Spark New Zealand Limited

CHIA:SPK Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$4.0b

Spark New Zealand Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Spark New Zealand's CEO is Jolie Hodson, appointed in Jul 2019, has a tenure of 6.25 years. total yearly compensation is NZ$1.30M, comprised of 97.2% salary and 2.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.017% of the company’s shares, worth A$675.74K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6 years and 3.2 years respectively.

Key information

Jolie Hodson

Chief executive officer

NZ$1.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage97.16%
CEO tenure6.3yrs
CEO ownership0.02%
Management average tenure6yrs
Board average tenure3.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Jolie Hodson's remuneration changed compared to Spark New Zealand's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2025NZ$1mNZ$1m

NZ$252m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

NZ$194m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

NZ$255m

Jun 30 2024NZ$1mNZ$1m

NZ$311m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

NZ$372m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

NZ$427m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

NZ$781m

Jun 30 2023NZ$3mNZ$1m

NZ$1b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

NZ$1b

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

NZ$1b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

NZ$753m

Jun 30 2022NZ$3mNZ$1m

NZ$410m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

NZ$412m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

NZ$413m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

NZ$397m

Jun 30 2021NZ$3mNZ$1m

NZ$381m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

NZ$391m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

NZ$400m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

NZ$410m

Jun 30 2020NZ$3mNZ$1m

NZ$420m

Compensation vs Market: Jolie's total compensation ($USD753.46K) is below average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD2.11M).

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

CEO

Jolie Hodson

6.3yrs
Tenure
NZ$1,303,942
Compensation

Ms. Jolie Hodson, MNZM, has been an Executive Director of Spark New Zealand Limited since September 23, 2019 and its Chief Executive since July 1, 2019. Ms. Hodson served as Customer Director of Spark New...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jolie Hodson
CEO & Executive Director6.3yrsNZ$1.30m0.017%
A$ 675.7k
Stewart Taylor
Chief Financial Officerless than a yearno datano data
Renee Mateparae
Network & Operations Director2.3yrsno data0.00045%
A$ 18.0k
Rodney Deacon
Finance Lead Partner – Investor Relations & Commercialno datano datano data
Melissa Anastasiou
General Counsel & Commercial Directorno datano data0.0028%
A$ 113.0k
Leela Ashford
Corporate Relations & Sustainability Director5.8yrsno data0.000040%
A$ 1.6k
Matthew Bain
Data & Marketing Director6.9yrsno data0.0011%
A$ 46.1k
Heather Langton
People & Culture Directorless than a yearno data0.0022%
A$ 86.2k
Jeff Latch
Head of Spark Sport7.2yrsno datano data
Claire Barber
CEO of new subsidiary6.7yrsno datano data
Paige Howard-Smith
Company Secretaryno datano datano data
6.0yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: SPK's management team is seasoned and experienced (6 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jolie Hodson
CEO & Executive Director6.1yrsNZ$1.30m0.017%
A$ 675.7k
David Havercroft
Independent Director4yrsNZ$176.35k0.0053%
A$ 212.4k
Tarek Robbiati
Independent Non-Executive Directorno datano datano data
Vincent James Hawksworth
Independent Non-Executive Directorno datano datano data
Warwick Bray
Independent Non Executive Director6.1yrsNZ$170.00k0.0016%
A$ 66.1k
Justine Gay Smyth
Independent Chairman of the Board13.8yrsNZ$381.70k0.046%
A$ 1.8m
Sheridan Broadbent
Independent & Non-Executive Director3.2yrsNZ$187.40k0.0021%
A$ 85.0k
Lindsay Megan Wright
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Lisa Nelson
Independent Non-Executive Director1.4yrsNZ$202.40k0.0015%
A$ 60.9k
3.2yrs
Average Tenure
59.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: SPK's board of directors are considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/09 02:13
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/09 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/06/30

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Spark New Zealand Limited is covered by 17 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ware KuoBofA Global Research
Andrew ScottCGS International
Piyush ChoudharyCGS International