BARK Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

BARK's CEO is Matt Meeker, appointed in Oct 2011, has a tenure of 12.5 years. total yearly compensation is $1.23M, comprised of 42.3% salary and 57.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 5.6% of the company’s shares, worth $11.12M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.4 years and 3.2 years respectively.

Key information

Matt Meeker

Chief executive officer

US$1.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage42.3%
CEO tenure12.5yrs
CEO ownership5.6%
Management average tenure2.4yrs
Board average tenure3.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Is BARK (NYSE:BARK) Using Debt Sensibly?

Apr 15
Is BARK (NYSE:BARK) Using Debt Sensibly?

BARK: 'Show Me' Story Is Improving, Path To Profitability In Sight

Mar 08

BARK: Fighting For Support

Feb 19

Market Participants Recognise BARK, Inc.'s (NYSE:BARK) Revenues Pushing Shares 31% Higher

Feb 13
Market Participants Recognise BARK, Inc.'s (NYSE:BARK) Revenues Pushing Shares 31% Higher

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying BARK, Inc. (NYSE:BARK)?

Feb 06
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying BARK, Inc. (NYSE:BARK)?

BARK, Inc.'s (NYSE:BARK) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Dec 24
BARK, Inc.'s (NYSE:BARK) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

BARK: Waiting For The 'Show Me' Moment

Sep 28

BARK: Slow, But Steady Progress

Aug 23

BARK, Inc.'s (NYSE:BARK) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

Aug 10
BARK, Inc.'s (NYSE:BARK) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

BARK: A High Risk, High Reward Play

Jun 09

BARK FQ3 results in-line, co says reducing workforce by about 12%

Feb 09

BARK: May Surprise To The Upside On Execution Of Strategy

Jan 16

BARK: Continuing To Execute, Profitability Is Improving

Oct 21

BARK: End Of The Pain

Aug 10

BARK's Valuation Is Cheap If The Company Can Become Profitable

Jun 30

Earnings Update: BARK, Inc. (NYSE:BARK) Just Reported And Analysts Are Trimming Their Forecasts

Jun 03
Earnings Update: BARK, Inc. (NYSE:BARK) Just Reported And Analysts Are Trimming Their Forecasts

Things Look Grim For BARK, Inc. (NYSE:BARK) After Today's Downgrade

Jun 02
Things Look Grim For BARK, Inc. (NYSE:BARK) After Today's Downgrade

BARK, Inc. - Volatile But Attractive Risk/Reward Profile

Mar 18

BARK: Cheap Valuation Levels Combined With A Strong Business Model

Mar 10

Bark: When Good Is Bad

Dec 01

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Matt Meeker's remuneration changed compared to BARK's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2023n/an/a

-US$46m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$57m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$58m

Mar 31 2023US$1mUS$519k

-US$62m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

-US$84m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$76m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$59m

Mar 31 2022US$433kUS$375k

-US$68m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

-US$39m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$50m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$57m

Mar 31 2021US$445kUS$356k

-US$31m

Compensation vs Market: Matt's total compensation ($USD1.23M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.63M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Matt's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Matt Meeker (49 yo)

12.5yrs

Tenure

US$1,227,792

Compensation

Mr. Matt Meeker co-founded BARK, Inc. (formerly known as Bark & Co) in October 2011. He serves as Chief Executive Officer of BARK, Inc. since January 10, 2022 and its Executive Chairman since September 202...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Matt Meeker
Co-Founder12.5yrsUS$1.23m5.6%
$ 11.1m
Henrik Werdelin
Co-Founder12.5yrsno data6.59%
$ 13.1m
Zahir Ibrahim
Chief Financial Officer1.3yrsUS$3.04m0.20%
$ 404.9k
Allison Koehler
General Counsel & Secretary2.3yrsUS$370.58k0.23%
$ 448.4k
Carly Strife
Co-Founder12.3yrsno data7.29%
$ 14.5m
Kevin Eyerman
VP of Accounting & Controller1.7yrsno datano data
Michael Mougias
Vice President of Investor Relations2.8yrsno datano data
Michael Parness
CMO & GM of Playno datano datano data
Michael Novotny
President of Food2.5yrsUS$346.93kno data
Michael Black
Chief Revenue Officer & GM of Consumablesno datano datano data

2.4yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: BARK's management team is considered experienced (2.4 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Matt Meeker
Co-Founder12.5yrsUS$1.23m5.6%
$ 11.1m
Henrik Werdelin
Co-Founder12.5yrsno data6.59%
$ 13.1m
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Lead Independent Director6.3yrsUS$146.09k0.39%
$ 777.1k
James McGinty
Independent Director3.2yrsUS$126.09k0.054%
$ 107.9k
Laurence Bodner
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Michele Meyer
Independent Director1.1yrsno datano data
Paulette Dodson
Independent Director1.1yrsno datano data

3.2yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: BARK's board of directors are considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).


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