Aurizon Holdings Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Aurizon Holdings' CEO is Tony Harding, appointed in Dec 2016, has a tenure of 7.92 years. total yearly compensation is A$4.25M, comprised of 42.6% salary and 57.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.15% of the company’s shares, worth A$8.98M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.6 years and 6 years respectively.

Key information

Tony Harding

Chief executive officer

AU$4.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	42.6%
CEO tenure	7.9yrs
CEO ownership	0.1%
Management average tenure	3.6yrs
Board average tenure	6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Tony Harding's remuneration changed compared to Aurizon Holdings's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Jun 30 2024	AU$4m	AU$2m	AU$406m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	AU$419m
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	AU$431m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	AU$378m
Jun 30 2023	AU$5m	AU$2m	AU$324m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	AU$355m
Dec 31 2022	n/a	n/a	AU$386m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	AU$450m
Jun 30 2022	AU$5m	AU$2m	AU$513m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	AU$555m
Dec 31 2021	n/a	n/a	AU$597m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	AU$602m
Jun 30 2021	AU$5m	AU$2m	AU$607m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	AU$568m
Dec 31 2020	n/a	n/a	AU$529m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	AU$567m
Jun 30 2020	AU$4m	AU$2m	AU$605m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	AU$597m
Dec 31 2019	n/a	n/a	AU$589m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	AU$531m
Jun 30 2019	AU$4m	AU$2m	AU$473m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	AU$489m
Dec 31 2018	n/a	n/a	AU$506m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	AU$533m
Jun 30 2018	AU$4m	AU$2m	AU$560m

Compensation vs Market: Tony's total compensation ($USD2.76M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD2.21M).

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

CEO

Tony Harding (57 yo)

7.9yrs

Tenure

AU$4,246,000

Compensation

Mr. Andrew T. Harding, also known as Tony, B.Eng. (Mining Engineering), MBA, has been the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and Director of Aurizon Holdings Limited and Aurizon Network Pty Ltd. si...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Andrew Harding	MD, CEO & Director	7.9yrs	AU$4.25m	0.15% A$ 9.0m
George Lippiatt	CFO & Group Executive Strategy	4.7yrs	AU$1.57m	0.014% A$ 887.3k
Pam Bains	Group Executive Network	no data	AU$1.76m	0.024% A$ 1.5m
Ed McKeiver	Group Executive of Coal	7.3yrs	AU$1.50m	0.0064% A$ 395.7k
Anna Dartnell	Group Executive Bulk	1.5yrs	AU$1.06m	0.0022% A$ 132.3k
David Wenck	Head of Legal	3.6yrs	no data	no data
Mark Hairsine	Manager of Media & Communications	no data	no data	no data
Nicole Allder	Company Secretary	1.8yrs	no data	no data
Gareth Long	Group Executive of Containerised Freight	1.8yrs	no data	no data

3.6yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: AZJ's management team is considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Andrew Harding	MD, CEO & Director	7.9yrs	AU$4.25m	0.15% A$ 9.0m
Timothy Poole	Independent Non-Executive Chairman	9.3yrs	AU$490.00k	0.014% A$ 858.4k
Russell Caplan	Independent Non-Executive Director	14.2yrs	AU$208.00k	0.0046% A$ 281.2k
Marcelo de Almeida Bastos	Independent Non-Executive Director	7yrs	AU$225.00k	0.0037% A$ 225.8k
Sarah Ryan	Independent Non-Executive Director	4.9yrs	AU$208.00k	0.0035% A$ 216.0k
Lyell Strambi	Independent Non-Executive Director	4.9yrs	AU$228.00k	0.0038% A$ 233.2k
Samantha Tough	Independent Non-Executive Director	1.2yrs	AU$162.00k	0.00079% A$ 48.6k
Timothy James Longstaff	Independent Non-Executive Director	1.4yrs	AU$224.00k	0.0032% A$ 196.9k

6.0yrs

Average Tenure

58.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AZJ's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).

Aurizon Holdings Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Aurizon Holdings Limited Announces Resignation of Samantha Lewis as Director

Aurizon Holdings Limited Announces Retirement of Director Sam Lewis on 12 October 2023

Aurizon Holdings Limited, Annual General Meeting, Oct 10, 2024

Aurizon Holdings Limited Announces Board Changes

Independent Chairman recently bought AU$228k worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

Recent updates

Final dividend of AU$0.073 announced

New major risk - Financial position

Aurizon Holdings Limited (ASX:AZJ) announces an Equity Buyback for AUD 150 million worth of its shares.

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.097 per share

First half dividend of AU$0.097 announced

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.13 (vs AU$0.071 in 1H 2023)

Aurizon Holdings Limited Announces Resignation of Samantha Lewis as Director

Aurizon Holdings Limited Announces Retirement of Director Sam Lewis on 12 October 2023

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.08 per share at 4.1% yield

Aurizon Holdings Limited, Annual General Meeting, Oct 10, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.18 (vs AU$0.28 in FY 2022)

Aurizon Holdings Limited Declares Final Dividend for the Fiscal Year 2023, Payable on 27 September 2023

Aurizon Holdings Limited Announces Board Changes

Independent Chairman recently bought AU$228k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.07 per share at 6.3% yield

Aurizon Holdings Limited Declares Fully Franked Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ended 31 December 2022, Payable on 29 March 2023

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.071 (vs AU$0.14 in 1H 2022)

Insufficient new directors

Aurizon Holdings Limited Announces Resignation of Naomi Wecker as Deputy Company Secretary Effective 23 December 2022

Aurizon Holdings Limited, Annual General Meeting, Oct 12, 2023

New Hope Reportedly in Race for Aurizon East Coast Rail

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Family Offices Reportedly Get on Board for Aurizon East Coast Rail Pursuit

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.11 per share

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.28 (vs AU$0.33 in FY 2021)

Aurizon Holdings Limited Declares to Pay Final Dividend, Payable on 21 September 2022

Aurizon Holdings Limited (ASX:AZJ) completed the acquisition of One Rail Pty Ltd from Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets and PGGM.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Approves One Rail Acquisition by Aurizon Holdings Limited

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.10 per share

First half 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Aurizon Holdings Limited (ASX:AZJ) acquired Newcastle Port Services.

Aurizon Holdings Limited Declares Interim Dividend, Payable on March 30, 2022

Aurizon Holdings Limited Announces Retirement of Michael Fraser as Director, Effective February 11, 2022

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$53k worth of stock

Aurizon Holdings Sponsored ADR to Be Deleted from Other OTC

MD, CEO & Director recently bought AU$3.4m worth of stock

Independent Chairman recently bought AU$153k worth of stock

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$55k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.14 per share

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.33 (vs AU$0.31 in FY 2020)

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$56k worth of stock

Aurizon Holdings Limited Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Year 2021

Mineral Resources Limited (ASX:MIN) acquired 7.5% stake in Aquila Resources Inc. (TSX:AQA) from Aurizon Holdings Limited (ASX:AZJ).

New 90-day low: AU$3.67

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.14 (vs AU$0.17 in 1H 2020)

Revenue beats expectations

Aurizon Holdings Limited (ASX:AZJ) completed the acquisition of ConPorts Pty Ltd.

New 90-day low: AU$3.70

Independent Chairman recently bought AU$101k worth of stock

New 90-day low: AU$4.09

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$59k worth of stock

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$60k worth of stock

New 90-day low: AU$4.25

Aurizon Holdings Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on Aug 09, 2021

New 90-day low - AU$4.39

Upcoming Dividend of AU$0.14 Per Share

Full year earnings released - EPS AU$0.31

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