Last updated: 9 August 2024 at 9:03pm EST

William Watkins Net Worth




The estimated Net Worth of William D Watkins is at least $3 Billion dollars as of 15 September 2018. Mr. Watkins owns over 3,212 units of Avaya stock worth over $2,653 and over the last 21 years he sold AVYA stock worth over $3,003,446,569. In addition, he makes $490,000 as Independent Chairman of the Board at Avaya.

Mr. Watkins AVYA stock SEC Form 4 insiders trading

William has made over 30 trades of the Avaya stock since 2003, according to the Form 4 filled with the SEC. Most recently he sold 8,310 units of AVYA stock worth $453,892 on 22 August 2019.

The largest trade he's ever made was selling 69,000,000 units of Avaya stock on 30 July 2003 worth over $1,293,750,000. On average, William trades about 1,672,213 units every 57 days since 2003. As of 15 September 2018 he still owns at least 9,635 units of Avaya stock.

You can see the complete history of Mr. Watkins stock trades at the bottom of the page.





William Watkins biography

William D. Watkins is Independent Chairman of the Board of the Company. Mr. Watkins was most recently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Imergy Power Systems, a privately-held energy storage solutions company, from January 2015 and September 2013, respectively, until August 2016. Previously, he served as Chairman of the Board at Bridgelux, Inc., from February 2013 to December 2013 and as its Chief Executive Officer from 2010 to February 2013. Prior, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Seagate Technology, a publicly-traded provider of electronic data storage technologies and systems, from 2004 until 2009, and before that he was Seagate’s President and Chief Operating Officer. He joined Seagate in 1996 with the company’s acquisition of Conner Peripherals. Mr. Watkins currently sits on two public company boards: FLEX LTD., an electronics design manufacturer, since April 2009; and Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., a manufacturer of linear and mixed-signal integrated circuits, since August 2008. Mr. Watkins previously served as a Board Member at Seagate Technology from 2000 until 2009. He was a Non-Executive Director at MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. from 2002 until 2004.

What is the salary of William Watkins?

As the Independent Chairman of the Board of Avaya, the total compensation of William Watkins at Avaya is $490,000. There are 8 executives at Avaya getting paid more, with Kieran McGrath having the highest compensation of $5,126,840.



How old is William Watkins?

William Watkins is 66, he's been the Independent Chairman of the Board of Avaya since 2017. There are no older and 17 younger executives at Avaya.

What's William Watkins's mailing address?

William's mailing address filed with the SEC is C/O FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL USA, INC., 12455G RESEARCH BLVD, AUSTIN, TX, 78759.

Insiders trading at Avaya

Over the last 7 years, insiders at Avaya have traded over $4,872,727 worth of Avaya stock and bought 2,048,700 units worth $1,830,464 . The most active insiders traders include William D Watkins, Theodore Walker Cheng De King, and Ronald A Rittenmeyer. On average, Avaya executives and independent directors trade stock every 20 days with the average trade being worth of $29,432. The most recent stock trade was executed by Theodore Walker Cheng De King on 16 December 2022, trading 4,762,918 units of AVYA stock currently worth $904,954.



What does Avaya do?

Businesses are built by the experiences they provide, and every day millions of those experiences are delivered by Avaya Holdings Corp.. Avaya is shaping what's next for the future of work, with innovation and partnerships that deliver game-changing business benefits. Tha Company's cloud communications solutions and multi-cloud application ecosystem power personalized, intelligent, and effortless customer and employee experiences to help achieve strategic ambitions and desired outcomes. Together, it is committed to help grow its customer's business by delivering Experiences that Matter.



What does Avaya's logo look like?

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Complete history of Mr. Watkins stock trades at Flex Ltd, Maxim Integrated Products, Seagate Technology Plc, and Avaya

Date
#
Company
Insider
Trans.
Transaction
Shares Price per share Total value Shares after Source
22 Aug 2019 William D Watkins
Director
Sale 8,310 $54.62 $453,892
22 Aug 2019
0
6 Dec 2017 William D Watkins
Director
Sale 19,650 $51.49 $1,011,779
6 Dec 2017
3,150
3 May 2017 William D Watkins
Director
Sale 4,200 $44.93 $188,706
3 May 2017
2,950
3 May 2017 William D Watkins
Director
Sale 4,200 $44.93 $188,706
3 May 2017
2,950
1 Aug 2016 William D Watkins
Director
Sale 60,786 $41.08 $2,497,089
1 Aug 2016
1,550
9 May 2014 William D Watkins
Director
Option 67,162 $19.04 $1,278,764
9 May 2014
22,400
15 Sep 2018 William D Watkins
Director
Option 3,212 $21.70 $69,700
15 Sep 2018
9,635
15 Jun 2018 William D Watkins
Director
Option 3,212 $21.72 $69,765
15 Jun 2018
6,423
15 Mar 2018 William D Watkins
Director
Option 3,211 $22.15 $71,124
15 Mar 2018
3,211
7 Dec 2017 William D Watkins
Director
Sale 9,000 $17.73 $159,570
7 Dec 2017
32,730
5 May 2017 William D Watkins
Director
Sale 30,000 $15.11 $453,300
5 May 2017
30,226
2 Aug 2016 William D Watkins
Director
Sale 8,000 $12.35 $98,800
2 Aug 2016
46,629
9 Dec 2015 William D Watkins
Director
Sale 30,000 $11.01 $330,300
9 Dec 2015
54,629
12 May 2014 William D Watkins
Director
Sale 82,045 $9.50 $779,428
12 May 2014
54,647
9 Apr 2014 William D Watkins
Director
Option 25,000 $3.39 $84,750
9 Apr 2014
136,692
2 Aug 2005 William D Watkins
Director, President, and COO
Sale 44,500,000 $18.73 $833,485,000
2 Aug 2005
100,000,493
14 Jul 2005 William D Watkins
Director, President, and COO
Option 10,000 $2.30 $23,000
14 Jul 2005
12,228
1 Jun 2005 William D Watkins
Director, President, and COO
Option 10,000 $2.30 $23,000
1 Jun 2005
12,228
18 May 2005 William D Watkins
Director, President, and COO
Option 20,000 $2.30 $46,000
18 May 2005
22,228
21 Apr 2005 William D Watkins
Director, President, and COO
Sale 15,000,000 $18.45 $276,750,000
21 Apr 2005
194,500,000
24 Mar 2005 William D Watkins
Director, President, and COO
Option 10,000 $2.30 $23,000
24 Mar 2005
12,228
18 Feb 2005 William D Watkins
Director, President, and COO
Option 20,000 $2.30 $46,000
18 Feb 2005
21,239
1 Feb 2005 William D Watkins
Director, President, and COO
Option 10,000 $2.30 $23,000
1 Feb 2005
12,228
13 Jan 2005 William D Watkins
Director, President, and COO
Option 200,000 $2.30 $460,000
13 Jan 2005
201,239
3 Jan 2005 William D Watkins
Director, President, and COO
Option 10,000 $2.30 $23,000
3 Jan 2005
11,239
1 Dec 2004 William D Watkins
Director, President, and COO
Option 10,000 $2.30 $23,000
1 Dec 2004
11,239
29 Nov 2004 William D Watkins
Director, President, and COO
Option 80,000 $2.30 $184,000
29 Nov 2004
81,239
15 Nov 2004 William D Watkins
Director, President, and COO
Sale 13,000,000 $14.00 $182,000,000
15 Nov 2004
239,500,000
20 Sep 2004 William D Watkins
Director, President, and COO
Sale 30,000,000 $13.71 $411,300,000
20 Sep 2004
252,500,000
30 Jul 2003 William D Watkins
Director, President, and COO
Sale 69,000,000 $18.75 $1,293,750,000
30 Jul 2003
282,500,000


Avaya executives and stock owners

Avaya executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: