Cochlear's CEO is Dig Howitt, appointed in Jul 2017, has a tenure of 8.67 years. total yearly compensation is A$4.63M, comprised of 45.8% salary and 54.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.098% of the company’s shares, worth €4.70M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.1 years and 6.1 years respectively.
Key information
Dig Howitt
Chief executive officer
AU$4.6m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
45.82%
CEO tenure
9yrs
CEO ownership
0.1%
Management average tenure
6.1yrs
Board average tenure
6.1yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Dig Howitt's remuneration changed compared to Cochlear's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
n/a
n/a
AU$345m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
AU$367m
Jun 30 2025
AU$5m
AU$2m
AU$389m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
AU$380m
Dec 31 2024
n/a
n/a
AU$371m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
AU$364m
Jun 30 2024
AU$6m
AU$2m
AU$357m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
AU$354m
Dec 31 2023
n/a
n/a
AU$350m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
AU$326m
Jun 30 2023
AU$6m
AU$2m
AU$301m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
AU$281m
Dec 31 2022
n/a
n/a
AU$261m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
AU$275m
Jun 30 2022
AU$5m
AU$2m
AU$289m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
AU$273m
Dec 31 2021
n/a
n/a
AU$257m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
AU$291m
Jun 30 2021
AU$5m
AU$2m
AU$324m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
AU$82m
Dec 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-AU$160m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-AU$199m
Jun 30 2020
AU$3m
AU$2m
-AU$238m
Compensation vs Market: Dig's total compensation ($USD3.26M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.69M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Dig's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Dig Howitt (59 yo)
9yrs
Tenure
AU$4,632,289
Compensation
Mr. Diggory William Howitt, also known as Dig, BE (Hons), MBA has been President of Cochlear Limited since July 31, 2017 and its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director since January 3, 2018. Mr. How...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Diggory Howitt
CEO, MD
9yrs
AU$4.63m
0.098% € 4.7m
Sarah Thom
Chief Financial Officer
1.5yrs
AU$535.20k
no data
Jan Janssen
Chief Technology Officer
8.7yrs
AU$2.07m
0.015% € 700.5k
Stuart Sayers
President of Asia Pacific & Latin America
1.5yrs
AU$8.15m
no data
Karen O'Driscoll
Chief Information Officer
3.5yrs
no data
no data
Kristina Devon
VP of Corporate Strategy & Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Rob McGrory
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
2.8yrs
no data
no data
Jennifer Stevenson
VP of Corporate Communications & Brand
no data
no data
no data
Dean Phizacklea
Senior Vice President of Global Strategic Marketing
10.1yrs
no data
no data
Jennifer Hornery
Senior Vice President of Global People & Culture
9.5yrs
no data
no data
Greg Bodkin
Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain
no data
no data
no data
Anthony Bishop
President of EMEA
no data
AU$1.45m
no data
6.1yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: OC50's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Diggory Howitt
CEO, MD
8.7yrs
AU$4.63m
0.098% € 4.7m
Richard Freudenstein
Independent Non-Executive Director
less than a year
no data
0.0013% € 60.3k
Michael Daniell
Independent Non-Executive Director
6.5yrs
AU$303.60k
0.0025% € 118.3k
Catriona Deans
Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
11.5yrs
AU$616.73k
0.0069% € 329.4k
Bruce G. Robinson
Independent Non-Executive Director
9.6yrs
AU$291.33k
0.0022% € 105.3k
Michael J. Del Prado
Independent Non-Executive Director
4.5yrs
AU$327.81k
0.0015% € 74.2k
Christine McLoughlin
Independent Non-Executive Director
5.7yrs
AU$308.87k
0.0040% € 190.6k
Caroline Clarke
Non-Executive Director
1.8yrs
AU$217.01k
0.00064% € 30.6k
6.1yrs
Average Tenure
62.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: OC50's board of directors are considered experienced (6.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/31 01:17
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/31 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/06/30
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Analyst Sources
Cochlear Limited is covered by 26 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.