Wheels Up Experience Inc.

NYSE:UP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$775.8m

Wheels Up Experience Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

George Mattson

Chief executive officer

US$1.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage9.2%
CEO tenure1.6yrs
CEO ownershipn/a
Management average tenure1.3yrs
Board average tenure1.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Wheels Up: Encouraging Signs Of A Turnaround, But Potential Recession On The Horizon

Mar 17

Wheels Up: Be Patient, But A Turnaround Is In The Works

Nov 22

Wheels Up Experience: High Risk, High Reward; Catalysts Are In Place For Rebound (Rating Upgrade)

Aug 12

Wheels Up Experience: Can We Trust This Turnaround Plan?

May 29

Wheels Up Stock: Still Highly Speculative

Jan 09

Wheels Up: Time Might Be Running Up For This Company

Oct 31

Wheels Up Experience Avoids Bankruptcy At The Price Of Massive Dilution: Sell

Aug 15

Wheels Up Experience: Targeting Non-Existent Customers

Jul 12

Flying 'Wheels Up' - Not A Good Idea

Feb 15

Wheels Up And The Problems It Must Solve

Nov 11

Wheels Up Earnings Take Off

Aug 19

Wheels Up Set To Take Flight

Aug 08

Todd Smith to join Wheels Up Experience as CFO

Jun 23

Wheels Up Experience Inc. (NYSE:UP) Just Reported First-Quarter Earnings And Analysts Are Lifting Their Estimates

May 17
Wheels Up Experience Inc. (NYSE:UP) Just Reported First-Quarter Earnings And Analysts Are Lifting Their Estimates

Wheels Up: Democratizing Private Aviation

Nov 08

Wheels Up Experience: An Intriguing, If Risky, 'Busted SPAC' Play

Sep 29

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has George Mattson's remuneration changed compared to Wheels Up Experience's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$342m

Dec 31 2024US$2mn/a

-US$340m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$333m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$420m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$484m

Dec 31 2023US$149mUS$144k

-US$487m

Compensation vs Market: George's total compensation ($USD1.57M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.98M).

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

CEO

George Mattson (58 yo)

1.6yrs

Tenure

US$1,567,560

Compensation

Mr. George Nathaniel Mattson is Director of Air Partner Limited from June 14, 2024. Mr. Mattson serves as Chief Executive Officer of Wheels Up Experience Inc. since October 2023 and also serves as its Dire...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
George Mattson
CEO & Director1.6yrsUS$1.57mno data
Mark Briffa
Executive VP of Charter & CEO of Air Partner2.2yrsUS$2.87m0.0016%
$ 12.1k
David Harvey
Chief Commercial Officer1yrUS$45.09mno data
John Verkamp
Chief Financial Officerless than a yearno datano data
David Holtz
Chief Operating Officer1.3yrsno data0.0034%
$ 26.1k
Alexander Chatkewitz
Chief Accounting Officerno datano datano data
Jill Greer
Executive Vice President of Investor Relations & Sustainabilityless than a yearno datano data
Matthew Knopf
Chief Legal Officer & Secretaryless than a yearno datano data
Kristen Lauria
Chief Customer & Marketing Officer2yrsno data0.0075%
$ 58.0k
Brian Kedzior
Chief People Officer1.2yrsno data0.0042%
$ 32.2k
Julia Zhang
Senior Vice President of Pricing & Revenue Management3.7yrsno datano data
David Godsman
Chief Digital Officer1.9yrsno data0.0077%
$ 59.4k

1.3yrs

Average Tenure

56.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: UP's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
George Mattson
CEO & Director1.7yrsUS$1.57mno data
Gregory Summe
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$227.91k0.0084%
$ 64.9k
Alain Bellemare
Director1.7yrsno datano data
Thomas Klein
Independent Director1.2yrsno datano data
Timothy Armstrong
Independent Director6.1yrsUS$740.25k0.038%
$ 297.0k
Donald Moak
Independent Director1.7yrsUS$611.33k0.012%
$ 96.3k
Daniel Janki
Director1.8yrsno datano data
Adam Zirkin
Independent Chairman of the Board1.7yrsno datano data
Andrew Davis
Independent Director1.7yrsno datano data
Dwight James
Director3.3yrsno datano data
Zachary Lazar
Independent Director1.7yrsno datano data
Adam Cantor
Independent Director1.7yrsno datano data

1.7yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: UP's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/02 21:22
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/02 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Wheels Up Experience Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael BellisarioBaird
Stephen JuCredit Suisse
Noah PoponakGoldman Sachs