Lithium Americas Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Lithium Americas' CEO is Jon Evans, appointed in Aug 2018, has a tenure of 6.25 years. total yearly compensation is $3.24M, comprised of 18.5% salary and 81.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.23% of the company’s shares, worth CA$2.66M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.3 years and 3.4 years respectively.
Key information
Jon Evans
Chief executive officer
US$3.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 18.5% |
| CEO tenure | 6.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 1.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.4yrs |
Recent management updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$33m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$25m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$8m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$3m | US$600k | -US$4m |
Compensation vs Market: Jon's total compensation ($USD3.24M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD1.83M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Jon's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Jon Evans (53 yo)
6.3yrs
Tenure
US$3,243,694
Compensation
Mr. Jonathan D. Evans, also known as Jon, had been Chief Executive Officer at Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. (formerly known as Lithium Americas Corp.) since May 2019, had been its President since Sept...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman of Board | 3.4yrs | US$2.56m | 0.014% CA$ 156.0k | |
| President | 6.3yrs | US$3.24m | 0.23% CA$ 2.7m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 1.6yrs | US$3.61m | 0.033% CA$ 380.0k | |
| Executive Vice President of Capital Projects | 1.1yrs | US$2.00m | 0.028% CA$ 318.2k | |
| Vice President of Resource Development | 1.1yrs | US$1.36m | 0.16% CA$ 1.9m | |
| Senior Vice President of Finance & Administration | 1.5yrs | no data | 0.0079% CA$ 89.6k | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations & ESG | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 1.1yrs | no data | 0.039% CA$ 440.0k | |
| Vice President of Human Resources | no data | no data | 0.010% CA$ 118.7k |
1.3yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: LAC's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman of Board | 3.4yrs | US$2.56m | 0.014% CA$ 156.0k | |
| President | 7.4yrs | US$3.24m | 0.23% CA$ 2.7m | |
| Independent Director | 1.1yrs | US$45.25k | 0.0019% CA$ 21.3k | |
| Independent Director | 3.4yrs | US$208.55k | 0.0037% CA$ 41.6k | |
| Independent Director | 5.4yrs | US$238.57k | 0.0040% CA$ 45.9k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 5.1yrs | US$224.60k | 0.0015% CA$ 16.8k | |
| Independent Director | 1.1yrs | US$48.50k | no data | |
| Non-Independent Director | 1.1yrs | no data | no data |
3.4yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: LAC's board of directors are considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).