Yara International Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Yara International's CEO is Svein Tore Holsether, appointed in Sep 2015, has a tenure of 8.58 years. total yearly compensation is $1.44M, comprised of 48.4% salary and 51.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.023% of the company’s shares, worth €1.57M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 3.1 years respectively.

Key information

Svein Tore Holsether

Chief executive officer

US$1.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	48.4%
CEO tenure	8.6yrs
CEO ownership	0.02%
Management average tenure	3.3yrs
Board average tenure	3.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Svein Tore Holsether's remuneration changed compared to Yara International's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	-US$38m
Dec 31 2023	US$1m	US$699k	US$48m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$573m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$973m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2022	US$1m	US$701k	US$3b
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Dec 31 2021	US$2m	US$798k	US$449m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$655m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$821m
Dec 31 2020	US$2m	US$720k	US$691m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$645m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$379m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$386m
Dec 31 2019	US$2m	US$768k	US$599m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$556m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$581m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$139m
Dec 31 2018	US$2m	US$821k	US$159m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$106m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$98m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$392m
Dec 31 2017	US$1m	US$746k	US$477m

Compensation vs Market: Svein Tore's total compensation ($USD1.44M) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD3.42M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Svein Tore's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Svein Tore Holsether (51 yo)

8.6yrs

Tenure

US$1,444,000

Compensation

Mr. Svein Tore Holsether is Independent Director of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) (formerly known as Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB) from April 4, 2023. He has been the Chief Executive Officer...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Svein Tore Holsether	President & CEO	8.6yrs	US$1.44m	0.023% $ 1.6m
Thor Giæver	Executive VP & CFO	2.8yrs	US$577.00k	0.0047% $ 323.5k
Kristine Ryssdal	Executive VP & General Counsel	7.9yrs	US$639.00k	0.0071% $ 488.7k
Magnus Ankarstrand	Executive Vice President Corporate Development	less than a year	US$463.65k	0.0027% $ 188.6k
Solveig Hellebust	Executive Vice President of People	3.3yrs	US$647.00k	0.0023% $ 155.6k
Chrystel Monthean	Executive Vice President of Americas	3.8yrs	US$1.11m	0.0051% $ 348.3k
Fernanda Larsen	Executive Vice President of Africa & Asia	3.5yrs	US$782.00k	0.0045% $ 311.1k
Monica Enriquez	Executive Vice President of Europe	2.8yrs	US$713.00k	0.0042% $ 287.0k
Johan Labby	Executive VP of Global Plants & Operational Excellence	less than a year	US$470.00k	0.00068% $ 46.8k
Jorge Noval	Executive VP & CEO of Yara Industrial Solutions	no data	US$611.54k	0.0037% $ 251.3k
Maria Gabrielsen	Head of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Cira Holm	Senior VP & Chief Compliance Officer	no data	no data	no data

3.3yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: IU2's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Trond Berger	Independent Chairman of the Board	5.9yrs	US$91.00k	0.0012% $ 81.2k
John Thuestad	Independent Director	9.9yrs	US$58.00k	0.00047% $ 32.4k
Therese Bergjord	Director	less than a year	US$20.00k	no data
Morten Odegard	Deputy Board Member	5.9yrs	no data	no data
Geir Sundbo	Employee Elected Director	14.3yrs	US$45.00k	0.00022% $ 15.1k
Harald Thorstein	Director	less than a year	US$44.00k	no data
Rune Bratteberg	Head of Product Stewardship & Compliance and Employee Elected Director	12.3yrs	US$49.00k	0.00023% $ 15.8k
Eva Aspvik	Employee Elected Director	1.9yrs	US$36.00k	0.00042% $ 28.9k
Jannicke Hilland	Independent Vice-Chair of the Board	1.9yrs	US$53.00k	no data
Ragnhild Hoimyr	Employee Elected Director	4.3yrs	US$36.00k	0.00019% $ 13.1k
Tina Lawton	Director	less than a year	US$33.00k	no data
Tove Feld	Independent Director	1.9yrs	US$67.00k	0.00020% $ 13.8k

3.1yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: IU2's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).

Yara International Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Yara International Asa Announces Changes to Group Executive Board

Yara Announces Lars Røsæg Will Leave as Deputy CEO and EVP Corporate Development to Take Up New Position as Investment Partner in Salvesen & Thams

Less than half of directors are independent

Yara International ASA Approves Board Members

Yara International ASA Announces Executive Changes

President & CEO recently bought €96k worth of stock

Recent updates

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.071 (vs US$0.41 in 1Q 2023)

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.19 (vs US$10.90 in FY 2022)

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.19 (vs US$10.90 in FY 2022)

Yara International ASA Proposes Ordinary Dividend for 2023, Payable on 13 June 2024

Yara International ASA Proposes Ordinary Dividend for 2023, Payable on 13 June 2024

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Yara International ASA to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Feb 07, 2025

Third quarter 2023 earnings released

Yara International ASA Announces Long-Term Trial Conducted at Hanninghof Research Center in Dulmen, Germany

Yara International Asa Announces Changes to Group Executive Board

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

New major risk - Dividend sustainability

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: US$1.18 loss per share (vs US$2.61 profit in 2Q 2022)

N J S Group Limited agreed to acquire unknown majority stake in YARA Cameroun S.A. from Yara International ASA (OB:YAR).

Yara Announces Lars Røsæg Will Leave as Deputy CEO and EVP Corporate Development to Take Up New Position as Investment Partner in Salvesen & Thams

Less than half of directors are independent

Yara International ASA Approves Board Members

Upcoming dividend of kr55.00 per share at 15% yield

Yara International ASA Announces Executive Changes

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$10.90 (vs US$1.75 in FY 2021)

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$10.90 (vs US$1.75 in FY 2021)

Yara International ASA Proposes Ordinary Dividend for 2022, Payable on 22 June 2023

President & CEO recently bought €96k worth of stock

Yara International ASA Approves Dividend, Payable on 15 December 2022

Upcoming dividend of kr10.00 per share

Yara Reportedly Tipped to Buy Incitec's US Plant

Less than half of directors are independent

Yara International ASA Announces Håkon Reistad Fure Has Step Down from Board of Directors

Yara International Asa Proposes an Additional Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.57 (vs US$0.56 loss in 3Q 2021)

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$2.61 (vs US$2.10 in 2Q 2021)

Less than half of directors are independent

Yara International ASA to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 09, 2024

Less than half of directors are independent

Yara International ASA Announces Board Changes

Upcoming dividend of kr30.00 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$3.71 (vs US$0.05 in 1Q 2021)

High number of new directors

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS: US$1.75 (vs US$2.58 in FY 2020)

Eurochem completed the acquisition of Phosphate Mining Project in Serra do Salitre from Yara International ASA (OB:YAR).

Yara International ASA (OB:YAR) acquired 14% of Orbia from Bayer Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:BAYN).

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Yara International ASA Proposes Dividend for the Year 2021, Payable on 20 May 2022

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.56 loss per share (vs US$1.27 profit in 3Q 2020)

Director recently bought €99k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of kr20.00 per share

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$2.10 (vs US$0.83 in 2Q 2020)

Yara International Asa Proposes Additional Dividend

Yara International ASA Approves Annual Dividend for the Financial Year 2020, Payable on May 19, 2021

Upcoming dividend of kr20.00 per share

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.05 (vs US$0.43 loss in 1Q 2020)

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$2.58 (vs US$2.20 in FY 2019)

Insider recently bought €41k worth of stock

New 90-day high: €41.42

Director recently bought €101k worth of stock

Aker Horizons AS Partner with Yara and Statkraft to Establish Europe's First Large Scale Green Ammonia Project in Norway

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$2.58 (vs US$2.20 in FY 2019)

Revenue misses expectations

New 90-day high: €38.50

New 90-day high: €35.84

National Oil Corporation entered into an agreement to acquire additional 50% stake in Libyan Norwegian Fertiliser Company BV from Yara International ASA (OB:YAR).

Upcoming Dividend of kr18.00 Per Share

Third quarter earnings released

Third-quarter earnings released: Revenue misses expectations

Third quarter earnings released

Third-quarter earnings released: Revenue misses expectations

New 90-day low: €31.12

Ørsted and Yara Seek to Develop Green Ammonia Project in the Netherlands

Yara International ASA Announces Management Appointments