Frontline Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Frontline's CEO is Lars Barstad, appointed in Oct 2020, has a tenure of 5.17 years. total yearly compensation is $3.14M, comprised of 11.8% salary and 88.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.049% of the company’s shares, worth NOK25.84M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.2 years and 3.6 years respectively.
Key information
Lars Barstad
Chief executive officer
US$3.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 11.84% |
| CEO tenure | 5.2yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.05% |
| Management average tenure | 5.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$218m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$238m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$348m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$3m | US$372k | US$496m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$547m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$595m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$638m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$2m | US$404k | US$656m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$777m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$826m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$646m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$1m | US$376k | US$476m |
Compensation vs Market: Lars's total compensation ($USD3.14M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD4.26M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Lars's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Lars Barstad (54 yo)
Mr. Lars H. Barstad serves as Interim Chief Executive Officer at Frontline Management AS at Frontline plc since October 2020 and served as Commercial Director since 2015. Mr. Barstad has experience in the...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer of Frontline Management AS | 5.2yrs | US$3.14m | 0.049% NOK 25.8m | |
| Chief Financial Officer of Frontline Management AS | 13.9yrs | no data | 0.13% NOK 70.5m | |
| Secretary | 3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: FROO's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Executive Director | 28.1yrs | US$532.00k | 35.64% NOK 18.6b | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 10.6yrs | US$1.09m | 0.050% NOK 26.3m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 7.3yrs | US$542.00k | 0.020% NOK 10.3m | |
| Director | 2yrs | US$60.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.6yrs | US$60.00k | no data | |
| Director | 1yr | US$3.00k | 0.0022% NOK 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 1yr | US$3.00k | no data |
Experienced Board: FROO's board of directors are considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/12/05 09:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/12/05 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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
Frontline plc is covered by 18 analysts. 8 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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| null null | ABG Sundal Collier |
| Gregory Lewis | BTIG |
| Marius Furuly | Carnegie Investment Bank AB |