Open Text Management
Management criteria checks 0/4
Open Text's CEO is Christopher McGourlay, appointed in Aug 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0.014% of the company’s shares, worth $877.05K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.5 years and 1.9 years respectively.
Key information
Christopher McGourlay
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | less than a year |
| Board average tenure | 1.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Open Text: A Different Picture Here
Feb 06Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX) Stock's 27% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny
Feb 04
Why Open Text's (NASDAQ:OTEX) Earnings Are Better Than They Seem
Nov 12Open Text Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions
Nov 08An Intrinsic Calculation For Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX) Suggests It's 48% Undervalued
Sep 05Open Text's (NASDAQ:OTEX) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Aug 12Is Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) A Risky Investment?
Aug 04Open Text Corporation's (NASDAQ:OTEX) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market
Jul 09Here's Why Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Jun 11Open Text's (NASDAQ:OTEX) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues
May 07Should You Investigate Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX) At US$23.20?
Apr 09Open Text Corporation's (NASDAQ:OTEX) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market
Mar 26Here's What To Make Of Open Text's (NASDAQ:OTEX) Decelerating Rates Of Return
Mar 13Open Text: Still Decent Risk Reward
Feb 18Open Text: Not Quite As Cheap As It Seems, But Still A Buy
Dec 05CEO
Christopher McGourlay (56 yo)
Mr. Christopher James McGourlay is Interim Chief Executive Officer of Open Text Corporation since August 11, 2025. He served as Executive Vice President of International Sales at Open Text Corporation sinc...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chair & Chief Strategy Officer | 31.2yrs | US$685.37k | 1.31% $ 82.5m | |
| President & Chief Customer Officer | no data | US$5.07m | 0.011% $ 693.6k | |
| President of OpenText Worldwide Sales | 1.8yrs | US$5.72m | 0% $ 0 | |
| Executive Vice President of Security Products | 13.7yrs | US$3.72m | 0.052% $ 3.3m | |
| Interim Chief Executive Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.014% $ 877.1k | |
| Executive VP & CFO | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 3.2yrs | no data | 0.0028% $ 175.3k | |
| Executive VP | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | less than a year | no data | 0.00052% $ 32.7k | |
| Senior VP & Global Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | 4.1yrs | no data | 0.0053% $ 335.5k | |
| Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: OTEX's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chair & Chief Strategy Officer | 31.2yrs | US$685.37k | 1.31% $ 82.5m | |
| Independent Director | 16.2yrs | US$533.26k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 27.9yrs | US$521.49k | 0.077% $ 4.8m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2.2yrs | US$347.78k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 5.4yrs | US$385.18k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Lead Independent Director | 7.4yrs | US$409.38k | 0.00010% $ 6.3k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$285.72k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 1.6yrs | US$428.04k | 0% $ 0 |
Experienced Board: OTEX's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/02/08 10:46 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/02/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
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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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Open Text Corporation is covered by 25 analysts. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Kadambari Daptardar | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Richard Tse | ATB Cormark Historical (Cormark Securities) |
| Raimo Lenschow | Barclays |