F5 Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

F5's CEO is Francois Locoh-Donou, appointed in Apr 2017, has a tenure of 6.67 years. total yearly compensation is $12.82M, comprised of 7.2% salary and 92.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.21% of the company’s shares, worth $21.47M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.9 years and 4.3 years respectively.

Key information

Francois Locoh-Donou

Chief executive officer

US$12.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	7.2%
CEO tenure	6.7yrs
CEO ownership	0.2%
Management average tenure	5.9yrs
Board average tenure	4.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For F5, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FFIV) CEO For Now

Mar 03

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Feb 01

Does F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Dec 28

What Does F5, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FFIV) Share Price Indicate?

Nov 28

The Returns On Capital At F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Don't Inspire Confidence

Oct 20

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Sep 20

F5, Inc.: $300 Billion Cybersecurity Opportunity But Fairly Valued

Sep 13

What Does F5, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FFIV) Share Price Indicate?

Aug 21

F5, Inc. - Transition Struggles

Aug 05

F5 Networks Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Jul 22

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Jul 20

We Think F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Jun 20

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV)?

May 22

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Apr 21

Selling F5 Networks Inc.

Apr 01

Most Shareholders Will Probably Find That The CEO Compensation For F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) Is Reasonable

Mar 04

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Could Easily Take On More Debt

Feb 25

F5: More Data Analytics And More M&A Would Imply Higher Stock Price

Feb 16

Why F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) Could Be Worth Watching

Feb 10

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Francois Locoh-Donou's remuneration changed compared to F5's earnings?
Date	Total Comp.	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$395m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$332m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$326m
Dec 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$301m
Sep 30 2022	US$13m	US$925k	US$322m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$344m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$350m
Dec 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$337m
Sep 30 2021	US$11m	US$875k	US$331m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$298m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$278m
Dec 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$297m
Sep 30 2020	US$11m	US$875k	US$307m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$325m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$341m
Dec 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$395m
Sep 30 2019	US$9m	US$850k	US$428m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$466m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$503m
Dec 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$496m
Sep 30 2018	US$7m	US$810k	US$454m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$457m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$431m
Dec 31 2017	n/a	n/a	US$415m
Sep 30 2017	US$12m	US$375k	US$421m

Compensation vs Market: Francois's total compensation ($USD12.82M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.14M).

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

CEO

Francois Locoh-Donou (52 yo)

6.7yrs

Tenure

US$12,823,862

Compensation

Mr. François Locoh-Donou has been Chief Executive Officer and President at F5, Inc. (formally known as F5 Networks, Inc.) since April 3, 2017. Mr. Locoh-Donou has enterprise technology experience, building...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Francois Locoh-Donou	President	6.7yrs	US$12.82m	0.21% $ 21.5m
Francis Pelzer	Executive VP & CFO	5.6yrs	US$3.97m	0.054% $ 5.6m
Chad Whalen	Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales	5.4yrs	US$6.98m	0.018% $ 1.8m
Thomas Fountain	Executive VP of Global Services & Chief Strategy Officer	5.9yrs	US$5.09m	0.024% $ 2.5m
Kara Sprague	Executive VP & Chief Product Officer	5.9yrs	US$4.53m	0.094% $ 9.5m
Yvette Smith	Chief Information Officer & SVP of Customer Success and Business Transformation	no data	no data	no data
Suzanne DuLong	Vice President of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Scot Rogers	Executive VP	9.9yrs	US$3.40m	0.037% $ 3.7m
Rob Gruening	Director of Corporate Communications	no data	no data	no data
Mark Kramer	Senior Vice President of Customer Support	no data	no data	no data
Adam Judd	Senior Vice President of Sales for Asia Pacific	6.8yrs	no data	no data
Mary Gardner	Chief Information Security Officer	5.4yrs	no data	no data

5.9yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: FFIV's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Francois Locoh-Donou	President	6.7yrs	US$12.82m	0.21% $ 21.5m
Alan Higginson	Independent Non-Executive Chairman	27.6yrs	US$435.04k	0.018% $ 1.9m
Michel Combes	Director	less than a year	US$32.02k	0.0047% $ 481.4k
Nikhil Mehta	Independent Director	4.9yrs	US$335.04k	0.012% $ 1.2m
Elizabeth Buse	Independent Director	3.3yrs	US$342.54k	0.0057% $ 586.5k
Michael Dreyer	Independent Director	11.2yrs	US$355.04k	0.0090% $ 913.8k
Peter Klein	Independent Director	8.8yrs	US$350.04k	0.019% $ 1.9m
Tamara Erwin	Director	less than a year	no data	0.000010% $ 1.0k
Marianne Budnik	Independent Director	1.2yrs	no data	0.0012% $ 124.4k
Sripada Shivananda	Independent Director	3.7yrs	US$342.54k	0.0074% $ 751.7k
Marie Myers	Independent Director	4.9yrs	US$330.04k	0.0085% $ 871.0k
Michael Montoya	Independent Director	2.5yrs	US$337.05k	0.0042% $ 424.3k

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: FFIV's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).

F5 Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Insider notifies of intention to sell stock

F5, Inc. Appoints Tami Erwin to Board of Directors

F5, Inc. Announces Resignation of James Phillips from His Position as A Director of the Company

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Independent Non-Executive Chairman recently sold US$140k worth of stock

Executive VP exercised options and sold US$219k worth of stock

Recent updates

Is Now The Time To Put F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) On Your Watchlist?

Insider notifies of intention to sell stock

F5, Inc. Appoints Tami Erwin to Board of Directors

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

F5, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for First Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024

F5, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Oct 24, 2023

Is It Time To Consider Buying F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV)?

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Is There An Opportunity With F5, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FFIV) 48% Undervaluation?

F5, Inc. Announces Resignation of James Phillips from His Position as A Director of the Company

Price target increased by 8.2% to US$167

F5, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Jul 24, 2023

F5, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Jul 24, 2023

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV)?

F5, Inc.(NasdaqGS:FFIV) dropped from Russell 1000 Dynamic Index

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Independent Non-Executive Chairman recently sold US$140k worth of stock

Capital Allocation Trends At F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Aren't Ideal

Executive VP exercised options and sold US$219k worth of stock

Price target decreased by 7.5% to US$154

Second quarter 2023 earnings released

Price target decreased by 10% to US$156

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV)?

President notifies of intention to sell stock

We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For F5, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FFIV) CEO For Now

Executive VP exercised options and sold US$244k worth of stock

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

F5 Announces General Availability of NGINXaaS for Azure

F5, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Mar 09, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

F5, Inc. (NasdaqGS:FFIV) agreed to acquire Lilac Cloud, Inc.

F5, Inc. Announces Board Changes

F5, Inc. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Jan 24, 2023

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Does F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

F5, Inc. Expands SaaS-Based Security Portfolio with Launch of F5 Distributed Cloud App Infrastructure Protection

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Insider notifies of intention to sell stock

What Does F5, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FFIV) Share Price Indicate?

Executive VP & CTO notifies of intention to sell stock

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

High number of new directors

Executive VP & CTO notifies of intention to sell stock

Executive VP recently sold US$769k worth of stock

F5, Inc. Announces Resignation of Haiyan Song as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Security and Distributed Cloud Services

High number of new directors

Price target decreased to US$178

F5, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

The Returns On Capital At F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Don't Inspire Confidence

F5, Inc. Appoints Marianne Budnik to Board of Directors

F5, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Oct 25, 2022

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

F5, Inc.: $300 Billion Cybersecurity Opportunity But Fairly Valued

Insider notifies of intention to sell stock

What Does F5, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FFIV) Share Price Indicate?

F5, Inc. - Transition Struggles

Executive VP exercised options and sold US$338k worth of stock

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Price target decreased to US$195

F5, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022

F5 Networks Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Price target decreased to US$198

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

F5, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Jul 25, 2022

We Think F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Independent Non-Executive Chairman recently sold US$165k worth of stock

F5 Announces Enhancements to F5 Distributed Cloud Services