AstraZeneca Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
AstraZeneca's CEO is Pascal Soriot, appointed in Oct 2012, has a tenure of 12.17 years. total yearly compensation is $21.48M, comprised of 8.5% salary and 91.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.014% of the company’s shares, worth $28.55M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.7 years and 7.1 years respectively.
Key information
Pascal Soriot
Chief executive officer
US$21.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 8.5% |
| CEO tenure | 12.2yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | 7.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
AstraZeneca: Strong Growth Potential And Market Volatility Offer Opportunity
Nov 13AstraZeneca: Contrarian Buy After The China Challenge (Rating Upgrade)
Nov 07AstraZeneca: Buy This Big Pharma Stock At A Discount Now
Sep 24AstraZeneca: Dato-DXd Should Still Be Approved In Q4 Despite Underwhelming Data
Sep 12CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$21m | US$2m | US$6b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$18m | US$2m | US$3b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$1b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$1b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$21m | US$2m | US$112m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$22m | US$2m | US$3b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$20m | US$2m | US$1b |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$16m | US$2m | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$14m | US$2m | US$3b |
Compensation vs Market: Pascal's total compensation ($USD21.48M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.85M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Pascal's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Pascal Soriot (65 yo)
12.2yrs
Tenure
US$21,484,390
Compensation
Mr. Pascal Soriot, M.B.A., D.V.M., has been the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director at AstraZeneca PLC since October 1, 2012. He served as Director at Acerta Pharma B.V. He had been Independent...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 12.2yrs | US$21.48m | 0.014% $ 28.6m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 3.3yrs | US$5.62m | 0.0053% $ 10.6m | |
| EVP of Global opt. & IT | 9.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| CHRO, Chief Compliance Officer | 15.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Global Media Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice-President of BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit | 11.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Oncology Research & Development | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of International | 7.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice-President of Oncology Business Unit | 7.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP of Precision Medicine - R&D Oncology | 5.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Head of Research & Early Dev. | 5.9yrs | no data | no data |
7.7yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AZN's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 12.2yrs | US$21.48m | 0.014% $ 28.6m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 3.3yrs | US$5.62m | 0.0053% $ 10.6m | |
| EVP of Global opt. & IT | no data | no data | no data | |
| CHRO, Chief Compliance Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Non-Executive Director | 25.7yrs | US$159.35k | 0.0039% $ 7.7m | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 7.7yrs | US$254.96k | 0.00052% $ 1.0m | |
| Independent Chairman | 5.3yrs | US$744.49k | 0.00065% $ 1.3m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 7yrs | US$152.98k | 0.000060% $ 120.0k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 7.2yrs | US$223.09k | 0.00011% $ 219.9k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.2yrs | US$151.70k | 0.000070% $ 140.0k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.9yrs | US$140.23k | 0.00023% $ 459.8k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 7.5yrs | US$203.97k | 0.000070% $ 140.0k |
7.1yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AZN's board of directors are considered experienced (7.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 08:51 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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
AstraZeneca PLC is covered by 80 analysts. 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Peter Ankersen | ABG Sundal Collier |
| Kamla Singh | AlphaValue |
| John Eade | Argus Research Company |