Comet Ridge's CEO is Tor McCaul, appointed in Apr 2009, has a tenure of 17.17 years. total yearly compensation is A$481.99K, comprised of 86.8% salary and 13.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.9% of the company’s shares, worth A$1.07M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 15.3 years and 17.2 years respectively.
Key information
Tor McCaul
Chief executive officer
AU$482.0k
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
86.83%
CEO tenure
17.2yrs
CEO ownership
0.9%
Management average tenure
15.3yrs
Board average tenure
17.2yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Tor McCaul's remuneration changed compared to Comet Ridge's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
n/a
n/a
-AU$5m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-AU$4m
Jun 30 2025
AU$482k
AU$419k
-AU$4m
Dec 31 2024
n/a
n/a
-AU$2m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
-AU$5m
Jun 30 2024
AU$581k
AU$446k
-AU$7m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
-AU$8m
Dec 31 2023
n/a
n/a
-AU$9m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-AU$8m
Jun 30 2023
AU$591k
AU$444k
-AU$7m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
-AU$8m
Dec 31 2022
n/a
n/a
-AU$10m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-AU$9m
Jun 30 2022
AU$532k
AU$408k
-AU$9m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
-AU$8m
Dec 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-AU$6m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-AU$7m
Jun 30 2021
AU$451k
AU$389k
-AU$7m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-AU$9m
Dec 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-AU$11m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-AU$11m
Jun 30 2020
AU$433k
AU$349k
-AU$10m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-AU$7m
Dec 31 2019
n/a
n/a
-AU$4m
Sep 30 2019
n/a
n/a
-AU$4m
Jun 30 2019
AU$408k
AU$380k
-AU$4m
Compensation vs Market: Tor's total compensation ($USD332.15K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD317.67K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Tor's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Tor McCaul
17.2yrs
Tenure
AU$481,986
Compensation
Mr. Tor McCaul, B.E. (Hons/Petroleum), B.Econ, MBA, has been Managing Director of Comet Ridge Limited since April 16, 2009. Mr. McCaul has extensive oil and gas experience. Mr. McCaul served as Chief Execu...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Tor McCaul
MD & Director
17.2yrs
AU$481.99k
0.90% A$ 1.1m
Christopher John Pieters
Executive Director
11yrs
AU$82.48k
0.13% A$ 156.0k
Robin Polson
Chief Financial Officer & Commercial
less than a year
no data
no data
Dale Aaskow
Chief Operating Officer
15.3yrs
AU$212.08k
no data
Ashley Edgar
General Manager of Exploration & Sub-Surface
no data
no data
no data
Stephen Rodgers
Company Secretary
17.2yrs
AU$209.53k
no data
15.3yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: COI's management team is seasoned and experienced (15.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Tor McCaul
MD & Director
17.2yrs
AU$481.99k
0.90% A$ 1.1m
Christopher John Pieters
Executive Director
17.2yrs
AU$82.48k
0.13% A$ 156.0k
James Allan McKay
Non-Executive Chairman
17.2yrs
AU$161.04k
3.18% A$ 3.8m
James Riley
Independent Non-Executive Director
7.3yrs
AU$93.68k
0.071% A$ 84.2k
17.2yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Board: COI's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 17.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/25 02:22
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/25 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/06/30
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Analyst Sources
Comet Ridge Limited is covered by 7 analysts. 3 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
Stuart Howe
Bell Potter
John Young
Canaccord Genuity Historic (Wilsons Advisory and Stockbroking Ltd.