American Financial Group Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
American Financial Group's CEO is Stephen Lindner, appointed in Jan 2005, has a tenure of 15.67 years. total yearly compensation is $10.46M, comprised of 12% salary and 88% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 5.52% of the company’s shares, worth $335.33M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.5 years and 15.3 years respectively.
Key information
Stephen Lindner
Chief executive officer
US$10.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 11.95% |
| CEO tenure | 15.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 5.5% |
| Management average tenure | 8.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 15.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$234m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$267m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$10m | US$1m | US$897m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$657m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$714m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$714m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$10m | US$1m | US$530m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$725m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$532m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$467m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$10m | US$1m | US$475m |
| Sep 30 2017 | n/a | n/a | US$694m |
| Jun 30 2017 | n/a | n/a | US$792m |
| Mar 31 2017 | n/a | n/a | US$701m |
| Dec 31 2016 | US$10m | US$1m | US$649m |
| Sep 30 2016 | n/a | n/a | US$393m |
| Jun 30 2016 | n/a | n/a | US$347m |
| Mar 31 2016 | n/a | n/a | US$434m |
| Dec 31 2015 | US$8m | US$1m | US$352m |
| Sep 30 2015 | n/a | n/a | US$350m |
| Jun 30 2015 | n/a | n/a | US$403m |
| Mar 31 2015 | n/a | n/a | US$368m |
| Dec 31 2014 | US$8m | US$1m | US$452m |
| Sep 30 2014 | n/a | n/a | US$483m |
| Jun 30 2014 | n/a | n/a | US$450m |
| Mar 31 2014 | n/a | n/a | US$454m |
| Dec 31 2013 | US$10m | US$1m | US$471m |
Compensation vs Market: Stephen's total compensation ($USD10.46M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD7.88M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Stephen's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Stephen Lindner (65 yo)
Mr. Stephen Craig Lindner has been Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President and Director of American Financial Group, Inc. since January 2005, 1996 and 1985 respectively. Mr. Lindner also serves as the Co...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-President | 15.7yrs | US$10.46m | 5.52% $ 335.3m | |
| Co-President | 15.7yrs | US$10.46m | 12.62% $ 766.6m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Administrative Officer | 8.5yrs | US$1.08m | 0.042% $ 2.5m | |
| Senior VP & General Counsel | 8.5yrs | US$2.00m | 0.11% $ 6.5m | |
| Executive Consultant & Director | 6.7yrs | US$614.16k | 0.14% $ 8.5m | |
| Senior VP & CFO | less than a year | no data | 0.014% $ 821.8k | |
| Chief Information Security Officer & Divisional VP | 4.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor & Media Relations | 11.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP, Assistant General Counsel & Secretary | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP & Treasurer | 15.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Ocean Marine Division of Property and Casualty Group | 4.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP, Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Secretary | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: AFGD's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-President | 35.7yrs | US$10.46m | 5.52% $ 335.3m | |
| Co-President | 29.7yrs | US$10.46m | 12.62% $ 766.6m | |
| Executive Consultant & Director | 35.7yrs | US$614.16k | 0.14% $ 8.5m | |
| Independent Director | 12.1yrs | US$269.93k | 0.015% $ 903.8k | |
| Independent Director | 17.3yrs | US$288.93k | 0.0056% $ 343.2k | |
| Director | 8.3yrs | US$4.88m | 0.084% $ 5.1m | |
| Independent Director | 18.7yrs | US$283.93k | 0.010% $ 620.7k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 1.6yrs | US$314.77k | 0.12% $ 7.4m | |
| Independent Director | 15.3yrs | US$278.93k | 0.068% $ 4.1m | |
| Independent Director | 7.6yrs | US$271.93k | 0.013% $ 787.8k | |
| Independent Director | 1.6yrs | US$251.60k | 0.0043% $ 263.6k |
Experienced Board: AFGD's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 15.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/09/15 14:41 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/09/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
American Financial Group, Inc. is covered by 17 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Michael Zaremski | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| null null | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Jay Cohen | BofA Global Research |