WestRock Company

NYSE:WRK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$11.9b

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WestRock Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

WestRock's CEO is David Sewell, appointed in Mar 2021, has a tenure of 3.33 years. total yearly compensation is $12.62M, comprised of 10.3% salary and 89.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.12% of the company’s shares, worth $14.25M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.5 years and 9.5 years respectively.

Key information

David Sewell

Chief executive officer

US$12.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage10.3%
CEO tenure3.3yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure2.5yrs
Board average tenure9.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

WestRock: Exceptional Free Cash Flow Off Highly Productive Assets

Jun 05

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK)

May 22
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK)

WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Feb 28
WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

WestRock Company: Hold, Technicals Are Neutral And Upside Is Limited

Feb 27

WestRock Acquisitions Did Not Create Shareholder Value

Nov 24

WestRock: Solid Asset-Based, But (Likely) Not The Right Time

Sep 12

WestRock Company: Buying Low And Selling High

Aug 22

WestRock Company: 69% Upside But Poor Profitability Comps Vs. Peers

Jul 18

We Think WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Apr 10
We Think WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

WestRock: Asymmetric Opportunity At $35

Feb 06

WestRock declares $0.275 dividend

Jan 27

Is There An Opportunity With WestRock Company's (NYSE:WRK) 44% Undervaluation?

Jan 22
Is There An Opportunity With WestRock Company's (NYSE:WRK) 44% Undervaluation?

WestRock to sell stake in RTS Packaging to Sonoco Products for $330M

Nov 09

WestRock raises dividend by 10% to $0.275

Oct 27

WestRock to close corrugated medium manufacturing at Minnesota facility

Oct 05

WestRock Is A Clear Buy At This Price

Sep 19

What Does WestRock Company's (NYSE:WRK) Share Price Indicate?

Aug 29
What Does WestRock Company's (NYSE:WRK) Share Price Indicate?

WestRock Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Aug 03

WestRock: Buy This Growth Stock On The Cheap

Jul 25

These 4 Measures Indicate That WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Jul 08
These 4 Measures Indicate That WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

WestRock: Price Increase Over Cost Inflation

May 13

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has David Sewell's remuneration changed compared to WestRock's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$305m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

-US$2b

Sep 30 2023US$13mUS$1m

-US$2b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$1b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$1b

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

US$808m

Sep 30 2022US$12mUS$1m

US$945m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$924m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$796m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

US$868m

Sep 30 2021US$22mUS$655k

US$838m

Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD12.62M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.50M).

Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

David Sewell (55 yo)

3.3yrs

Tenure

US$12,615,612

Compensation

Mr. David B. Sewell has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of WestRock Company since March 15, 2021. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer at The Sherwin-Williams Company...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Sewell
CEO, President & Director3.3yrsUS$12.62m0.12%
$ 14.2m
Alexander Pease
Executive VP & CFO2.7yrsUS$3.57m0.028%
$ 3.3m
Denise Rene Singleton
Executive VP2.3yrsUS$2.86m0.012%
$ 1.5m
Thomas Stigers
President of Mill Operations7.8yrsUS$2.83m0.040%
$ 4.7m
Julia McConnell
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer4.1yrsno data0.014%
$ 1.6m
Benny Patel
Chief Innovation and Science Officer1.5yrsno datano data
Robert Quartaro
Vice President of Investor Relations2.3yrsno datano data
Vicki Lostetter
Chief Human Resources Officer6.4yrsno data0.037%
$ 4.4m
Nina Butler
Chief Environmental Officer & Deputy General Counsel1.5yrsno datano data
John O'Neal
President of Global Paperno datano data0.023%
$ 2.8m
Alpa Sutaria
Senior Vice President of Strategy & Sustainability2.3yrsno datano data
Nickie Parker
Senior Vice President of Merchandising Displaysno datano datano data

2.5yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

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

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Sewell
CEO, President & Director3.3yrsUS$12.62m0.12%
$ 14.2m
Gracia Martore
Independent Director9.5yrsUS$275.01k0.00040%
$ 47.7k
Russell Currey
Independent Director9.5yrsUS$275.01k0.082%
$ 9.8m
Terrell Crews
Independent Director9.5yrsUS$295.01k0.018%
$ 2.1m
Timothy Bernlohr
Independent Director9.5yrsUS$295.01k0.018%
$ 2.1m
J. Brown
Independent Director9.5yrsUS$275.01k0.025%
$ 3.0m
James Nevels
Independent Director9.5yrsUS$292.51k0.0065%
$ 770.8k
Alan Wilson
Independent Non-Executive Chairman9.5yrsUS$400.02k0.00040%
$ 47.7k
Suzan Harrison
Independent Director4.5yrsUS$275.01k0.0063%
$ 755.3k
Dmitri Stockton
Independent Director2yrsUS$275.01kno data
Colleen Arnold
Independent Director6yrsUS$292.51k0.00046%
$ 54.9k
E. Savage
Independent Director2.5yrsUS$275.01k0.0032%
$ 386.6k

9.5yrs

Average Tenure

65.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: WRK's board of directors are considered experienced (9.5 years average tenure).