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Key information
David Deacon
Chief executive officer
US$307.0k
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
89.58%
CEO tenure
24.5yrs
CEO ownership
34.3%
Management average tenure
no data
Board average tenure
14.4yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has David Deacon's remuneration changed compared to Etherstack's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
US$307k
US$275k
-US$700k
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-US$910k
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-US$1m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
-US$3m
Dec 31 2024
US$313k
US$281k
-US$4m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
-US$2m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$186k
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$354k
Dec 31 2023
US$377k
US$283k
US$522k
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-US$36k
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-US$594k
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$808k
Dec 31 2022
US$330k
US$260k
US$2m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$2m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$2m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$2m
Dec 31 2021
US$304k
US$260k
US$1m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$1m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$783k
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$758k
Dec 31 2020
US$262k
US$260k
-US$2m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$2m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$2m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$2m
Dec 31 2019
US$262k
US$260k
-US$871k
Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD307.00K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD321.56K).
Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
David Deacon
24.5yrs
Tenure
US$307,000
Compensation
Mr. David Deacon founded Auria Wireless Pty Ltd and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Deacon founded Etherstack plc in 2002 and has been Chief Executive Officer since 2002. He is the Founder of Et...
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
David Deacon
Founder
14.4yrs
US$307.00k
34.31% A$ 25.3m
Paul Barnes
Company Secretary & Independent Non-Executive Director
14.4yrs
US$84.00k
4.84% A$ 3.6m
Peter Francis Stephens
Non-Executive Chairman
18.8yrs
US$81.00k
7.62% A$ 5.6m
Scott Minehane
Independent Non-Executive Director
14.2yrs
US$59.00k
0.058% A$ 42.6k
14.4yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Board: ESK's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 14.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/23 18:58
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/23 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
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Analyst
Institution
Ross Barrows
Canaccord Genuity Historic (Wilsons Advisory and Stockbroking Ltd.