Solstice Minerals Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Nick Castleden

Chief executive officer

AU$577.6k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	56.3%
CEO tenure	1.8yrs
CEO ownership	n/a
Management average tenure	1.8yrs
Board average tenure	2.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Nick Castleden's remuneration changed compared to Solstice Minerals's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Jun 30 2024	AU$578k	AU$325k	AU$5m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	AU$163k
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-AU$4m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-AU$6m
Jun 30 2023	AU$657k	AU$143k	-AU$7m

Compensation vs Market: Nick's total compensation ($USD376.25K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD298.55K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Nick's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Nick Castleden

1.8yrs

Tenure

AU$577,613

Compensation

Mr. David Nicholas Castleden, also known as Nick, B.Sc(hons) Geology, serves as Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director & Director of Solstice Minerals Limited since January 25, 2023. He serves as Manag...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
David Castleden	MD, CEO & Director	1.8yrs	AU$577.61k	no data
Silfia Morton	CFO & Joint Company Secretary	1.8yrs	AU$67.42k	no data
Mark Alvin	Exploration Manager	no data	no data	no data
James Doyle	Joint Company Secretary	1.8yrs	no data	no data

1.8yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: SLS's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
David Castleden	MD, CEO & Director	1.8yrs	AU$577.61k	no data
Matthew Yates	Non-Executive Chairman	11.8yrs	AU$75.97k	3.49% A$ 630.0k
Alastair Morrison	Non-Executive Director	3.2yrs	AU$82.53k	1.29% A$ 232.5k
Michael Emery	Independent Non-Executive Director	1.3yrs	AU$142.52k	1.99% A$ 360.0k

2.5yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Board: SLS's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Solstice Minerals Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Solstice Minerals Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 11, 2024

Non-Executive Chairman recently bought AU$136k worth of stock

Solstice Minerals Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 09, 2023

Solstice Minerals Limited Announces Appointment of Michael Emery as Non-Executive Director

Solstice Minerals Limited Appoints Silfia Morton as Chief Financial Officer

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

Solstice Minerals Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 11, 2024

Non-Executive Chairman recently bought AU$136k worth of stock

Northern Star (Carosue Dam) Pty Limited entered into a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire 80% stake in Hobbes exploration licence E31/1117 from Solstice Minerals Limited (ASX:SLS) for AUD 10 million.

Northern Star (Carosue Dam) Pty Limited entered into a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire 80% stake in Hobbes exploration licence E31/1117 from Solstice Minerals Limited (ASX:SLS) for AUD 10 million.

New major risk - Share price stability

Solstice Minerals Limited Ordinary Shares to Be Delisted from OTC Equity

Marquee Resources Limited (ASX:MQR) entered into a binding Tenement Sale Agreement to acquire Four exploration licenses of Solstice Minerals Limited for AUD 1 million.

Marquee Resources Limited (ASX:MQR) entered into a binding Tenement Sale Agreement to acquire Four exploration licenses of Solstice Minerals Limited for AUD 1 million.

New minor risk - Financial data availability

New minor risk - Financial data availability

Solstice Minerals Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 09, 2023

Solstice Minerals Limited Announces Appointment of Michael Emery as Non-Executive Director

Solstice Minerals Limited Appoints Silfia Morton as Chief Financial Officer

Less than half of directors are independent

Solstice Minerals Limited Appoints David Nicholas (Nick) Castleden as Director

Solstice Minerals Limited Departure of Tania Cheng as Chief Financial Officer

Solstice Minerals Limited Appoints Nick Castleden as Managing Director

Solstice Minerals Limited Announces Massive Sulphide Intersections in Nickel Drilling At GSP Prospect, Ringlock Dam, Eastern Goldfields

Solstice Minerals Limited Announces Assay Results Receive from the Recent Diamond Drilling Program At the Hobbes Gold Prospect

Solstice Minerals Limited Announces Intersection of Encouraging Primary Gold Mineralisation from Diamond Drilling Assay Results Received to Date At the Hobbes Gold Prospect

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Solstice Minerals Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 16, 2022

Solstice Minerals Limited Announces Significant Gold Mineralisation in RC Drilling At Hobbes

Solstice Minerals Limited Receives Recent Soil Sampling Program over the Cosmo East and Cosmo North

Solstice Minerals Limited Announces Significant Gold Anomalies Confirmed by Infill Soil Sampling At the Nippon Licence, Ponton Project

Solstice Minerals Limited Appoints John McIntyre as Chief Geologist

High number of new and inexperienced directors

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