WISeKey International Holding AG

NasdaqGM:WKEY Stock Report

Market Cap: US$31.3m

WISeKey International Holding Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

WISeKey International Holding's CEO is Carlos Moreira, appointed in Jan 1999, has a tenure of 26.33 years. total yearly compensation is $3.74M, comprised of 31% salary and 69% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 8.14% of the company’s shares, worth $2.55M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.2 years and 10.7 years respectively.

Key information

Carlos Moreira

Chief executive officer

US$3.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage31.01%
CEO tenure26.3yrs
CEO ownership8.1%
Management average tenure3.2yrs
Board average tenure10.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

WISeKey stock gains 15% before the bell on Swiss Armed Forces partnership

Oct 13

WISeKey stock surges as revenue grows for fourth consecutive quarter

Oct 06

WISeKey ADS GAAP EPS of -$0.07, revenue of $10.84M

Sep 15

NIST picks WISeKey as collaborator for the NCCoE trusted IoT network-layer onboarding project

Jul 08

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Carlos Moreira's remuneration changed compared to WISeKey International Holding's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024US$4mUS$1m

-US$13m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$16m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$18m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$17m

Dec 31 2023US$3mUS$1m

-US$15m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$13m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$10m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$9m

Dec 31 2022US$2mUS$866k

-US$8m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$16m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$24m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$22m

Dec 31 2021US$6mUS$855k

-US$20m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$20m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$21m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$25m

Dec 31 2020US$4mUS$881k

-US$29m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$25m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$22m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$22m

Dec 31 2019US$4mUS$672k

-US$22m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$18m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$13m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$12m

Dec 31 2018US$1mUS$584k

-US$10m

Compensation vs Market: Carlos's total compensation ($USD3.74M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD659.16K).

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

CEO

Carlos Moreira (66 yo)

26.3yrs

Tenure

US$3,742,602

Compensation

Mr. Carlos Creus Moreira is Founder of WISeKey International Holding AG in 1999 and serves as its Chairman & Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Moreira has been Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Carlos Moreira
Founder26.3yrsUS$3.74m8.14%
$ 2.5m
John O'Hara
CFO, International Financial Controller & Director5.3yrsno data0.062%
$ 19.3k
Marc Sanchez-Gauthier
Head of Marketing3.2yrsno datano data
Franck Buonanno
VP of Global Sales1.3yrsno datano data
Isabelle Pecharroman
Head of Human Resourcesno datano datano data
Pedro Perez
Chief Security Officer & Product Manager eSecurityno datano datano data
Andreas Moreira
Chief Innovation Officer3.2yrsno datano data
Tawfiq AL-Zoubi
Managing Director of WISeKey Arabia1.3yrsno datano data
Nathalie Verjus
Company Secretary and Financial Planning & Reporting Managerno datano datano data
Bernard Vian
General Manager of WISeKey Semiconductors8.7yrsno datano data

3.2yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: WKEY's management team is considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Carlos Moreira
Founder26.3yrsUS$3.74m8.14%
$ 2.5m
John O'Hara
CFO, International Financial Controller & Directorno datano data0.062%
$ 19.3k
Philippe Pascal
Member of Strategy and Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Leonard Schrank
Member of Strategy and Advisory Boardno datano datano data
David Fergusson
Independent Non-Executive Director8yrsUS$257.88k0.00064%
$ 200.4
Martial Chaillet
Member of Strategy and Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Richard Attias
Member of Strategy and Advisory Boardno datano datano data
François Barrault
Member of Strategy and Advisory Board14.3yrsno datano data
Philippe Doubre
Independent Non-Executive Director Directorless than a yearUS$78.25kno data
Claude Béglé
Member of Strategy and Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Peter Ward
Non-Executive Director13.3yrsUS$68.33k0.0041%
$ 1.3k
Jean-Philippe Ladisa
Independent Non-Executive Director5yrsUS$173.02k0.043%
$ 13.5k

10.7yrs

Average Tenure

67.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: WKEY's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.7 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/15 06:32
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/15 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

WISeKey International Holding AG is covered by 2 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kevin DedeH.C. Wainwright & Co.
Matthew GalinkoMaxim Group