Ariana Resources plc

AIM:AAU Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£31.2m

Ariana Resources Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Ariana Resources' CEO is Ahmet Sener, appointed in Apr 2005, has a tenure of 19.75 years. total yearly compensation is £307.00K, comprised of 91.5% salary and 8.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.17% of the company’s shares, worth £365.90K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 10.9 years and 8.4 years respectively.

Key information

Ahmet Sener

Chief executive officer

UK£307.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage91.5%
CEO tenure19.8yrs
CEO ownership1.2%
Management average tenure10.9yrs
Board average tenure8.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

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CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ahmet Sener's remuneration changed compared to Ariana Resources's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£324k

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

UK£53k

Dec 31 2023UK£307kUK£281k

-UK£218k

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£746k

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£2m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

UK£3m

Dec 31 2022UK£260kUK£236k

UK£4m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£3m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£1m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

UK£3m

Dec 31 2021UK£248kUK£225k

UK£4m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£6m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£8m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

UK£6m

Dec 31 2020UK£185kUK£162k

UK£5m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

UK£6m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

UK£7m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

UK£7m

Dec 31 2019UK£138kUK£115k

UK£7m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

UK£6m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

UK£4m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

UK£3m

Dec 31 2018UK£166kUK£150k

UK£2m

Compensation vs Market: Ahmet's total compensation ($USD381.66K) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD351.13K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ahmet's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Ahmet Sener (48 yo)

19.8yrs

Tenure

UK£307,000

Compensation

Dr. Ahmet Kerim Sener, B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc., DIC, Ph D., FGSL, MIMM, MSEC, has been Managing Director and Executive Director at Ariana Resources plc since April 2005. He serves as Independent Non-Executive...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Michael de Villiers
Executive Chairman & Company Secretary11.5yrsUK£170.00k2.65%
£ 825.0k
Ahmet Sener
MD & Executive Director19.8yrsUK£307.00k1.17%
£ 365.9k
William Benedict Payne
CFO & Non-Executive Director17.8yrsUK£44.00k0.62%
£ 193.1k
Andrew Du Toit
Operations Director & Director1yrno datano data
Peter van Borgh
Group Technical Managerno datano datano data
Mentor Demi
Managing Director of Western Tethyan Resources4yrsno datano data
Fatma Özkan
General Managerno datano datano data
Selim Senoz
Geological Database Managerno datano datano data

10.9yrs

Average Tenure

53.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: AAU's management team is seasoned and experienced (10.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Michael de Villiers
Executive Chairman & Company Secretary11.5yrsUK£170.00k2.65%
£ 825.0k
Ahmet Sener
MD & Executive Director19.8yrsUK£307.00k1.17%
£ 365.9k
William Benedict Payne
CFO & Non-Executive Director14.5yrsUK£44.00k0.62%
£ 193.1k
Andrew Du Toit
Operations Director & Directorless than a yearno datano data
Christopher Stuart Sangster
Independent Non-Executive Director8.4yrsUK£61.00k0.43%
£ 134.8k
Matthew Randall
Alternate Director1yrno datano data
Nicholas John Graham
Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno data19.52%
£ 6.1m

8.4yrs

Average Tenure

60.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AAU's board of directors are considered experienced (8.4 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/29 01:16
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/29 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Ariana Resources plc is covered by 3 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Tom HayesEdison Investment Research
Michael GreenGrowth Equities & Company Research
Kieron HodgsonPanmure Liberum