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LifeSpeak Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
LifeSpeak's CEO is Michael Held, appointed in Jan 2004, has a tenure of 21.5 years. directly owns 17.56% of the company’s shares, worth $2.44M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.1 years and 4.1 years respectively.
Key information
Michael Held
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | 21.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 17.6% |
| Management average tenure | 2.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -CA$31m |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -CA$27m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -CA$27m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -CA$24m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -CA$28m |
| Dec 31 2023 | CA$580k | CA$580k | -CA$26m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -CA$33m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -CA$32m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -CA$32m |
| Dec 31 2022 | CA$989k | CA$540k | -CA$48m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -CA$30m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -CA$49m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -CA$43m |
| Dec 31 2021 | CA$7m | CA$520k | -CA$26m |
Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Michael's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the US market.
Compensation vs Earnings: Michael's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Michael Held (53 yo)
Mr. Michael Held serves as CEO, Founder & Director at EnCompass Education Solutions, Inc. since 2023. He serves as President and Chief Executive Officer at LifeSpeak Inc. He founded LifeSpeak Inc in 2004 a...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Independent Executive Chairman | 11.6yrs | CA$477.50k | 9.62% $ 1.3m | |
| Founder | 21.5yrs | CA$580.00k | 17.56% $ 2.4m | |
| COO & Market Advisory Chair | 2.1yrs | CA$344.08k | 0.66% $ 92.3k | |
| Chief Strategy Officer | no data | CA$563.35k | 0.83% $ 115.1k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Product Officer | 4yrs | no data | 0.25% $ 34.7k |
Experienced Management: LSPK.F's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Independent Executive Chairman | 11.6yrs | CA$477.50k | 9.62% $ 1.3m | |
| Founder | 21.3yrs | CA$580.00k | 17.56% $ 2.4m | |
| COO & Market Advisory Chair | 2.2yrs | CA$344.08k | 0.66% $ 92.3k | |
| Independent Director | 2.1yrs | CA$28.86k | 0.14% $ 19.9k | |
| Independent Lead Director | 4.1yrs | CA$55.00k | 0.011% $ 1.5k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | CA$45.00k | 0.16% $ 21.9k | |
| Independent Director | 4.1yrs | CA$45.00k | no data |
Experienced Board: LSPK.F'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 | 2025/07/01 16:38 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| 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
LifeSpeak Inc. is covered by 4 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Douglas Taylor | Canaccord Genuity |
| Adam Buckham | Scotiabank Global Banking and Market |
| Justin Keywood | Stifel Canada |