Liberty Global's CEO is Mike Fries, appointed in Jun 2005, has a tenure of 20.92 years. total yearly compensation is $37.72M, comprised of 8% salary and 92% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.9% of the company’s shares, worth $77.03M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 14.2 years and 14.4 years respectively.
Key information
Mike Fries
Chief executive officer
US$37.7m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
7.95%
CEO tenure
20.9yrs
CEO ownership
1.9%
Management average tenure
14.2yrs
Board average tenure
14.4yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Mike Fries's remuneration changed compared to Liberty Global's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
-US$5b
Dec 31 2025
US$38m
US$3m
-US$7b
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-US$2b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-US$3b
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
-US$144m
Dec 31 2024
US$46m
US$3m
US$2b
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
-US$4b
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
-US$2b
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
-US$2b
Dec 31 2023
US$45m
US$3m
-US$4b
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-US$5b
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-US$4b
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
-US$1b
Dec 31 2022
US$19m
US$3m
US$259m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$6b
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$4b
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$13b
Dec 31 2021
US$62m
US$3m
US$13b
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$12b
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$10b
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$1b
Dec 31 2020
US$45m
US$2m
-US$2b
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$2b
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$446m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$260m
Dec 31 2019
US$123m
US$2m
-US$2b
Compensation vs Market: Mike's total compensation ($USD37.72M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD7.10M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mike's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Mike Fries (62 yo)
20.9yrs
Tenure
US$37,717,946
Compensation
Mr. Michael Thomas Fries, also known as Mike, is Vice Chairman, CEO & President of Liberty Global, Inc. from June 2005. He is Independent Director of Lionsgate Studios Corp. from November 12, 2015. He is I...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Michael Fries
President
20.9yrs
US$37.72m
1.9% $ 77.0m
Charles Henry Bracken
Executive VP & CFO
9.3yrs
US$12.85m
0.059% $ 2.4m
Enrique Rodriguez
Executive VP & CTO
7.8yrs
US$12.79m
0.34% $ 14.0m
Bryan Hall
Executive VP
14.3yrs
US$9.40m
0.14% $ 5.6m
Andrea Salvato
Executive VP & Chief Development Officer
14.3yrs
US$11.66m
0.10% $ 4.2m
Severina Pascu
Senior VP of Commercial & Operations
2.2yrs
no data
no data
Jason Waldron
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer
9.3yrs
no data
0.013% $ 537.0k
Frederick Westerman
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Responsibility
20.9yrs
no data
no data
Amy Blair
Senior VP & Chief People Officer
no data
no data
no data
Eric Lennon
Managing Director of Technology Integration
14.1yrs
no data
no data
Manuel Kohnstamm
Senior VP & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
14.2yrs
no data
no data
James Ryan
Senior VP & Chief Strategy Officer
14.3yrs
no data
no data
14.2yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: LBTY.B's management team is seasoned and experienced (14.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Michael Fries
President
20.9yrs
US$37.72m
1.9% $ 77.0m
J. Wargo
Independent Director
20.9yrs
US$395.10k
0.066% $ 2.7m
Andrew Cole
Independent Director
12.9yrs
US$380.62k
0.017% $ 710.4k
John Malone
Chairman Emeritus
less than a year
US$3.05m
8.86% $ 359.7m
Larry Romrell
Independent Director
20.9yrs
US$413.94k
0.016% $ 641.8k
Anthony Werner
Independent Director
2.8yrs
US$380.98k
0.0049% $ 197.4k
Paul Gould
Independent Director
20.9yrs
US$469.66k
0.18% $ 7.2m
Miranda T. Curtis
Independent Director
15.9yrs
US$395.57k
0.045% $ 1.8m
Richard Green
Independent Director
17.4yrs
US$400.76k
0.011% $ 433.0k
Marisa Drew
Independent Director
4.2yrs
US$389.94k
0.0016% $ 64.6k
Daniel Sanchez
Independent Director
4.2yrs
US$380.58k
0.0050% $ 201.5k
Ian Helmuth
Director
less than a year
no data
no data
14.4yrs
Average Tenure
69.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: LBTY.B's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 14.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/12 01:17
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/12 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
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