Helia Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Helia Group's CEO is Pauline Blight-Johnston, appointed in Mar 2020, has a tenure of 4.17 years. total yearly compensation is A$2.87M, comprised of 31.4% salary and 68.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.059% of the company’s shares, worth A$654.90K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.1 years and 4.2 years respectively.

Key information

Pauline Blight-Johnston

Chief executive officer

AU$2.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	31.4%
CEO tenure	4.2yrs
CEO ownership	0.06%
Management average tenure	3.1yrs
Board average tenure	4.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Pauline Blight-Johnston's remuneration changed compared to Helia Group's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	AU$3m	AU$902k	AU$275m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	AU$283m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	AU$276m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	AU$232m
Dec 31 2022	AU$2m	AU$866k	AU$201m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	AU$196m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	AU$191m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	AU$218m
Dec 31 2021	AU$2m	AU$871k	AU$193m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	AU$84m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	AU$42m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	AU$21m
Dec 31 2020	AU$920k	AU$722k	-AU$108m

Compensation vs Market: Pauline's total compensation ($USD1.90M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD995.38K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Pauline's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Pauline Blight-Johnston

4.2yrs

Tenure

AU$2,869,912

Compensation

Ms. Pauline Blight-Johnston has been Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and Director of Helia Group Limited (formerly known as Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited) since March 2, 2020. Sh...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Pauline Blight-Johnston	CEO, MD & Director	4.2yrs	AU$2.87m	0.059% A$ 654.9k
Michael Cant	Chief Financial Officer	2.7yrs	AU$1.22m	0.0042% A$ 46.5k
Jeremy Francis	Chief Operating Officer	3.1yrs	AU$925.00k	0.012% A$ 131.4k
Andrew Cormack	Chief Risk Officer	8.6yrs	AU$1.12m	0.070% A$ 769.5k
Greg McAweeney	Chief Commercial Officer of Lenders Mortgage Insurance	1.8yrs	AU$878.95k	no data
Paul O'Sullivan	Head of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Brady Weissel	General Counsel & Company Secretary	less than a year	no data	no data
Katharine Carty	Head of Corporate Communication	no data	no data	no data
Dimi Bartolillo	Head of Marketing & Brand	less than a year	no data	no data
Nicole Lang	Chief People & Culture Officer	3.3yrs	no data	no data
Lisa Griffin	Chief Commercial Officer of New Ventures	3.2yrs	no data	no data
Clair Steenson	Head of Customer Delivery	no data	no data	no data

3.1yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: HLI's management team is considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Pauline Blight-Johnston	CEO, MD & Director	4.2yrs	AU$2.87m	0.059% A$ 654.9k
Ian MacDonald	Independent Chairman of the Board	12.2yrs	AU$265.00k	0.045% A$ 498.3k
Duncan West	Independent Non Executive Director	5.7yrs	AU$158.25k	0.021% A$ 228.0k
Leona Murphy	Independent Non-Executive Director	1.5yrs	AU$158.25k	0.011% A$ 125.5k
Andrea Waters	Independent Non-Executive Director	4.2yrs	AU$165.75k	0.021% A$ 226.8k
Gai McGrath	Independent Non-Executive Director	7.8yrs	AU$165.75k	0.024% A$ 268.9k
Alistair Muir	Independent Non-Executive Director	2.4yrs	AU$150.75k	no data

4.2yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Board: HLI's board of directors are considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).

Helia Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Helia Group Limited Appoints Mark Stavert as an Additional Company Secretary, Effective from 28 March 2024

CEO, MD & Director recently sold AU$298k worth of stock

Helia Group Limited Announces Retirement of Gerd Schenkel from the Board, Effective 30 April 2024

Helia Group Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 09, 2024

CEO, MD & Director recently bought AU$204k worth of stock

High number of new directors

Recent updates

Helia Group Limited Appoints Mark Stavert as an Additional Company Secretary, Effective from 28 March 2024

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

CEO, MD & Director recently sold AU$298k worth of stock

Final dividend increased to AU$0.45

Full year 2023 earnings released

Helia Group Limited Announces Retirement of Gerd Schenkel from the Board, Effective 30 April 2024

Helia Group Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 09, 2024

Helia Group Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Feb 27, 2024

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.14 per share at 14% yield

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.44 (vs AU$0.14 in 1H 2022)

Helia Group Limited (ASX:HLI) announces an Equity Buyback for 65,550,669 shares, representing 20.75% for AUD 100 million.

CEO, MD & Director recently bought AU$204k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.41 per share at 16% yield

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.49 (vs AU$0.47 in FY 2021)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 27%

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

High number of new directors

Helia Group Limited to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Aug 22, 2023

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited Appoints Leona Murphy as Independent, Non-Executive Director, Effective 1 November 2022

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 11, 2023

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Feb 24, 2023

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 15, 2022

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.12 per share

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited Proposes Dividend for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022, Payable on 31 August 2022

First half 2022 earnings released

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Aug 03, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Independent Non Executive Director recently sold AU$51k worth of stock

Independent Non Executive Director recently sold AU$51k worth of stock

Now 21% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.24 per share

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited (ASX:GMA) acquired unknown minority stake in OSQO Capital.

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited Announces the Retirement of David Foster as Non-Executive Director, Effective 31 March 2022

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited (ASX:GMA) announces an Equity Buyback for AUD 100 million worth of its shares.

Chief Financial Officer Michael Bencsik has left the company

Chief Financial Officer Michael Bencsik has left the company

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.05 per share

Independent Non-Executive Director Graham Mirabito has left the company

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.14 (vs AU$0.086 in 2Q 2020)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.008

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$102k worth of stock

Non-Executive Director has left the company

Director has left the company

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2020 Final Results on Mar 26, 2021

Full year 2020 earnings released

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 06, 2021

New 90-day high: AU$2.95

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2020 Results on Feb 12, 2021

Third quarter 2020 earnings released: EPS AU$0.06

New 90-day high: AU$1.79

New 90-day low - AU$1.50

New 90-day low - AU$1.53

New 90-day low - AU$1.73

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited to Report First Half, 2020 Results on Jul 30, 2020

CEO Compensation Analysis

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