Cepton Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Cepton's CEO is Jun Pei, appointed in Jan 2016, has a tenure of 8.33 years. total yearly compensation is $558.27K, comprised of 57.3% salary and 42.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 16.2% of the company’s shares, worth $7.87M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.4 years and 2.3 years respectively.
Key information
Jun Pei
Chief executive officer
US$558.3k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 57.3% |
| CEO tenure | 8.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 16.2% |
| Management average tenure | 4.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
After Leaping 28% Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTN) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar
Apr 05
Time To Worry? Analysts Just Downgraded Their Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTN) Outlook
Apr 03Here's Why We're Watching Cepton's (NASDAQ:CPTN) Cash Burn Situation
Mar 27Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Cepton's (NASDAQ:CPTN) Cash Burn Situation
Sep 22Shareholders In Cepton (NASDAQ:CPTN) Should Look Beyond Earnings For The Full Story
Aug 24Cepton picks internal executive for COO role
Aug 01Cepton: Better Times Ahead
Jul 22Cepton: Short Squeezes Provide Interesting Short Selling Opportunities
Mar 01CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2023 | US$558k | US$320k | -US$49m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$55m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$62m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$47m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$908k | US$312k | US$9m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$14m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$23m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$12m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$265k | US$265k | -US$37m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$32m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$29m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$24m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$205k | US$205k | -US$20m |
Compensation vs Market: Jun's total compensation ($USD558.27K) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD663.90K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jun's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Jun Pei (54 yo)
8.3yrs
Tenure
US$558,273
Compensation
Dr. Jun Pei is CEO & Chairman of the Board and President of Cepton, Inc. (f/k/a Growth Capital Acquisition Corp.). from February 2022. Dr. Pei serves as the CEO of Cepton since co-founding in 2016. Dr. Pei...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 8.3yrs | US$558.27k | 16.2% $ 7.9m | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 1.2yrs | US$608.48k | 0.095% $ 46.2k | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | no data | US$655.07k | 0.021% $ 10.3k | |
| Co-Founder & Chairman of Technology Advisory Board | 8.3yrs | US$224.34k | 6.48% $ 3.1m | |
| Interim CFO & Principal Accounting Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.0013% $ 611.8 | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 7.6yrs | US$1.16m | 0% $ 0 | |
| Senior Vice President of Product & Commercial Operations | less than a year | no data | no data |
4.4yrs
Average Tenure
53.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CPTN's management team is considered experienced (4.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 2.3yrs | US$558.27k | 16.2% $ 7.9m | |
| Co-Founder & Chairman of Technology Advisory Board | 1.2yrs | US$224.34k | 6.48% $ 3.1m | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | US$106.70k | 0.21% $ 102.5k | |
| Non-Independent Director | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Lead Independent Director | 2.3yrs | no data | 16.28% $ 7.9m | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | US$96.70k | 0.048% $ 23.5k | |
| Director | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | US$98.28k | 0.048% $ 23.5k |
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CPTN's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.