Lithium Argentina Management

Management criteria checks 0/4

Lithium Argentina's CEO is Sam Pigott, appointed in Mar 2024, has a tenure of 1.08 years. total yearly compensation is $3.95M, comprised of 8% salary and 92% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.043% of the company’s shares, worth CA$205.05K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.6 years and 1.5 years respectively.

Key information

Sam Pigott

Chief executive officer

US$3.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage8.0%
CEO tenure1.1yrs
CEO ownership0.04%
Management average tenure1.6yrs
Board average tenure1.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Here's Why Lithium Argentina (TSE:LAR) Can Afford Some Debt

Apr 04
Here's Why Lithium Argentina (TSE:LAR) Can Afford Some Debt

Lithium Americas (Argentina) (TSE:LAAC) Is Carrying A Fair Bit Of Debt

Dec 20
Lithium Americas (Argentina) (TSE:LAAC) Is Carrying A Fair Bit Of Debt

Does Lithium Americas (Argentina) (TSE:LAAC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Aug 20
Does Lithium Americas (Argentina) (TSE:LAAC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Sam Pigott's remuneration changed compared to Lithium Argentina's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024US$4mUS$317k

-US$15m

Compensation vs Market: Sam's total compensation ($USD3.95M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD1.20M).

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


CEO

Sam Pigott (40 yo)

1.1yrs

Tenure

US$3,948,929

Compensation

Mr. Samuel Pigott, also known as Sam, serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. since March 18, 2024 and also serves as its Director since March, 19 2024. Mr. Pi...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Kanellitsas
Executive Chairman9.6yrsUS$1.15m1.31%
CA$ 6.3m
Samuel Pigott
CEO, President & Director1.1yrsUS$3.95m0.043%
CA$ 205.1k
Alexander Shulga
VP & CFOno dataUS$1.21m0.034%
CA$ 161.2k
Mariano Chiappori
VP & COO1.5yrsUS$1.30m0.00070%
CA$ 3.4k
Alexander Meikle
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development8.5yrsUS$4.63m0.014%
CA$ 65.0k
Kelly O'Brien
VP of Investor Relations & ESG1.8yrsno datano data
Jose Manuel Aggio
VP & Chief Human Resources Officer1.5yrsno datano data
Ignacio Celorrio
Executive VP of Legal5.5yrsUS$1.41m0.14%
CA$ 671.4k
Catherine Fitzgerald
Executive Vice President of Exploration1.6yrsno datano data
Frank Wright
President of Hectatone Inc10.7yrsUS$62.57kno data

1.6yrs

Average Tenure

51yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: LAR's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Kanellitsas
Executive Chairman9.6yrsUS$1.15m1.31%
CA$ 6.3m
Samuel Pigott
CEO, President & Director1.1yrsUS$3.95m0.043%
CA$ 205.1k
George Ireland
Lead Independent Director9.4yrsUS$220.00k2.2%
CA$ 10.5m
Franco Mignacco
Non-Independent Director9.6yrsUS$1.00m1.35%
CA$ 6.5m
Diego Casanello
Independent Director1.5yrsUS$210.00k0.062%
CA$ 296.0k
Calum Morrison
Independent Director1.5yrsUS$215.00k0.0093%
CA$ 44.4k
Monica Moretto
Independent Director1.1yrsUS$187.91k0.0026%
CA$ 12.6k
Robert Doyle
Independent Director1.5yrsUS$220.00k0.0089%
CA$ 42.9k

1.5yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: LAR's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/28 08:10
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/25 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • 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

Lithium Argentina AG is covered by 25 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Joel JacksonBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Lucas PipesB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Jonathan LeeByron Capital Markets