ANSYS Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

ANSYS' CEO is Ajei Gopal, appointed in Aug 2016, has a tenure of 8.25 years. total yearly compensation is $24.63M, comprised of 3.5% salary and 96.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.17% of the company’s shares, worth $52.71M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.7 years and 5.5 years respectively.

Key information

Ajei Gopal

Chief executive officer

US$24.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	3.5%
CEO tenure	8.3yrs
CEO ownership	0.2%
Management average tenure	3.7yrs
Board average tenure	5.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Does This Valuation Of ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

May 03

Here's What's Concerning About ANSYS' (NASDAQ:ANSS) Returns On Capital

Apr 17

We Think ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Apr 03

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS)?

Mar 20

Should You Be Adding ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) To Your Watchlist Today?

Mar 06

Calculating The Fair Value Of ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS)

Jan 12

ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Dec 29

ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Dec 16

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS)?

Dec 01

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ajei Gopal's remuneration changed compared to ANSYS's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$568m
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$495m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$435m
Dec 31 2023	US$25m	US$850k	US$500m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$484m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$524m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$553m
Dec 31 2022	US$22m	US$844k	US$524m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$469m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$458m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$453m
Dec 31 2021	US$18m	US$825k	US$455m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$467m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$457m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$460m
Dec 31 2020	US$14m	US$819k	US$434m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$384m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$398m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$411m
Dec 31 2019	US$20m	US$794k	US$451m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$439m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$438m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$421m
Dec 31 2018	US$10m	US$769k	US$419m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$319m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$303m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$280m
Dec 31 2017	US$10m	US$750k	US$259m

Compensation vs Market: Ajei's total compensation ($USD24.63M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.73M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ajei's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Ajei Gopal (62 yo)

8.3yrs

Tenure

US$24,633,791

Compensation

Dr. Ajei S. Gopal, Ph.D. serves as an Independent Director at Fiserv, Inc. since March 2024. He had been an Independent Director of Citrix Systems, Inc. since September 20, 2017 until October 4, 2021. He h...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Ajei Gopal	President	8.3yrs	US$24.63m	0.17% $ 52.7m
Janet Lee	Senior VP	7.4yrs	US$3.90m	0.019% $ 5.8m
Walt Hearn	Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales & Customer Excellence	2.8yrs	US$5.53m	0.015% $ 4.6m
Shane Emswiler	Senior Vice President of Products	5.8yrs	US$6.93m	0.028% $ 8.4m
Rachel Pyles	CFO & Senior VP of Finance	less than a year	no data	0.0017% $ 531.0k
Jennifer Gerchow	Chief Accounting Officer	less than a year	no data	0.0072% $ 2.2m
Prithviraj Banerjee	Chief Technology Officer	6.1yrs	no data	no data
Kelsey DeBriyn	Vice President of Investor Relations	3.7yrs	no data	no data
Matthew Zack	Vice President of Corporate Development & Global Partnerships	5.8yrs	US$2.23m	no data
Andy Kincheloe	Vice President of Global Marketing	2.8yrs	no data	no data
Kathleen Weslock	Vice President of Human Resources	1.8yrs	no data	no data
Renee DeMay	Chief of Staff to the CEO	no data	no data	no data

3.7yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: ANSS's management team is considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Ajei Gopal	President	13.8yrs	US$24.63m	0.17% $ 52.7m
Barbara Scherer	Independent Director	11.6yrs	US$402.67k	0.0042% $ 1.3m
Glenda Dorchak	Independent Director	6.3yrs	US$412.67k	0.0031% $ 946.0k
Ronald Hovsepian	Independent Chairman of the Board & Lead Independent Director	12.8yrs	US$522.67k	0.014% $ 4.2m
Robert Calderoni	Independent Director	4.7yrs	US$427.67k	0.0048% $ 1.5m
James Frankola	Independent Director	3.7yrs	US$427.67k	0.0041% $ 1.3m
Anil Chakravarthy	Independent Director	3.1yrs	US$402.67k	0.0028% $ 863.6k
Alec Gallimore	Independent Director	6.9yrs	US$402.67k	0.0070% $ 2.1m
Claire Bramley	Independent Director	1.9yrs	US$402.67k	0.0016% $ 491.3k
Ravi Vijayaraghavan	Independent Director	4.7yrs	US$427.67k	0.0048% $ 1.5m

5.5yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: ANSS's board of directors are considered experienced (5.5 years average tenure).

ANSYS Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Insufficient new directors

ANSYS, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 07, 2024

Ansys, Inc. Announces Executive Appointments

Ansys Names Rachel Pyles as Chief Financial Officer

Ansys, Inc. Announces Nicole Anasenes, Chief Financial Officer to Depart in the Second Quarter of 2024

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Recent updates

Ansys to Drive Major Advances in AI-Powered Semiconductor Design Using NVIDIA AI

Ansys Announces Results of the Largest Fluent CFD Simulation Ever Run on NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Insufficient new directors

Is ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) Using Too Much Debt?

ANSYS, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 06, 2024

A Look At The Fair Value Of ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS)

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

ANSYS, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 31, 2024

Here's What's Concerning About ANSYS' (NASDAQ:ANSS) Returns On Capital

ANSYS: Navigating Opportunities And Challenges Amidst New Market Dynamics

ANSYS, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ANSS) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Ansys Debuts ConceptEV to Boost Electric Vehicle Drive Range

Ansys Enables 3D Multiphysics Visualization of Next-Generation 3D-IC Designs with NVIDIA Omniverse

Ansys Launches Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure

Does ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

ANSYS, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 01, 2024

Ansys Releases AI-Powered Virtual Assistant AnsysGPT

ANSYS, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 07, 2024

ANSYS: Rating Upgrade After Merger Confirmation

Some Investors May Be Worried About ANSYS' (NASDAQ:ANSS) Returns On Capital

Ansys, Inc. Announces Executive Appointments

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Ansys Names Rachel Pyles as Chief Financial Officer

Ansys Announces Fluent Web UI Supports Access to Massive, Multi-GPU CFD Simulations

ANSYS, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 21, 2024

ANSYS, Inc. (NasdaqGS : ANSS) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a minority ownership interest in Humanetics Innovative Solutions, Inc. from Bridgepoint Group plc.

Synopsys, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SNPS) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ANSYS, Inc. (NasdaqGS:ANSS) for $32.4 billion.

Synopsys Is Buying A Great Business, But It Is Paying A Steep Price For ANSYS

Synopsys, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SNPS) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ANSYS, Inc. (NasdaqGS:ANSS) for $32.4 billion.

Synopsys, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SNPS) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ANSYS, Inc. (NasdaqGS:ANSS) for $32.4 billion.

Ansys Launches Ansys SimAI

Synopsys Reportedly in Advanced Talks to Acquire Ansys

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 21%

Ansys Launches AVxcelerate Autonomy, Streamlining Development and Validation of Adas/Av Systems for L2+, L3, and Beyond

Ansys, Inc. Announces Nicole Anasenes, Chief Financial Officer to Depart in the Second Quarter of 2024

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Does ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Ansys, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter Ending December 31, 2023 and Year Ending December 31, 2023

ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

ANSYS, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 01, 2023

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Why ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) Could Be Worth Watching

Is Now The Time To Put ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) On Your Watchlist?

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS)

Second quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

ANSYS, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter Ending September 30, 2023 and Year Ending December 31, 2023

Is ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) A Risky Investment?

Ansys, Inc. Announces the Limited Beta Release of Ansysgpt

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS)

ANSYS, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 02, 2023

Should You Think About Buying ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) Now?

ANSYS, Inc. and Synopsys Accelerate RFIC Semiconductor Design with New Reference Flow for Samsung Technology

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Here's Why We Think ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

ANSYS, Inc. (NasdaqGS:ANSS) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Diakopto Inc.

Independent Director recently sold US$341k worth of stock

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

ANSYS, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter Ending June 30, 2023 and Full Year Ending December 31, 2023

ANSYS, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter Ending June 30, 2023 and Full Year Ending December 31, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Does This Valuation Of ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Here's What's Concerning About ANSYS' (NASDAQ:ANSS) Returns On Capital

We Think ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS)?