We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.
Key information
James Thomas
Chief executive officer
NOK 3.8b
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
46.42%
CEO tenure
1.2yrs
CEO ownership
n/a
Management average tenure
1.4yrs
Board average tenure
2yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has James Thomas's remuneration changed compared to Desert Control's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
NOK 4b
NOK 2b
-NOK 78m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-NOK 71m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-NOK 66m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
-NOK 69m
Dec 31 2024
NOK 100k
n/a
-NOK 55m
Compensation vs Market: James's total compensation ($USD385.34M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD426.96K).
Compensation vs Earnings: James's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
James Thomas
1.2yrs
Tenure
NOK 3,828,204,000
Compensation
Mr. James Edward Thomas was Director of Desert Control AS from October 13, 2023 to April 22, 2025 and serves as Chief Executive Officer from April 22, 2025. He has many years of executive experience across...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Lars Eismark
Executive Chairman
2yrs
NOK 250.00m
no data
James Thomas
Chief Executive Officer
1.2yrs
NOK 3.83b
no data
Jan Vader
Chief Innovation Officer
3.1yrs
NOK 1.97b
0.00035% € 48.8
Marty Weems
Managing Director of Americas
3.1yrs
NOK 2.94b
no data
David Borah
Chief Financial Officer
less than a year
no data
no data
Michael Canady
Chief Science Officer
less than a year
no data
no data
Tor Karlsen
Vice President of Production Systems
no data
NOK 1.81m
no data
Ari Greve
Brand Manager
no data
no data
no data
1.4yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: 8KT's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Lars Eismark
Executive Chairman
2yrs
NOK 250.00m
no data
Jacob Christfort
Director
less than a year
no data
no data
Juli Jessen
Director
less than a year
no data
no data
Marit Oedegaard
Director
6.4yrs
NOK 100.00m
0.053% € 7.4k
Maryne Lemvik
Director
4yrs
NOK 100.00m
no data
2.0yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Board: 8KT's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/26 00:42
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/26 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Desert Control AS is covered by 4 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.