Otter Tail's CEO is Chuck MacFarlane, appointed in Apr 2015, has a tenure of 11.33 years. total yearly compensation is $6.79M, comprised of 12.8% salary and 87.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.79% of the company’s shares, worth €26.50M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.5 years and 6.5 years respectively.
Key information
Chuck MacFarlane
Chief executive officer
US$6.8m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
12.77%
CEO tenure
11.3yrs
CEO ownership
0.8%
Management average tenure
8.5yrs
Board average tenure
6.5yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Chuck MacFarlane's remuneration changed compared to Otter Tail's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Jun 30 2026
n/a
n/a
US$195m
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
US$280m
Dec 31 2025
US$7m
US$868k
US$276m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$279m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$286m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$295m
Dec 31 2024
US$6m
US$838k
US$302m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$305m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$311m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$306m
Dec 31 2023
US$6m
US$806k
US$294m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$278m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$271m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$275m
Dec 31 2022
US$5m
US$775k
US$284m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$294m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$262m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$218m
Dec 31 2021
US$5m
US$750k
US$177m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$144m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$127m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
US$102m
Dec 31 2020
US$5m
US$680k
US$96m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
US$98m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
US$86m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
US$85m
Dec 31 2019
US$6m
US$700k
US$87m
Compensation vs Market: Chuck's total compensation ($USD6.79M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.21M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Chuck's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Chuck MacFarlane (61 yo)
11.3yrs
Tenure
US$6,792,688
Compensation
Mr. Charles S. MacFarlane, also known as Chuck, has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Otter Tail Corporation since April 13, 2015 and served as its President since April 13, 2015 to April 13...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Charles MacFarlane
CEO & Director
11.3yrs
US$6.79m
0.79% € 26.5m
Timothy Rogelstad
President
less than a year
US$1.94m
0.15% € 5.2m
Jennifer Smestad
Senior VP
8.6yrs
US$1.51m
0.047% € 1.6m
Todd Wahlund
Senior Vice President
less than a year
US$1.76m
0.032% € 1.1m
John Abbott
Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Platform
11.5yrs
US$1.64m
0.13% € 4.5m
Tyler Nelson
VP & Chief Financial Officer
less than a year
no data
0.010% € 349.6k
Beth Eiken
Manager of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Stephanie Hoff
Director of Corporate Communications
8.3yrs
no data
no data
Paul Knutson
Vice President of Human Resources
13.9yrs
no data
0.049% € 1.7m
8.5yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: OT4's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Charles MacFarlane
CEO & Director
11.3yrs
US$6.79m
0.79% € 26.5m
Nathan Partain
Independent Chairman of the Board
33.6yrs
US$318.70k
0.19% € 6.4m
Thomas Webb
Independent Director
8.3yrs
US$240.90k
0.042% € 1.4m
John Erickson
Independent Director
19.3yrs
US$211.90k
0.37% € 12.3m
Jeanne Crain
Independent Director
3.6yrs
US$225.90k
0.017% € 567.7k
Steven Rasche
Director
less than a year
no data
0.0048% € 160.5k
Mary Ludford
Independent Director
3.6yrs
US$225.90k
0.017% € 567.7k
Kathryn Johnson
Independent Director
13.3yrs
US$225.90k
0.070% € 2.4m
Christopher Clark
Director
less than a year
no data
0.0045% € 152.7k
Michael Lebeau
Independent Director
4.6yrs
US$240.90k
0.022% € 746.6k
6.5yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: OT4's board of directors are considered experienced (6.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/08/14 01:56
End of Day Share Price
2026/08/14 00:00
Earnings
2026/06/30
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Otter Tail Corporation is covered by 8 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.