POET Technologies Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
POET Technologies' CEO is Suresh Venkatesan, appointed in Jun 2015, has a tenure of 10.5 years. total yearly compensation is $1.31M, comprised of 47.5% salary and 52.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.006% of the company’s shares, worth $48.88K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.5 years and 4.1 years respectively.
Key information
Suresh Venkatesan
Chief executive officer
US$1.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 47.49% |
| CEO tenure | 10.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.006% |
| Management average tenure | 6.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$51m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$54m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$45m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$1m | US$624k | -US$57m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$32m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$24m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$21m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$803k | US$462k | -US$20m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$21m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$20m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$21m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$913k | US$462k | -US$21m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$18m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$18m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$17m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$1m | US$457k | -US$16m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$17m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$17m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$16m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$1m | US$440k | -US$16m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$15m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$15m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$13m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$2m | US$440k | -US$11m |
Compensation vs Market: Suresh's total compensation ($USD1.31M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.48M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Suresh's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Suresh Venkatesan (58 yo)
Dr. Suresh V. Venkatesan, Ph D, has been the Chief Executive Officer of POET Technologies Inc. since June 11, 2015 and serves as its Executive Chairman since November 6, 2019. Dr. Venkatesan is an industry...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman & CEO | 10.5yrs | US$1.31m | 0.0057% $ 48.9k | |
| Executive VP | 9.1yrs | US$815.20k | 0.0095% $ 81.5k | |
| VP of Finance & Administration | 9.1yrs | US$638.56k | 0.029% $ 246.1k | |
| Senior Vice President of Global Product Development | 3.9yrs | US$548.56k | no data | |
| Chief Revenue Officer | no data | US$1.45m | 0.0084% $ 72.4k | |
| Vice President of Intellectual Property | 4yrs | US$474.63k | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Global Manufacturing & Digital Transformation | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: POET's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman & CEO | 10.5yrs | US$1.31m | 0.0057% $ 48.9k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 5yrs | US$158.48k | 0.024% $ 208.4k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 8.3yrs | US$204.19k | 0.026% $ 221.0k | |
| Member of Technology Roadmap Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1yr | US$86.79k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3.2yrs | US$130.07k | no data |
Experienced Board: POET's board of directors are considered experienced (4.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/12/31 19:19 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/12/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| 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
POET Technologies Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Michael Willemse | CIBC Capital Markets |
| Carolina Vargas | Clarus Securities Inc. |
| Richard Shannon | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |