Celanese Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Celanese's CEO is Scott Richardson, appointed in Jan 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $4.89M, comprised of 16.4% salary and 83.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.061% of the company’s shares, worth $3.55M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 4 years respectively.
Key information
Scott Richardson
Chief executive officer
US$4.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 16.37% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.06% |
| Management average tenure | 2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 27%
May 28
Benign Growth For Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Underpins Stock's 31% Plummet
Apr 11Is There An Opportunity With Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) 45% Undervaluation?
Apr 01Celanese Corporation: Fresh Funds May Mitigate Potential Material Dividend Cut
Mar 25The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Revenues Yet As Shares Tumble 29%
Feb 21Celanese Cuts Its Dividend And Investors Cut Their Losses
Feb 08Why Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Could Be Worth Watching
Jan 12Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business
Dec 24Celanese Presents Attractive Risk-Adjusted Return For Patient Investors
Dec 05Celanese Corporation: The Pain Of Leverage
Nov 12Celanese Corporation Just Missed EPS By 61%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Nov 06Celanese: Sold In January 2024, Back In Again With A 'Buy'
Oct 21Celanese (NYSE:CE) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.70
Oct 21Here's Why Celanese (NYSE:CE) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Sep 27Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors
Aug 15Celanese Corporation: Margin Expansion Story Doesn't Offset Leverage Risks
Aug 07Celanese (NYSE:CE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.70
Jul 21Is Celanese (NYSE:CE) Using Too Much Debt?
Jun 26Is Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Potentially Undervalued?
Jun 08Celanese: Debt Front Loaded, Performance Still On Drawing Board
May 23Celanese: Appetite For Acquisitions Remains
Mar 11Celanese Corporation: A Sign Of Relief
Dec 27Celanese: Highly Leveraged Specialty Materials Leader
Oct 18Celanese: Business Is So Bad They're Dusting Off COVID Operating Model
Aug 09CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$2b |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$5m | US$800k | -US$2b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$4m | US$715k | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$3m | US$678k | 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$2b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$5m | US$646k | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$3m | US$623k | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$586m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$645m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$745m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$2m | US$595k | US$858m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$912m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$2m | US$514k | US$1b |
Compensation vs Market: Scott's total compensation ($USD4.89M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.67M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Scott's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Scott Richardson (48 yo)
Mr. Scott A. Richardson is Chief Executive Officer, President and Director at Celanese Corporation from January 1, 2025. He was COO of Celanese Corporation from November 8, 2023 until January 1, 2025 and s...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | less than a year | US$4.89m | 0.061% $ 3.6m | |
| Senior VP & CFO | 1.6yrs | US$2.58m | 0.0054% $ 312.7k | |
| Senior Vice President of Acetyls | 2.3yrs | US$2.38m | 0.0088% $ 509.8k | |
| VP of Finance | 3.3yrs | no data | 0.0061% $ 352.6k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Information Officer | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 1.6yrs | US$1.32m | 0.013% $ 760.6k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Global Manufacturing | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Engineered Materials | less than a year | US$3.01m | 0.023% $ 1.3m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Procurement Officer | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: CE's management team is not considered experienced ( 2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | less than a year | US$4.89m | 0.061% $ 3.6m | |
| Independent Chairman | 12.3yrs | US$317.46k | 0.013% $ 727.7k | |
| Independent Director | 13.3yrs | US$297.46k | 0.010% $ 600.0k | |
| Independent Director | 1.5yrs | US$83.34k | 0.0032% $ 186.1k | |
| Independent Director | 9.9yrs | US$312.46k | 0.0096% $ 555.5k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 6.7yrs | US$312.46k | 0.000050% $ 2.9k | |
| Independent Director | 19.4yrs | US$297.46k | 0.046% $ 2.7m | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$297.46k | 0.0027% $ 157.8k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$4.54m | 0.014% $ 792.4k | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | no data | 0.0031% $ 178.6k | |
| Independent Director | 4.7yrs | US$321.21k | 0.0010% $ 58.4k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0% $ 0 |
Experienced Board: CE's board of directors are considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/06/01 13:35 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| 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
Celanese Corporation is covered by 40 analysts. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| null null | Argus Research Company |
| Ghansham Panjabi | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |