Equity Commonwealth Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Equity Commonwealth's CEO is David Helfand, appointed in May 2014, has a tenure of 10.5 years. total yearly compensation is $7.79M, comprised of 12.2% salary and 87.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.03% of the company’s shares, worth $22.30M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 10.5 years and 10.3 years respectively.

Key information

David Helfand

Chief executive officer

US$7.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage12.2%
CEO tenure10.5yrs
CEO ownership1.0%
Management average tenure10.5yrs
Board average tenure10.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Equity Commonwealth: No Upside In Liquidation

Nov 12

Equity Commonwealth: Sam Zell's Cash Box Comes With Free Offices Despite Possible RE Opportunities

Dec 04

Equity Commonwealth: REIT Trading At Negative EV Ready To Deploy Cash At Attractive Returns

Sep 05

Further Downside For Office REITs Is In Store, But Equity Commonwealth Might Be An Exception

Jun 12

Equity Commonwealth: An Outperforming Office REIT With External Challenges

May 26

Equity Commonwealth reports Q4 results

Feb 08

Equity Commonwealth Q2 FFO, revenue up Y/Y

Aug 01

Equity Commonwealth Charges You Nothing For Sam Zell

Jul 22

What Does $4B And A Rock Solid Foundation Equal?

Aug 20

Here's Why Equity Commonwealth's (NYSE:EQC) CEO Compensation Is The Least Of Shareholders' Concerns

Jun 17
Here's Why Equity Commonwealth's (NYSE:EQC) CEO Compensation Is The Least Of Shareholders' Concerns

Equity Commonwealth (EQC) Presents At BMO Capital Virtual Meetings at Nareitweek 2021 - Slideshow

Jun 09

Equity Commonwealth Purchase Of Monmouth Is More Akin To An IPO Than A Merger

May 09

Equity Commonwealth acquires Monmouth Real Estate Investment for $3.4B

May 05

Did Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) Insiders Buy Up More Shares?

Mar 18
Did Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) Insiders Buy Up More Shares?

How Much Are Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) Insiders Spending On Buying Shares?

Dec 03
How Much Are Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) Insiders Spending On Buying Shares?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has David Helfand's remuneration changed compared to Equity Commonwealth's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$42m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$94m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$86m

Dec 31 2023US$8mUS$950k

US$83m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$78m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$64m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$51m

Dec 31 2022US$6mUS$824k

US$29m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$7m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$8m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$13m

Dec 31 2021US$6mUS$824k

-US$24m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$24m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$21m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$9m

Dec 31 2020US$5mUS$824k

US$443m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$461m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$484m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$699m

Dec 31 2019US$6mUS$800k

US$485m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$484m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$493m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$288m

Dec 31 2018US$6mUS$800k

US$265m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$228m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$228m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$185m

Dec 31 2017US$6mUS$637k

US$22m

Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD7.79M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.35M).

Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.


CEO

David Helfand (59 yo)

10.5yrs

Tenure

US$7,794,816

Compensation

Mr. David A. Helfand serves as Chairman of the Board at Equity Commonwealth since May 20, 2023. He serves as a Senior Advisor at Equity Group Investments since June 2023. He served as an Advisor at Equity...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Helfand
President10.5yrsUS$7.79m1.03%
$ 22.3m
William Griffiths
Executive VP3.6yrsUS$2.57m0.086%
$ 1.9m
David Weinberg
Executive VP & COO10.5yrsUS$3.81m0.42%
$ 9.0m
Orrin Shifrin
Executive VP10.5yrsUS$2.77m0.18%
$ 3.9m
Andrew Levy
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer2.7yrsno data0.0022%
$ 46.4k

10.5yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: EQC's management team is seasoned and experienced (10.5 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Helfand
President10.5yrsUS$7.79m1.03%
$ 22.3m
Gerald Spector
Independent Trustee10.3yrsUS$201.20k0.14%
$ 2.9m
Martin Edelman
Independent Trustee10.3yrsUS$192.34k0%
$ 0
Peter Linneman
Lead Independent Trustee10.5yrsUS$241.05k0.046%
$ 994.0k
Mary Robertson
Independent Trustee10.3yrsUS$208.26k0.045%
$ 979.7k
James Star
Independent Trustee10.3yrsUS$207.34k0.080%
$ 1.7m
Ellen-Blair Chube
Independent Trustee4.2yrsUS$202.81k0.020%
$ 439.0k

10.3yrs

Average Tenure

70yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: EQC's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.3 years average tenure).