Appen Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Appen's CEO is Ryan Kolln, appointed in Feb 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $789.26K, comprised of 15.5% salary and 84.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.074% of the company’s shares, worth €250.27K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.9 years and 3 years respectively.
Key information
Ryan Kolln
Chief executive officer
US$789.3k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 15.5% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.07% |
| Management average tenure | 1.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$93m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$105m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$789k | US$122k | -US$118m |
Compensation vs Market: Ryan's total compensation ($USD789.26K) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.01M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Ryan's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Ryan Kolln
less than a year
Tenure
US$789,255
Compensation
Mr. Ryan Kolln, MBA, B.Eng (Electrical) was Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation of Appen Limited from May 2023 until 2023 and served as its Chief Operating Officer from 2023 until February 05,...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, MD & Director | less than a year | US$789.26k | 0.074% € 250.3k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | no data | US$550.89k | 0.014% € 45.8k | |
| Senior Vice President of Client management & Operations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Product & Technology Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 5.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & General Manager of Appen China + JK | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Transformation Officer & GM of Crowd | less than a year | no data | no data |
1.9yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: 433's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, MD & Director | less than a year | US$789.26k | 0.074% € 250.3k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board | 3.3yrs | US$159.52k | 0.026% € 86.2k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.1yrs | US$72.30k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.8yrs | US$79.76k | 0.034% € 114.0k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 9.7yrs | US$93.05k | 0.022% € 75.2k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 10.2yrs | US$93.05k | 0.10% € 351.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.4yrs | US$79.76k | 0.058% € 193.3k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.8yrs | US$79.76k | 0.0097% € 32.5k |
3.0yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 433's board of directors are considered experienced (3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 04:58 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Appen Limited is covered by 16 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Russell Wright | Barclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited |
| Josh Kannourakis | Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited |
| Chris Savage | Bell Potter |