GWA Group Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
GWA Group's CEO is Urs Meyerhans, appointed in Mar 2021, has a tenure of 3.92 years. total yearly compensation is A$2.51M, comprised of 37.7% salary and 62.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.16% of the company’s shares, worth A$1.07M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.6 years and 2.3 years respectively.
Key information
Urs Meyerhans
Chief executive officer
AU$2.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 37.7% |
| CEO tenure | 3.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 3.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | AU$37m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | AU$38m |
| Jun 30 2024 | AU$3m | AU$946k | AU$39m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | AU$42m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | AU$45m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | AU$44m |
| Jun 30 2023 | AU$1m | AU$1m | AU$43m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | AU$41m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | AU$38m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | AU$37m |
| Jun 30 2022 | AU$2m | AU$1m | AU$35m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | AU$35m |
| Dec 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | AU$35m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | AU$35m |
| Jun 30 2021 | AU$1m | AU$342k | AU$35m |
Compensation vs Market: Urs's total compensation ($USD1.59M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD819.51K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Urs's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Urs Meyerhans (64 yo)
3.9yrs
Tenure
AU$2,508,854
Compensation
Mr. Urs B. Meyerhans, CA(CH), CFTP (Snr), MAICD, FCPA, serves as Managing Director, Executive Director and CEO at GWA Group Limited since July 1, 2021. He had been an Acting Chief Executive Officer at GWA...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD, CEO & Executive Director | 3.9yrs | AU$2.51m | 0.16% A$ 1.1m | |
| Group Chief Financial Officer | 3.1yrs | AU$937.36k | 0.0052% A$ 34.6k | |
| Chief Information Officer | 1.8yrs | AU$622.05k | no data | |
| Company Secretary & General Counsel | 2.7yrs | AU$650.92k | 0.0015% A$ 10.4k | |
| Group General Manager of Marketing | 3.8yrs | AU$679.23k | no data | |
| Group General Manager of People & Performance | 3.8yrs | AU$712.92k | no data | |
| General Manager of Sales – Aust | 8.8yrs | AU$869.80k | 0.057% A$ 379.7k | |
| Group General Manager of Supply Chain & Innovation | 3.5yrs | AU$789.44k | no data |
3.6yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: GWA's management team is considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD, CEO & Executive Director | 3.6yrs | AU$2.51m | 0.16% A$ 1.1m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Deputy Chairman | 14.3yrs | AU$120.00k | 0.015% A$ 103.2k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 15.8yrs | AU$120.00k | 0.14% A$ 915.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0075% A$ 50.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.3yrs | AU$120.00k | 0.026% A$ 176.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.1yrs | AU$130.00k | 0.00094% A$ 6.3k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 2.3yrs | AU$130.00k | 0.011% A$ 75.6k |
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: GWA's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/02/19 17:43 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
GWA Group Limited is covered by 23 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Russell Wright | APP Securities Pty Ltd. |
| Jonathan Snape | Bell Potter |
| Shaurya Visen | BofA Global Research |