Imugene Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Imugene's CEO is Leslie Chong, appointed in Nov 2016, has a tenure of 8.67 years. total yearly compensation is A$2.50M, comprised of 31.2% salary and 68.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.21% of the company’s shares, worth A$1.13M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.9 years and 6.8 years respectively.

Key information

Leslie Chong

Chief executive officer

AU$2.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage31.24%
CEO tenure8.7yrs
CEO ownership1.2%
Management average tenure1.9yrs
Board average tenure6.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Is Imugene (ASX:IMU) In A Good Position To Invest In Growth?

Aug 29
Is Imugene (ASX:IMU) In A Good Position To Invest In Growth?

We're Not Very Worried About Imugene's (ASX:IMU) Cash Burn Rate

Apr 12
We're Not Very Worried About Imugene's (ASX:IMU) Cash Burn Rate

Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Imugene's (ASX:IMU) Cash Burn Situation

Sep 19
Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Imugene's (ASX:IMU) Cash Burn Situation

We're Not Very Worried About Imugene's (ASX:IMU) Cash Burn Rate

May 30
We're Not Very Worried About Imugene's (ASX:IMU) Cash Burn Rate

Imugene (ASX:IMU) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Jan 30
Imugene (ASX:IMU) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Here's Why Shareholders May Consider Paying Imugene Limited's (ASX:IMU) CEO A Little More

Nov 11
Here's Why Shareholders May Consider Paying Imugene Limited's (ASX:IMU) CEO A Little More

Imugene (ASX:IMU) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Aug 22
Imugene (ASX:IMU) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Imugene's (ASX:IMU) Cash Burn Situation

Feb 28
Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Imugene's (ASX:IMU) Cash Burn Situation

A Look At Imugene's (ASX:IMU) CEO Remuneration

Feb 17
A Look At Imugene's (ASX:IMU) CEO Remuneration

Announcing: Imugene (ASX:IMU) Stock Soared An Exciting 733% In The Last Five Years

Dec 24
Announcing: Imugene (ASX:IMU) Stock Soared An Exciting 733% In The Last Five Years

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Leslie Chong's remuneration changed compared to Imugene's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024n/an/a

-AU$129m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-AU$139m

Jun 30 2024AU$2mAU$780k

-AU$150m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-AU$119m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

-AU$89m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-AU$64m

Jun 30 2023AU$2mAU$750k

-AU$38m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-AU$39m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

-AU$40m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-AU$39m

Jun 30 2022AU$1mAU$600k

-AU$38m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-AU$33m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

-AU$27m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-AU$23m

Jun 30 2021AU$789kAU$408k

-AU$18m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-AU$15m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

-AU$12m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-AU$11m

Jun 30 2020AU$733kAU$375k

-AU$11m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-AU$10m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

-AU$9m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-AU$8m

Jun 30 2019AU$777kAU$350k

-AU$8m

Compensation vs Market: Leslie's total compensation ($USD1.65M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD295.89K).

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


CEO

Leslie Chong

8.7yrs
Tenure
AU$2,497,743
Compensation

Ms. Leslie Chong served as Non-Executive Director of Chimeric Therapeutics Limited since August 28, 2020 until July 2023. Ms. Chong has been the Chief Executive Officer of Imugene Limited since November 21...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Paul Hopper
Executive Chairman12.8yrsAU$491.35k5.49%
A$ 4.8m
Leslie Chong
CEO, MD & Executive Director8.7yrsAU$2.50m1.21%
A$ 1.1m
Bradley Glover
Chief Operating Officer1.9yrsAU$1.75mno data
Darren Keamy
CFO & Company Secretaryless than a yearno datano data
Ursula McCurry
Chief Clinical Operations Officer3.5yrsno datano data
John Byon
Chief Medical Officer1.8yrsno datano data
1.9yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: IMU's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Paul Hopper
Executive Chairman12.8yrsAU$491.35k5.49%
A$ 4.8m
Leslie Chong
CEO, MD & Executive Director7.3yrsAU$2.50m1.21%
A$ 1.1m
Kimberlee Drapkin
Non-Executive Director2.1yrsAU$92.40k0.0049%
A$ 4.3k
Yuman Fong
Chair of Oncolytic Virotherapy Scientific Advisory Board5.7yrsno data0.30%
A$ 263.3k
Neil Segal
Member of Scientific Advisory Board11.3yrsno datano data
Josep Tabernero Caturla
Member of Scientific Advisory Board6.8yrsno datano data
Yelena Janjigian
Scientific Advisory Board Member9.3yrsno datano data
Lesley Cooper
Independent Non-Executive Director6.3yrsAU$114.50k0.27%
A$ 241.0k
Peter Schmid
Member of Scientific Advisory Board7.6yrsno datano data
Tanios Bekaii-Saab
Member of Scientific Advisory Board6.8yrsno datano data
Pravin T. Kaumaya
Member of Scientific Advisory Board6.8yrsno datano data
Prasad Adusumilli
Member of Scientific Advisory Board5.7yrsno datano data
6.8yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: IMU's board of directors are considered experienced (6.8 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/11 15:10
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/11 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Imugene Limited is covered by 2 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Hunter DiamondDiamond Equity Research LLC
Dennis HulmeEdison Investment Research