Piedmont Lithium Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Piedmont Lithium's CEO is Keith Phillips, appointed in Jul 2017, has a tenure of 7.42 years. total yearly compensation is $6.06M, comprised of 12.4% salary and 87.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.45% of the company’s shares, worth A$1.46M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.7 years and 3.1 years respectively.

Key information

Keith Phillips

Chief executive officer

US$6.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage12.4%
CEO tenure7.4yrs
CEO ownership0.4%
Management average tenure2.7yrs
Board average tenure3.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Is Piedmont Lithium (ASX:PLL) A Risky Investment?

Oct 07
Is Piedmont Lithium (ASX:PLL) A Risky Investment?

Piedmont Lithium Inc. (ASX:PLL) Just Reported And Analysts Have Been Cutting Their Estimates

Aug 13
Piedmont Lithium Inc. (ASX:PLL) Just Reported And Analysts Have Been Cutting Their Estimates

We Think Piedmont Lithium (ASX:PLL) Can Easily Afford To Drive Business Growth

Jun 11
We Think Piedmont Lithium (ASX:PLL) Can Easily Afford To Drive Business Growth

We're Not Very Worried About Piedmont Lithium's (ASX:PLL) Cash Burn Rate

Feb 07
We're Not Very Worried About Piedmont Lithium's (ASX:PLL) Cash Burn Rate

Is Piedmont Lithium (ASX:PLL) Using Debt Sensibly?

Jan 10
Is Piedmont Lithium (ASX:PLL) Using Debt Sensibly?

Is Piedmont Lithium (ASX:PLL) Using Debt Sensibly?

Oct 12
Is Piedmont Lithium (ASX:PLL) Using Debt Sensibly?

We're Not Worried About Piedmont Lithium's (ASX:PLL) Cash Burn

Mar 12
We're Not Worried About Piedmont Lithium's (ASX:PLL) Cash Burn

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Keith Phillips's remuneration changed compared to Piedmont Lithium's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$79m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$39m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$37m

Dec 31 2023US$6mUS$750k

-US$22m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$7m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$14m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$12m

Dec 31 2022US$4mUS$583k

-US$13m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$13m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$40m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$38m

Dec 31 2021US$1mUS$250k

-US$36m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$29m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$20m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$15m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

-US$8m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$6m

Jun 30 2020US$547kUS$250k

-US$6m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$7m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

-US$9m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$10m

Jun 30 2019US$628kUS$250k

-US$10m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$10m

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

-US$10m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

-US$10m

Jun 30 2018US$902kUS$245k

-US$10m

Compensation vs Market: Keith's total compensation ($USD6.06M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD676.06K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Keith's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Keith Phillips (63 yo)

7.4yrs

Tenure

US$6,058,880

Compensation

Mr. Keith Douglas Phillips, B.Com, H.B.Com., MBA, has been Chief Executive Officer, President, Managing Director and Director at Piedmont Lithium Inc., since July 10, 2017. Mr. Phillips served as Managing...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Keith Phillips
MD, CEO7.4yrsUS$6.06m0.45%
A$ 1.5m
Michael White
Executive VP & CFO3.6yrsUS$1.84m0.050%
A$ 162.8k
Patrick Brindle
Executive VP & COO2.8yrsUS$2.83m0.20%
A$ 645.3k
Bruce Czachor
Executive VP6.9yrsUS$1.83m0.053%
A$ 172.2k
Erin Sanders
Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications & IR2.3yrsno datano data
James Griffiths
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Treasury1.5yrsno datano data
Lamont Leatherman
Chief Geologist8.2yrsUS$455.72kno data
Todd Hannigan
Technical Advisor2.7yrsUS$159.12kno data
Monique Parker
Senior Vice President of Safety1.9yrsno datano data
Angela Risk
Corporate Controller1.3yrsno datano data

2.7yrs

Average Tenure

54.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: PLL's management team is considered experienced (2.7 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Keith Phillips
MD, CEO7.4yrsUS$6.06m0.45%
A$ 1.5m
Dawne Hickton
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.035%
A$ 115.9k
Michael Bless
Independent Director1.9yrsUS$168.63k0.051%
A$ 166.0k
Jorge Beristain
Independent Non-Executive Director3.6yrsUS$180.03k0.19%
A$ 636.3k
Christina Alvord
Independent Director1.9yrsUS$165.27k0.043%
A$ 139.7k
Claude Demby
Independent Non-Executive Director3.5yrsUS$175.71k0.051%
A$ 167.7k
Jeffrey Armstrong
Independent Non-Executive Chairman3.6yrsUS$247.12k0.23%
A$ 762.4k
David Klanecky
Member of Technical Advisory Board2.8yrsUS$1.35mno data

3.1yrs

Average Tenure

58.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: PLL's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/29 05:42
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Piedmont Lithium Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Gregory JonesBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Lucas PipesB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Matthew KeyB. Riley Securities, Inc.