Challenger Gold Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Challenger Gold's CEO is Kris Knauer, appointed in Jul 2019, has a tenure of 5.42 years. total yearly compensation is A$295.00K, comprised of 100% salary and 0% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 5.27% of the company’s shares, worth A$3.93M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.2 years and 2.5 years respectively.
Key information
Kris Knauer
Chief executive officer
AU$295.0k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 100.0% |
| CEO tenure | 5.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 5.3% |
| Management average tenure | 1.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.5yrs |
Recent management updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | AU$73m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | AU$64m |
| Dec 31 2023 | AU$295k | AU$295k | AU$54m |
| Dec 31 2022 | AU$295k | AU$148k | AU$49m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | AU$26m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | AU$16m |
| Dec 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | AU$4m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | AU$2m |
| Jun 30 2021 | AU$295k | AU$148k | AU$3m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | AU$2m |
| Dec 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | AU$499k |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -AU$618k |
| Jun 30 2020 | AU$270k | AU$268k | -AU$2m |
Compensation vs Market: Kris's total compensation ($USD186.86K) is below average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD294.82K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Kris's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Kris Knauer (55 yo)
5.4yrs
Tenure
AU$295,000
Compensation
Mr. Kris David Knauer, B.Sc (Hons), has been Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Challenger Gold Limited (formerly known as Challenger Exploration Limited) (formerly, Challenger Energy Limited...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 3.3yrs | AU$324.04k | 5.26% A$ 3.9m | |
| MD, CEO & Director | 5.4yrs | AU$295.00k | 5.27% A$ 3.9m | |
| Executive Director | 1.1yrs | AU$173.48k | 0.50% A$ 374.0k | |
| Inetrim CFO & Joint Company Secretary | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 1.6yrs | no data | 0.99% A$ 737.7k | |
| Joint Company Secretary | less than a year | no data | no data |
1.2yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: CEL's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 3.3yrs | AU$324.04k | 5.26% A$ 3.9m | |
| MD, CEO & Director | 5.7yrs | AU$295.00k | 5.27% A$ 3.9m | |
| Executive Director | 1.1yrs | AU$173.48k | 0.50% A$ 374.0k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 1.8yrs | AU$59.37k | 1.03% A$ 770.0k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 5.7yrs | AU$60.00k | 1.64% A$ 1.2m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.6yrs | AU$44.95k | no data |
2.5yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CEL's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/18 09:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| 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
Challenger Gold Limited is covered by 1 analysts. 0 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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| Kim Fustier | Edison Investment Research |