Zai Lab Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Zai Lab's CEO is Samantha Du, appointed in Jan 2014, has a tenure of 10.33 years. total yearly compensation is $12.04M, comprised of 7.2% salary and 92.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.13% of the company’s shares, worth $18.47M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.6 years and 5.6 years respectively.

Key information

Samantha Du

Chief executive officer

US$12.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage7.2%
CEO tenure10.3yrs
CEO ownership1.1%
Management average tenure3.6yrs
Board average tenure5.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

A Risky Bet: Zai Lab's Uncertain Future

Apr 16

Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Zai Lab Limited's (NASDAQ:ZLAB) 29% Price Drop

Mar 29
Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Zai Lab Limited's (NASDAQ:ZLAB) 29% Price Drop

We're Hopeful That Zai Lab (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Mar 24
We're Hopeful That Zai Lab (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Zai Lab Limited's (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Low P/S

Jan 18
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Zai Lab Limited's (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Low P/S

Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Zai Lab's (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Cash Burn Situation

Sep 22
Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Zai Lab's (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Cash Burn Situation

Zai Lab Limited's (NASDAQ:ZLAB) 25% Dip Still Leaving Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Its P/SRatio

Jun 24
Zai Lab Limited's (NASDAQ:ZLAB) 25% Dip Still Leaving Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Its P/SRatio

We Think Zai Lab (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Jun 02
We Think Zai Lab (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Is Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Trading At A 44% Discount?

Feb 16
Is Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Trading At A 44% Discount?

Zai Lab (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Jan 20
Zai Lab (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

We Think Zai Lab (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Sep 19
We Think Zai Lab (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Zai Lab GAAP EPS of -$0.14 beats by $0.92, revenue of $48.17M beats by $1.04M

Aug 09

China accepts Zai Lab's biologics license application for neuromuscular disorder drug

Jul 13

Companies Like Zai Lab (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

Jun 03
Companies Like Zai Lab (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

As Losses Narrow, Is Zai Lab Finally Finding Its Winning Formula?

May 18

Zai Lab Revenue Triples As It Struggles To Break Cycle Of Mounting Losses

Mar 08

Bearish: Analysts Just Cut Their Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Revenue and EPS estimates

Mar 06
Bearish: Analysts Just Cut Their Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ:ZLAB) Revenue and EPS estimates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Samantha Du's remuneration changed compared to Zai Lab's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2023US$12mUS$869k

-US$335m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$301m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$393m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$410m

Dec 31 2022US$20mUS$830k

-US$443m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$593m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$529m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$554m

Dec 31 2021US$15mUS$774k

-US$704m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$569m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$537m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$454m

Dec 31 2020US$9mUS$689k

-US$269m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$239m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$240m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$201m

Dec 31 2019US$9mUS$656k

-US$195m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$212m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$181m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$160m

Dec 31 2018US$6mUS$638k

-US$139m

Compensation vs Market: Samantha's total compensation ($USD12.04M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.72M).

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


CEO

Samantha Du (57 yo)

10.3yrs

Tenure

US$12,042,285

Compensation

Dr. Ying Du, Ph D., also known as Samantha, serves as Founding Managing Director at Quan Capital. She served as Venture Partner at Sequoia Capital China.Dr. Du serves as an adjunct professor at Fudan Univ...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ying Du
Founder10.3yrsUS$12.04m1.13%
$ 18.5m
Joshua L. Smiley
President & COO1.8yrsUS$5.55m0.029%
$ 475.9k
Rafael G. Amado
President and Head of Global Oncology Research & Development1.3yrsUS$4.87m0.024%
$ 390.4k
Yajing Chen
Chief Financial Officerless than a yearUS$2.01m0.0097%
$ 159.5k
Harald Reinhart
President and Head of Global Development for Neuroscience7.3yrsUS$4.12m0.052%
$ 859.3k
Peter Huang
Chief Scientific Officer1.5yrsno datano data
Christine Chiou
Senior VP & Head of Investor Relationsless than a yearno datano data
Frazor Titus Edmondson
Chief Legal Officer & Joint Corporate Secretary3.8yrsUS$5.63m0.027%
$ 438.1k
Ann E. Beasley
Chief Compliance Officer3.5yrsno datano data
Ning Xu
Executive VP & Head of Clinical Operations10.3yrsno datano data
Jonathan J. Wang
Chief Business Officer10.3yrsno datano data
James Yan
Chief Operating Officer of R&D9.3yrsno datano data

3.6yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: ZLAB's management team is considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ying Du
Founder10.3yrsUS$12.04m1.13%
$ 18.5m
Leon Moulder
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$574.35k0.041%
$ 672.1k
Peter Karl Wirth
Independent Director7.3yrsUS$576.15k0.37%
$ 6.0m
John David Diekman
Lead Independent Director7.3yrsUS$608.44k0.069%
$ 1.1m
Neal Rosen
Member of Scientific Advisory Board8.3yrsno datano data
Scott William Morrison
Independent Director2.6yrsUS$570.77k0.027%
$ 435.5k
William David Lis
Independent Director5.6yrsUS$567.03k0.043%
$ 700.6k
Alex A. Adjei
Member of Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Lieping Chen
Member of Scientific Advisory Board5.3yrsno datano data
Richard Brian Gaynor
Independent Director2.5yrsUS$564.98k0.028%
$ 461.5k
Kai-Xian Chen
Independent Director5.8yrsUS$557.48k0.048%
$ 784.3k
Timothy A. Yap
Member of Scientific Advisory Board4.4yrsno datano data

5.6yrs

Average Tenure

66.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: ZLAB's board of directors are considered experienced (5.6 years average tenure).


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