NETGEAR Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
NETGEAR's CEO is CJ Prober, appointed in Jan 2024, has a tenure of 1.25 years. total yearly compensation is $17.75M, comprised of 3.9% salary and 96.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.57% of the company’s shares, worth $3.65M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.8 years and 5.3 years respectively.
Key information
CJ Prober
Chief executive officer
US$17.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 3.9% |
| CEO tenure | 1.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.6% |
| Management average tenure | less than a year |
| Board average tenure | 5.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Subdued Growth No Barrier To NETGEAR, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NTGR) Price
Apr 04
NETGEAR's (NASDAQ:NTGR) Solid Earnings Have Been Accounted For Conservatively
Feb 13Improving Balance Sheet Makes Netgear Appealing, But More Work Remains
Feb 07Is It Time To Consider Buying NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR)?
Jan 24Netgear: Shares Seem To Be Disconnected From The Company's Performance
Nov 27NETGEAR, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NTGR) 31% Share Price Surge Not Quite Adding Up
Oct 09What To Do After Netgear Jumped By Over 30%
Sep 12Sentiment Still Eluding NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR)
May 03NETGEAR Non-GAAP EPS of -$0.19 beats by $0.05, revenue of $223.2M beats by $13.42M
Jul 27Why Netgear Just Fell Below $20.00
May 26NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR) Analysts Are Way More Bearish Than They Used To Be
May 05CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2024 | US$18m | US$692k | US$12m |
Compensation vs Market: CJ's total compensation ($USD17.75M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.97M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare CJ's compensation with company performance.
CEO
CJ Prober (53 yo)
1.3yrs
Tenure
US$17,753,288
Compensation
Mr. Charles J. Prober, also known as CJ, serves as President of NETGEAR Inc. since February 01, 2024 and serves as its CEO & Director since January 2024. He served as an Independent Director at SciPlay Cor...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.3yrs | US$17.75m | 0.57% $ 3.6m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 6.7yrs | US$1.99m | 0.23% $ 1.5m | |
| President & GM of NETGEAR for Business Products | less than a year | US$5.48m | no data | |
| Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Development | no data | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 7.4yrs | no data | 0.050% $ 320.0k | |
| Senior Vice President of People | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer of Software | 5.3yrs | US$1.78m | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Operations | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Procurement Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Country Sales Head - Middle East & Africa (MEA) Region | less than a year | no data | no data |
0.8yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: NTGR's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.3yrs | US$17.75m | 0.57% $ 3.6m | |
| Independent Director | 6.2yrs | US$284.99k | 0.16% $ 1.0m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 10.3yrs | US$306.99k | 0.16% $ 1.0m | |
| Independent Director | 5.3yrs | US$294.99k | 0.11% $ 714.0k | |
| Independent Director | 3.7yrs | US$269.99k | 0.075% $ 476.6k | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | US$289.99k | 0.17% $ 1.1m | |
| Independent Director | 4.5yrs | US$279.99k | 0.090% $ 574.8k |
5.3yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: NTGR's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/04/24 17:58 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/04/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| 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
NETGEAR, Inc. is covered by 18 analysts. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Kvaal | Barclays |
| Woo Ho | BofA Global Research |
| Rohit Chopra | Buckingham Research Group Inc. |