Blaize Holdings Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Blaize Holdings' CEO is Dinakar Munagala, appointed in Jan 2010, has a tenure of 15.08 years. total yearly compensation is $4.39M, comprised of 13.6% salary and 86.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.54% of the company’s shares, worth $3.24M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.1 years and 3.1 years respectively.
Key information
Dinakar Munagala
Chief executive officer
US$4.4m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 13.6% |
| CEO tenure | 15.1yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.5% |
| Management average tenure | 1.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$79m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$66m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$63m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$2m | US$300k | -US$88m |
Compensation vs Market: Dinakar's total compensation ($USD4.39M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.18M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Dinakar's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Dinakar Munagala (48 yo)
15.1yrs
Tenure
US$4,394,285
Compensation
Mr. Dinakar Munagala is Co-Founder, Director & CEO of Blaize, Inc since our inception in January 2010. Mr. Munagala has many years of experience in successfully leading global teams building graphics chips...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 15.1yrs | US$4.39m | 0.54% $ 3.2m | |
| Chief Software Architect | no data | US$1.18m | 0% $ 0 | |
| Vice President of Platform Engineering | no data | US$1.18m | 0% $ 0 | |
| Co-Founder | no data | no data | no data | |
| Co-Founder & CTO | no data | no data | no data | |
| CFO, Company Secretary & Treasurer | 1.3yrs | no data | 0% $ 0 | |
| Senior Vice President of Sales | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief of Staff | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Software Development Officer | 1.1yrs | US$804.81k | no data |
1.1yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: BZAI's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 15.1yrs | US$4.39m | 0.54% $ 3.2m | |
| Independent Director | 3yrs | US$318.47k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 8.3yrs | US$318.47k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3.2yrs | US$318.47k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chairman of the Board | 3.1yrs | US$242.57k | 9.19% $ 54.7m |
3.1yrs
Average Tenure
68yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: BZAI's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/02/05 19:27 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/05 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
Blaize Holdings, Inc. is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.