US$46.60m | 1.11% $ 49.7m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 2.6yrs | US$3.20m | 0.0010% $ 45.6k | |
| Executive VP & Chief Investment Officer | 1.8yrs | US$2.63m | 0.010% $ 457.8k | |
| Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer | 15.2yrs | US$1.58m | 0.045% $ 2.0m | |
| Executive VP & CTO | 1.7yrs | no data | 0.0038% $ 171.1k | |
| Head of Investor Relations | 8.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & General Counsel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief People Officer | no data | no data | 0.0025% $ 111.7k | |
| Controller | no data | no data | 0.011% $ 484.6k |
3.4yrs
Average Tenure
47yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AEL's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 4.3yrs | US$46.60m | 1.11% $ 49.7m | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$230.01k | 0.061% $ 2.7m | |
| Independent Director | 15.7yrs | US$247.51k | 0.064% $ 2.9m | |
| Independent Director | 7.1yrs | US$280.01k | 0.029% $ 1.3m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board & Lead Independent Director | 13.3yrs | US$363.51k | 0.15% $ 6.7m | |
| Independent Director | 18.8yrs | US$249.51k | 0.099% $ 4.4m | |
| Independent Director | 3.6yrs | US$255.01k | 0.016% $ 735.6k | |
| Independent Director | 8.3yrs | US$250.51k | 0.054% $ 2.4m | |
| Independent Director | 13.7yrs | US$249.01k | 0.067% $ 3.0m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0050% $ 224.7k |
8.1yrs
Average Tenure
64.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AEL's board of directors are considered experienced (8.1 years average tenure).