Santos Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Santos' CEO is Kevin Gallagher, appointed in Feb 2016, has a tenure of 8.75 years. total yearly compensation is $5.52M, comprised of 23.9% salary and 76.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.061% of the company’s shares, worth A$13.56M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.8 years and 5.1 years respectively.
Key information
Kevin Gallagher
Chief executive officer
US$5.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 23.9% |
| CEO tenure | 8.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.06% |
| Management average tenure | 1.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Is Santos (ASX:STO) A Risky Investment?
Sep 18
Analysts Are Updating Their Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Estimates After Its Half-Year Results
Aug 22Little Excitement Around Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) Earnings
Jun 26Does Santos (ASX:STO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
May 28It May Be Possible That Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) CEO Compensation Could Get Bumped Up
Apr 04Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Annual Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year
Feb 23Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) Low P/E
Feb 21Is Santos (ASX:STO) Using Too Much Debt?
Dec 26Is Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Trading At A 32% Discount?
Oct 20We Think Santos (ASX:STO) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Sep 15Is Now The Time To Put Santos (ASX:STO) On Your Watchlist?
Jun 24We Think Santos (ASX:STO) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
May 09Is There An Opportunity With Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) 26% Undervaluation?
Sep 20Santos (ASX:STO) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Sep 05Santos Limited Just Missed Revenue By 9.9%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Aug 18Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 34% Above Its Share Price
May 17CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$6m | US$1m | US$1b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$6m | US$1m | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$6m | US$1m | US$658m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$472m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$286m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$35m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$4m | US$1m | -US$357m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$180m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$3m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$336m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$5m | US$1m | US$674m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$794m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$914m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$772m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$4m | US$1m | US$630m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$440m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$250m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$55m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$3m | US$1m | -US$360m |
Compensation vs Market: Kevin's total compensation ($USD5.52M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD4.43M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Kevin's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Kevin Gallagher (59 yo)
8.8yrs
Tenure
US$5,519,950
Compensation
Mr. Kevin Thomas Gallagher, BEng (Mechanical) Hons, MAICD, FIEAust, served as Independent Non-Executive Director at Mineral Resources Limited since March 01, 2022 until March 2022. He has been the Chief Ex...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD, CEO & Director | 8.8yrs | US$5.52m | 0.061% A$ 13.6m | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | 2.8yrs | US$1.50m | 0.019% A$ 4.1m | |
| Executive Vice President of Eastern Australia & Papua New Guinea | 6yrs | US$1.38m | 0.0064% A$ 1.4m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP of Operations & Technical Services | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Group Executive of Investor Relations | 16.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group General Counsel and Executive VP of Environment & Governance | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of People & Brand | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Environment & Access | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Western Australia | 1.2yrs | US$1.64m | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Alaska | 2.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Strategy Officer & Chief of Staff | less than a year | no data | no data |
1.8yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: STO's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD, CEO & Director | 8.8yrs | US$5.52m | 0.061% A$ 13.6m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 6.8yrs | US$372.94k | 0.0037% A$ 817.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 10.1yrs | US$182.71k | 0.0015% A$ 333.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | 0.00080% A$ 176.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 7.3yrs | US$166.10k | 0.0012% A$ 267.3k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.9yrs | US$149.49k | 0.00055% A$ 121.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.5yrs | US$149.49k | 0.0012% A$ 271.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.1yrs | US$166.10k | 0.0015% A$ 340.2k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0020% A$ 435.2k |
5.1yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: STO's board of directors are considered experienced (5.1 years average tenure).