Aurizon Holdings' CEO is Tony Harding, appointed in Dec 2016, has a tenure of 9.58 years. total yearly compensation is A$3.38M, comprised of 53.4% salary and 46.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.18% of the company’s shares, worth €7.61M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.4 years and 4.8 years respectively.
Key information
Tony Harding
Chief executive officer
AU$3.4m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
53.37%
CEO tenure
9.6yrs
CEO ownership
0.2%
Management average tenure
3.4yrs
Board average tenure
4.8yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Tony Harding's remuneration changed compared to Aurizon Holdings's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
n/a
n/a
AU$305m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
AU$304m
Jun 30 2025
AU$3m
AU$2m
AU$303m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
AU$353m
Dec 31 2024
n/a
n/a
AU$402m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
AU$404m
Jun 30 2024
AU$4m
AU$2m
AU$406m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
AU$419m
Dec 31 2023
n/a
n/a
AU$431m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
AU$378m
Jun 30 2023
AU$5m
AU$2m
AU$324m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
AU$355m
Dec 31 2022
n/a
n/a
AU$386m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
AU$450m
Jun 30 2022
AU$5m
AU$2m
AU$513m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
AU$555m
Dec 31 2021
n/a
n/a
AU$597m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
AU$602m
Jun 30 2021
AU$5m
AU$2m
AU$607m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
AU$568m
Dec 31 2020
n/a
n/a
AU$529m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
AU$567m
Jun 30 2020
AU$4m
AU$2m
AU$605m
Compensation vs Market: Tony's total compensation ($USD2.38M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.69M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Tony's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Tony Harding (59 yo)
9.6yrs
Tenure
AU$3,384,000
Compensation
Mr. Andrew T. Harding, also known as Tony, B.Eng. (Mining Engineering), MBA, has been the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and Director of Aurizon Holdings Limited and Aurizon Network Pty Ltd. si...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Andrew Harding
MD, CEO & Director
9.6yrs
AU$3.38m
0.18% € 7.6m
Ed McKeiver
Group Executive of Coal
9yrs
AU$1.56m
0.0085% € 366.0k
Anna Dartnell
Group Executive Bulk
3.2yrs
AU$1.89m
0.0025% € 108.9k
Ian Wells
CFO & Group Executive Strategy
less than a year
no data
no data
David Wenck
Head of Legal
5.3yrs
no data
no data
Mark Hairsine
Manager of Media & Communications
no data
no data
no data
Nicole Allder
Company Secretary
3.4yrs
no data
no data
Gareth Long
Group Executive Enterprise Services
less than a year
no data
no data
3.4yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: QRL's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Andrew Harding
MD, CEO & Director
9.6yrs
AU$3.38m
0.18% € 7.6m
Marcelo de Almeida Bastos
Independent Non-Executive Director
8.7yrs
AU$225.00k
0.0039% € 168.8k
Sarah Ryan
Independent Non-Executive Director
6.6yrs
AU$208.00k
0.0040% € 173.9k
Lyell Strambi
Independent Non-Executive Director
6.6yrs
AU$228.00k
0.0042% € 182.6k
Samantha Tough
Independent Non-Executive Director
2.8yrs
AU$205.00k
0.0024% € 101.2k
Amanda McMillan
Non-Executive Director
less than a year
no data
no data
Andrew Adam
Independent Non-Executive Director
no data
no data
no data
Timothy James Longstaff
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
3.1yrs
AU$230.00k
0.0042% € 178.7k
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
60.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: QRL's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/31 07:55
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
Aurizon Holdings Limited is covered by 22 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.