It is common for CEOs of smaller companies to hold a larger ownership stake compared to their counterparts in larger more established companies.
Many CEOs own the large chunk of small S&P600 companies and medium S&P400 companies. Here is the list of public limited companies from S&P1500 in which the CEO owns a large part of the company.
- Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) – 63.4% shares owned by Ellen Gordon
- TTEC Holdings (TTEC) – 59.3% shares owned by Kenneth Tuchman
- Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) – 49.9% shares owned by Jack Bendheim
- Vicor (VICR) – 46.9% shares owned by Patrizio Vinciarelli
- Zynex (ZYXI) – 40.8% shares owned by Thomas Sandgaard
- Forrester Research (FORR) – 39.6% shares owned George Colony
- World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) – 38.6% shares owned by Vincent McMahon
- Columbia Sportswear (COLM) – 36.5% shares owned by Timothy Boyle
However, not a single CEO of a large public limited company owns more than 35% of the shares. Here are some CEOs of S&P500 companies that still hold a significant ownership stake:
- Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg, co-founded Facebook (now Meta), retains a significant voting stake, allowing him control over major decisions despite not holding the majority of shares.
- Larry Ellison. A co-founder of Oracle, Ellison remains the company’s largest individual shareholder with a considerable ownership stake.
However, the trend highlights the differences in ownership structures between smaller, often founder-led companies, and larger, more established ones.
