Gratomic Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Gratomic's CEO is Arno Brand, appointed in Mar 2020, has a tenure of 4.17 years. total yearly compensation is CA$320.00K, comprised of 100% salary and 0% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.99% of the company’s shares, worth CA$628.39K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.6 years and 3.2 years respectively.

Key information

Arno Brand

Chief executive officer

CA$320.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	100.0%
CEO tenure	4.2yrs
CEO ownership	3.0%
Management average tenure	3.6yrs
Board average tenure	3.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

We Think Gratomic (CVE:GRAT) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

May 03

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Arno Brand's remuneration changed compared to Gratomic's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-CA$5m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-CA$6m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-CA$6m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-CA$8m
Dec 31 2022	CA$320k	CA$320k	-CA$8m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-CA$8m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-CA$10m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	-CA$10m
Dec 31 2021	CA$2m	CA$587k	-CA$21m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-CA$20m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-CA$18m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-CA$17m
Dec 31 2020	CA$276k	CA$185k	-CA$4m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-CA$3m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-CA$2m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-CA$2m
Dec 31 2019	CA$200k	CA$200k	-CA$3m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-CA$4m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-CA$4m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	-CA$4m
Dec 31 2018	CA$553k	CA$120k	-CA$3m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-CA$2m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-CA$2m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	-CA$2m
Dec 31 2017	CA$382k	CA$30k	-CA$2m

Compensation vs Market: Arno's total compensation ($USD232.58K) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD174.31K).

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

CEO

Arno Brand

4.2yrs

Tenure

CA$320,000

Compensation

Mr. Arnoldus Brand, also known as Arno, is Chief Operating Officer of One Bullion Ltd. from January 2024. He serves as Member of Advisory Board for Premium Nickel Resources Ltd.He served as Director of Pr...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Bruno Baillavoine	Executive Chair	3yrs	CA$51.79k	0.033% CA$ 7.0k
Arnoldus Brand	President	4.2yrs	CA$320.00k	2.99% CA$ 628.4k
Armando Farhate	COO, Head of Graphite Marketing & Sales and Director	3.8yrs	CA$253.50k	0.24% CA$ 50.4k
Karl Trudeau	Head of Namibian Operations & Director	3.3yrs	CA$215.51k	0.085% CA$ 17.9k
Stephen Woodhead	Chief Financial Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
William Johnstone	Legal Counsel & Corporate Secretary	8.3yrs	no data	0.36% CA$ 75.0k
Lynne Brand	GM & Head of HR - Namibia	no data	CA$274.00k	no data
Nico Sholtz	Head of Geologist - Namibian	no data	no data	no data
Ib Camara	Head of Geologist - Brazil	no data	no data	no data

3.6yrs

Average Tenure

66yo

Average Age

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

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Bruno Baillavoine	Executive Chair	3yrs	CA$51.79k	0.033% CA$ 7.0k
Arnoldus Brand	President	6.7yrs	CA$320.00k	2.99% CA$ 628.4k
Armando Farhate	COO, Head of Graphite Marketing & Sales and Director	3.8yrs	CA$253.50k	0.24% CA$ 50.4k
Karl Trudeau	Head of Namibian Operations & Director	3.3yrs	CA$215.51k	0.085% CA$ 17.9k
Charles Breame	Independent Director	2.8yrs	CA$70.97k	2.35% CA$ 494.6k
Daniel Baard	Independent Director	3yrs	CA$53.00k	no data

3.2yrs

Average Tenure

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

Gratomic Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Gratomic Inc. Appoints Bruno Baillavoine as Executive Chair of Its Board of Directors

Gratomic Inc. Announces Appointment of Hermanus Silver as Mine Manager

Gratomic Inc. Announces Appointment of Bruno Baillavoine as Chair of Its Board of Directors

Less than half of directors are independent

President exercised options to buy CA$383k worth of stock.

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

Gratomic Inc. Provides Commercial Commissioning Update of Its Aukam Graphite Mine in Namibia

New minor risk - Share price stability

New major risk - Financial position

Gratomic Inc. Appoints Bruno Baillavoine as Executive Chair of Its Board of Directors

Gratomic Inc. Commences Commercial Commissioning Phase At the Aukam Graphite Mine in Namibia

Gratomic and Graphex Announce Positive Lithium Ion Battery Application Results for Aukam Vein Graphite

Gratomic Inc. announced that it has received CAD 4.602689 million in funding

Gratomic Inc. announced that it has received CAD 4.602689 million in funding

Gratomic Inc. Announces Appointment of Hermanus Silver as Mine Manager

Gratomic Inc. Announces Appointment of Bruno Baillavoine as Chair of Its Board of Directors

Gratomic Inc. announced that it expects to receive CAD 6 million in funding

Gratomic Inc. Announces Assay Results on Aukam Diamond Drilling Program

Gratomic Announces Completion of NI43-101 Technical Report for 100% Owned Capim Grosso Project

Less than half of directors are independent

Gratomic Inc. Provides its Fifth Progress Update on the Bench-Mining Program at its Aukam Graphite Project in Namibia

Gratomic Inc. Provides Assay Results on Third Trenching Program At Capim Grosso Project

Gratomic Inc. Announces Addition of Four New Licenses to its Capim Grosso Project

Gratomic Reaches Extraction of 730 Tonnes of Graphite At the Aukam Benching Program

Gratomic Inc. Sets New Record After Extracting 150 Tones of Graphite in Single Shift

Gratomic Announces Progress Update on Benching Program at its Aukam Project in Namibia

Gratomic Inc. Provides Results on Third Trenching Program At Its Capim Grosso Project in Brazil

Gratomic Inc. Provides Progress Update on Third Trenching Program At Its Capim Grosso Project in Brazil

Gratomic Inc. Announces Initiation of Benching Program At Its Aukam Project in Namibia

Gratomic Inc. announced that it expects to receive CAD 0.5 million in funding

Gratomic Reports Completion on First Stage of Diamond Drilling at Aukam

Gratomic Inc. Provides Drilling Update on Capim Grosso Graphite Project

Gratomic Inc. Announces the Production of Its First Batch of Samples Expected to Be Representative of the Commercial Production from Its Aukam Plant in Namibia

Gratomic Inc. (TSXV:GRAT) completed the acquisition of 3 Mining Licences in Brazil from 3 S LTDA and Beko Investments Ltd.

President exercised options to buy CA$383k worth of stock.

Gratomic Provides Drilling Update on Capim Grosso Graphite Project

Gratomic Provides Further Drilling Update on Capim Grosso Graphite Project

Less than half of directors are independent

Gratomic Inc. Announces Production of First Batch of Processed Graphite from Its Aukam Plant in Namibia

Gratomic Inc. Welcomes Fernando Luís Pereira Calha as New Director of Graphite Sales and Business Development

Gratomic Inc. (TSXV:GRAT) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% interest in 3 Mining Licences in Brazil from 3 S LTDA and Beko Investments Ltd.

President recently bought CA$118k worth of stock

Gratomic Inc. Announces Update on Capim Grosso Graphite Project Drilling Program in Brazil

Gratomic Inc. Discloses Preliminary Process Flow Diagram for Its Capim Grosso Project in Brazil

Gratomic Announces Preliminary Metallurgical Test Results for Its Capim Grosso Project in Brazil

Gratomic Inc. Announces Launching of Operational Readiness of Its Aukam Graphite Processing Plant in Namibia

Gratomic Inc. Announces Update on Commissioning of its Aukam Graphite Processing Plant in Namibia

Gratomic Inc. Announces the First Preliminary Findings of Its 5,000 Meter Diamond Drill Program on the Capim Grosso Graphite Project Located Within the Bahia State of Brazil

Gratomic Announces Engineering Update for its Flagship Aukam Project in Namibia

Gratomic Inc. announced that it expects to receive CAD 27.02 million in funding

Gratomic Inc. (TSXV:GRAT) completed the acquisition of Capim Grosso Property from Zumbi Mineracao Ltda.

President exercised options to buy CA$529k worth of stock.

President exercised options to buy CA$400k worth of stock.

Gratomic Inc. Provides Update on Pre-Feasibility Study, Independent Lab Results, and the Aukam Vein Graphite Project

Gratomic Inc. (TSXV:GRAT) entered into a letter of intent to acquire Capim Grosso Property from Zumbi Mineracao Ltda. for CAD 5.5 million.

Gratomic Inc. announced that it has received CAD 36.062481 million in funding

We Think Gratomic (CVE:GRAT) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

President recently bought CA$67k worth of stock

President recently bought CA$104k worth of stock

President recently bought CA$116k worth of stock

Independent Director has left the company

Independent Director recently sold CA$69k worth of stock

Director exercised options to buy CA$1.1m worth of stock.

Gratomic Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 30, 2021

New 90-day high: CA$1.08

New 90-day high: CA$0.58

Gratomic Inc. Appoints Karl Trudeau as Director and Head of Namibian Operations

Gratomic Inc. Announces Update on Construction at Aukam Graphite Project

Director recently bought CA$78k worth of stock

Gratomic Inc. Upgrades Its Pre Purchase Agreement with Technology Company TODAQ Star Program Phase 1 Corp

New 90-day high: CA$0.39

Gratomic Inc. Announces the Arrival of Both the Custom-Built Material Hopper and Graphite Chipper to the Aukam Mine Site from South Africa

Gratomic Announces Completion of N143-101 for 100% Owned Buckingham Project

New 90-day high: CA$0.24

Gratomic Inc. (TSXV:GRAT) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire remaining 37% stake in Gazania 242 Pty Ltd from Next Graphite, Inc. for CAD 3 million.