Appen Management

Management criteria checks 0/4

Appen's CEO is Ryan Kolln, appointed in Feb 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $789.26K, comprised of 15.5% salary and 84.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.088% of the company’s shares, worth A$125.26K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.7 years and 2.4 years respectively.

Key information

Ryan Kolln

Chief executive officer

US$789.3k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	15.5%
CEO tenure	less than a year
CEO ownership	0.09%
Management average tenure	less than a year
Board average tenure	2.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

We're A Little Worried About Appen's (ASX:APX) Cash Burn Rate

Apr 04

There's No Escaping Appen Limited's (ASX:APX) Muted Revenues Despite A 66% Share Price Rise

Feb 29

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Appen Limited's (ASX:APX) Revenues Yet As Shares Tumble 27%

Jan 15

When Should You Buy Appen Limited (ASX:APX)?

Aug 24

Downgrade: Here's How Analysts See Appen Limited (ASX:APX) Performing In The Near Term

May 15

AU$4.47: That's What Analysts Think Appen Limited (ASX:APX) Is Worth After Its Latest Results

Aug 26

Appen Limited's (ASX:APX) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 25% Below Its Share Price

May 26

Appen (ASX:APX) Will Pay A Dividend Of AU$0.055

Feb 27

At AU$9.18, Is Appen Limited (ASX:APX) Worth Looking At Closely?

Jan 26

Are Investors Undervaluing Appen Limited (ASX:APX) By 36%?

Oct 25

We Think You Can Look Beyond Appen's (ASX:APX) Lackluster Earnings

Sep 01

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ryan Kolln's remuneration changed compared to Appen's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	US$789k	US$122k	-US$118m

Compensation vs Market: Ryan's total compensation ($USD789.26K) is above average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD288.89K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Ryan's compensation with company performance.

CEO

Ryan Kolln

less than a year

Tenure

US$789,255

Compensation

Mr. Ryan Kolln, MBA, B.Eng (Electrical) was Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation of Appen Limited from May 2023 until 2023 and served as its Chief Operating Officer from 2023 until February 05,...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Ryan Kolln	CEO, MD & Director	less than a year	US$789.26k	0.088% $ 125.3k
Justin Miles	Chief Financial Officer	no data	US$550.89k	0.016% $ 23.0k
Brian Haskett	Senior Vice President of Client management & Operations	no data	no data	no data
Mike Davie	Interim CTO	less than a year	no data	1.77% $ 2.5m
Rosalie Duff	Head of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Carl Middlehurst	VP, Company Secretary & General Counsel	5.2yrs	no data	no data
Alicia Hale	Chief Marketing Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Andrea Clayton	Chief People Officer	2.2yrs	no data	no data
Roc Tian	SVP and General Manager of Appen China + JK	4.7yrs	no data	no data
Eric de Cavaignac	Chief Transformation Officer & GM of Crowd	less than a year	no data	no data
Andrew Ettinger	Chief Revenue Officer	less than a year	no data	no data

0.7yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: APX's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Ryan Kolln	CEO, MD & Director	less than a year	US$789.26k	0.088% $ 125.3k
Richard Freudenstein	Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board	2.7yrs	US$159.52k	0.030% $ 43.1k
Mini Peiris	Independent Non-Executive Director	1.4yrs	US$72.30k	no data
Stuart Davis	Independent Non-Executive Director	2.1yrs	US$79.76k	0.033% $ 47.0k
Stephen Hasker	Independent Non-Executive Director	9yrs	US$93.05k	0.026% $ 37.6k
Robin Low	Independent Non-Executive Director	9.5yrs	US$93.05k	0.12% $ 165.8k
Lynn Mickleburgh	Independent Non-Executive Director	1.8yrs	US$79.76k	no data
Vanessa Liu	Independent Non-Executive Director	4.1yrs	US$79.76k	0.011% $ 16.3k

2.4yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: APX's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Appen Management

Management criteria checks 0/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Appen Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 24, 2024

Appen Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 24, 2024

High number of new directors

Appen Limited Announces Chief Financial Officer Changes

Appen Limited Announces Appointment of Fab Dolan as Chief Marketing Officer

Appen Limited Appoints Andrew Ettinger as Chief Revenue Officer

Recent updates

We're A Little Worried About Appen's (ASX:APX) Cash Burn Rate

Appen Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 24, 2024

Appen Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 24, 2024

Consensus estimates of losses per share improve by 16%

New major risk - Financial position

Now 28% undervalued

High number of new directors

There's No Escaping Appen Limited's (ASX:APX) Muted Revenues Despite A 66% Share Price Rise

Price target decreased by 7.6% to AU$0.63

Full year 2023 earnings released: US$0.83 loss per share (vs US$1.94 loss in FY 2022)

Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to US$0.34 loss

New major risk - Share price stability

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Appen Limited's (ASX:APX) Revenues Yet As Shares Tumble 27%

Appen Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Feb 27, 2024

New major risk - Shareholder dilution

Appen Limited has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 30 million.

Price target decreased by 9.1% to AU$1.43

New minor risk - Share price stability

New minor risk - Market cap size

New minor risk - Profitability

New minor risk - Profitability

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 18%

Price target decreased by 11% to AU$2.13

When Should You Buy Appen Limited (ASX:APX)?

Appen Launches AI Chat Feedback and Benchmarking Solutions for Enhanced LLM Evaluation

Appen Limited Announces Chief Financial Officer Changes

Appen Limited Announces Appointment of Fab Dolan as Chief Marketing Officer

Appen Limited to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Aug 28, 2023

Price target increased by 9.8% to AU$2.17

Appen Limited Appoints Andrew Ettinger as Chief Revenue Officer

Downgrade: Here's How Analysts See Appen Limited (ASX:APX) Performing In The Near Term

Price target decreased by 12% to AU$2.05

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 52%

Why Appen Limited (ASX:APX) Could Be Worth Watching

Now 34% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 20% undervalued

Are Investors Undervaluing Appen Limited (ASX:APX) By 21%?

Now 21% undervalued

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$124k worth of stock

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 98%

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Price target decreased by 12% to AU$2.67

Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to US$0.13 loss, revenue downgraded

Price target decreased by 7.1% to AU$2.94

Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to US$0.14 loss, revenue downgraded

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Appen Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 26, 2023

Appen Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Feb 27, 2023

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 13%

Appen Limited Appoints Mr. Ahmad Armughan as Director

Appen Limited Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes

Appen Limited Announces Management Changes

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Should You Investigate Appen Limited (ASX:APX) At AU$2.61?

High number of new directors

Appen Limited Announces Management Appointments

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Consensus forecasts updated

Price target decreased to AU$3.66

Appen Limited(ASX:APX) dropped from FTSE All-World Index (USD)

Consensus EPS estimates have been downgraded.

Price target decreased to AU$4.23

AU$4.47: That's What Analysts Think Appen Limited (ASX:APX) Is Worth After Its Latest Results

First half 2022 earnings released: US$0.076 loss per share (vs US$0.054 profit in 1H 2021)

Appen Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Appen Limited Appoints Lynn Mickleburgh as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board

Appen Limited to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Aug 25, 2022

Blackstone Reportedly Ran Ruler over Appen Before Downgrade

TELUS International (Cda) Inc. (NYSE:TIXT) cancelled the unsolicited, conditional and non-binding indicative proposal to acquire Appen Limited (ASX:APX) for AUD 1.2 billion.