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Plantronics Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Dave Shull

Chief executive officer

US$12.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	7.0%
CEO tenure	1.9yrs
CEO ownership	0.3%
Management average tenure	3.4yrs
Board average tenure	4.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Plantronics Non-GAAP EPS of $0.37 misses by $0.22, revenue of $416M misses by $2M

Aug 11

Investors Shouldn't Be Too Comfortable With Plantronics' (NYSE:POLY) Robust Earnings

Nov 04

Poly names Warren Schlichting as executive vice president, chief operating officer

Jun 14

Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE:PLT) Shares Could Be 44% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Mar 15

Need To Know: Analysts Are Much More Bullish On Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE:PLT)

Feb 07

Plantronics, Inc. 2021 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

Feb 04

Poly Makes Videoconferencing Personal

Feb 03

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE:PLT)?

Jan 25

If You Had Bought Plantronics' (NYSE:PLT) Shares Three Years Ago You Would Be Down 49%

Dec 28

Poly: A Risky Turnaround Play That May Not Turn

Nov 20

Plantronics shares surge after JPMorgan upgrade on sustainable demand, improved execution

Nov 02

Plantronics, Inc. 2021 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

Oct 30

Estimating The Fair Value Of Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE:PLT)

Jul 09

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Dave Shull's remuneration changed compared to Plantronics's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Jul 02 2022	n/a	n/a	US$22m
Apr 02 2022	US$12m	US$862k	US$18m
Jan 01 2022	n/a	n/a	US$60m
Oct 02 2021	n/a	n/a	US$91m
Jul 03 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$19m
Apr 03 2021	US$9m	US$443k	-US$57m

Compensation vs Market: Dave's total compensation ($USD12.29M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.50M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Dave's compensation with company performance.

CEO

Dave Shull (49 yo)

1.9yrs

Tenure

US$12,291,248

Compensation

Mr. David M. Shull, also known as Dave, serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director at Plantronics, Inc. since September 08, 2020. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of The Weather Grou...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
David Shull	President	1.9yrs	US$12.29m	0.33% $ 5.3m
Charles Boynton	Executive VP	3.4yrs	US$4.56m	0.19% $ 3.1m
Lisa Bodensteiner	Executive VP	1.8yrs	US$2.39m	0.055% $ 890.2k
Carl Wiese	Executive VP	2.6yrs	US$1.82m	0.29% $ 4.7m
Michael Iburg	Vice President of Investor Relations	4.1yrs	no data	no data
John Goodwin	Senior Vice President of Public Affairs	1.8yrs	no data	no data
Kim Mota	Senior Vice President of People Experiences	less than a year	no data	no data
Barry Margerum	Chief Strategy Officer	14.6yrs	no data	no data
Cary Bran	Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances & Partnerships	4.6yrs	no data	no data
Shantanu Sarkar	Executive VP & GM of Personal Systems Business	5.8yrs	US$1.74m	no data
Phil Sherburne	Senior VP & Chief of Staff to the Office of the CEO	4.6yrs	no data	no data
Ankur Goel	Managing Director of India & SAARC	3.4yrs	no data	no data

3.4yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: POLY's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
David Shull	President	1.9yrs	US$12.29m	0.33% $ 5.3m
Marvin Tseu	Independent Vice-Chairman	23.6yrs	US$281.47k	0.11% $ 1.7m
Greggory Hammann	Independent Director	17.6yrs	US$286.84k	0.089% $ 1.4m
Robert Hagerty	Independent Chairman of the Board	10.9yrs	US$301.59k	0.18% $ 3.0m
Daniel Moloney	Independent Director	4.1yrs	US$254.97k	0.20% $ 3.3m
Brian Dexheimer	Independent Director	14.3yrs	US$283.59k	0.31% $ 5.0m
Kathleen Crusco	Independent Director	4yrs	US$274.97k	0.046% $ 741.2k
Marshall Mohr	Independent Director	17.2yrs	US$286.84k	0.10% $ 1.7m
Yael Zheng	Independent Director	1.8yrs	US$254.84k	0.018% $ 294.3k
Talvis Love	Independent Director	less than a year	US$232.48k	no data
Guido Karel Jouret	Independent Director	4.3yrs	US$259.72k	0.049% $ 797.5k

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

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

This company has been acquired

Plantronics Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Plantronics, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Aug 22, 2022

Plantronics, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

President recently bought US$105k worth of stock

Poly Announces Executive Changes

Yael Zheng Joins the Poly Board of Directors

Recent updates

HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) completed the acquisition of Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE:POLY) from BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), PRIMECAP Management Company, The Vanguard Group, Inc., Disciplined Growth Investors, Inc. and others.

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.76 loss per share (vs US$0.88 loss in 1Q 2022)

Plantronics Non-GAAP EPS of $0.37 misses by $0.22, revenue of $416M misses by $2M

Plantronics, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Aug 22, 2022

Poly sale to HP approved by European antitrust regulator

Price target increased to US$40.00

Plantronics, Inc.(NYSE:POLY) dropped from Russell 2000 Value Index

Consensus forecasts updated

Plantronics, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on May 27, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Poly Introduces its Latest Pro-Grade Solutions to Solve the Evolving Needs of Distributed Workforce

HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Poly (NYSE: POLY) for $1.9 billion.

Price target increased to US$38.75

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Plantronics: Unappealing As A Long-Term Choice

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

When Should You Buy Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE:POLY)?

Plantronics, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Price target increased to US$36.60

Plantronics, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

Investors Shouldn't Be Too Comfortable With Plantronics' (NYSE:POLY) Robust Earnings

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS US$2.28 (vs US$0.33 loss in 2Q 2021)

Price target decreased to US$36.50

Poly Announces Addition of the Poly Studio X70 and Poly Studio E70

President recently bought US$105k worth of stock

Plantronics, Inc. Introduces A Reliable, Affordable Solution Without Compromise for the Hybrid Worker

Forecast breakeven pushed back to 2023

Price target decreased to US$40.40

First quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.88 loss per share (vs US$1.85 loss in 1Q 2021)

Executive VP & GM of Products Thomas Puorro has left the company

Poly names Warren Schlichting as executive vice president, chief operating officer

Full year 2021 earnings released: US$1.40 loss per share (vs US$20.86 loss in FY 2020)

Plantronics, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2022

Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE:PLT) Shares Could Be 44% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Poly Introduces Latest Addition in Its Lineup of Popular Savi Wireless Headsets, Savi 7300 Office Series

Poly Announces the New Poly Rove DECT IP Phone to Exclusively Feature Built-In Microban Antimicrobial Product Protection

Need To Know: Analysts Are Much More Bullish On Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE:PLT)

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.49 (vs US$1.97 loss in 3Q 2020)

Price target raised to US$40.50

Revenue and earnings beat expectations

Plantronics, Inc. 2021 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

Poly Announces the Poly Studio P Series, the Industry's First Professional-Grade Personal Video Conferencing Equipment

New 90-day high: US$33.59

Poly Makes Videoconferencing Personal

Plantronics, Inc.(NYSE:PLT) dropped from Russell 2000 Defensive Index

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE:PLT)?

Plantronics, Inc. to Report Q3, 2021 Results on Feb 04, 2021

Poly Announces Executive Changes

New 90-day high: US$30.08

If You Had Bought Plantronics' (NYSE:PLT) Shares Three Years Ago You Would Be Down 49%

New 90-day high: US$25.50

Poly: A Risky Turnaround Play That May Not Turn

Yael Zheng Joins the Poly Board of Directors

Plantronics, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

New 90-day high: US$21.87

Plantronics shares surge after JPMorgan upgrade on sustainable demand, improved execution

First half earnings released

Second-quarter earnings released: Revenue and earnings beat expectations

Plantronics, Inc. 2021 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

Price target raised to US$20.00

Poly Unveils the Poly Sync Family

Plantronics, Inc. to Report Q2, 2021 Results on Oct 29, 2020

New 90-day low: US$11.18

Plantronics Inc Unveils New Series of Poly Room Solutions for Microsoft Teams Rooms