Outbrain Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Outbrain's CEO is David Kostman, appointed in Apr 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $1.23M, comprised of 35% salary and 65% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.02% of the company’s shares, worth $2.28M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.8 years and 4 years respectively.
Key information
David Kostman
Chief executive officer
US$1.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 35.0% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 1.0% |
| Management average tenure | 4.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Outbrain's (NASDAQ:OB) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues
Mar 16
Is Outbrain (NASDAQ:OB) Using Too Much Debt?
Mar 10Investors Don't See Light At End Of Outbrain Inc.'s (NASDAQ:OB) Tunnel
Dec 14Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) Price Target To US$6.60
May 11Outbrain: Enhancement Of Algorithms And Stock Buyback Could Bring The Price Up
Oct 06Outbrain Non-GAAP EPS of -$0.19 misses by $0.15, revenue of $250.9M beats by $4.47M
Aug 11An Intrinsic Calculation For Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) Suggests It's 32% Undervalued
Jul 22Outbrain Inc.: Don't Overthink It
May 04Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) Shares Could Be 32% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Jan 13CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$11m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$1m | US$430k | US$10m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$2m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$28m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$1m | US$430k | -US$25m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$22m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$27m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$5m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$2m | US$400k | US$11m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$17m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$38m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$15m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$5m | US$400k | US$2m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$2m | US$400k | -US$21m |
Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD1.23M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.55M).
Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
David Kostman (60 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
US$1,228,186
Compensation
Mr. David Kostman has been Chief Executive Officer of Outbrain Inc. since April 1, 2024. He served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Outbrain Inc. since November 15, 2017 until March 31, 2024. He has been I...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Chairman | 18yrs | US$999.56k | 7.53% $ 16.9m | |
| CEO & Director | less than a year | US$1.23m | 1.02% $ 2.3m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 1.9yrs | US$730.96k | 0.33% $ 731.8k | |
| Co-Founder & GM of Israel | 18.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 4.8yrs | no data | 0.58% $ 1.3m | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 1.8yrs | no data | 0.18% $ 411.5k | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 1.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Officer | 6.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel | 4.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Global Marketing Programmes & Corporate Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP of Corporate Development & Strategy and GM of Video | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 4.8yrs | no data | no data |
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: OB's management team is considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Chairman | 18yrs | US$999.56k | 7.53% $ 16.9m | |
| CEO & Director | 9.9yrs | US$1.23m | 1.02% $ 2.3m | |
| Independent Director | 2.2yrs | US$163.90k | 0.047% $ 106.4k | |
| Independent Lead Director | 15.4yrs | US$144.60k | 0.020% $ 45.9k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0051% $ 11.5k | |
| Independent Director | 5.2yrs | US$142.48k | 0.037% $ 83.2k | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$184.18k | 0.020% $ 45.9k | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$146.90k | 0.037% $ 83.2k |
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
53.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: OB's board of directors are considered experienced (4 years average tenure).