Talen Energy's CEO is Mac McFarland, appointed in May 2023, has a tenure of 3.17 years. total yearly compensation is $18.74M, comprised of 6% salary and 94% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.54% of the company’s shares, worth €83.85M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.1 years and 3.2 years respectively.
Key information
Mac McFarland
Chief executive officer
US$18.7m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
6.04%
CEO tenure
3.2yrs
CEO ownership
0.5%
Management average tenure
2.1yrs
Board average tenure
3.2yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Mac McFarland's remuneration changed compared to Talen Energy's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
-US$21m
Dec 31 2025
US$19m
US$1m
-US$219m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$226m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$187m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$569m
Dec 31 2024
US$6m
US$1m
US$998m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$853m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$428m
Dec 31 2023
US$30m
US$684k
US$134m
Compensation vs Market: Mac's total compensation ($USD18.74M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD6.30M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mac's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Mac McFarland (57 yo)
3.2yrs
Tenure
US$18,739,647
Compensation
Mr. Mark Allen McFarland, also known as Mac, is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Talen Energy Corporation since May 2023 and was its President since May 2023 until December 15, 2025. Mr. McFarland s...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Mark McFarland
CEO & Director
3.2yrs
US$18.74m
0.54% € 83.8m
Terry Nutt
President
less than a year
US$6.81m
0.14% € 21.8m
Brad Berryman
Chief Operating Officer
less than a year
US$5.41m
0.14% € 21.8m
Andrew Wright
Chief Administrative Officer
3.1yrs
US$5.39m
0.15% € 22.6m
Cole Muller
Chief Financial Officer
less than a year
US$2.91m
0.090% € 13.8m
Anthony Plagens
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer
no data
no data
0.014% € 2.2m
Daniel Kelly
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
less than a year
no data
no data
Taryne Williams
Director of Corporate Communications
no data
no data
no data
Dale Lebsack
Chief Asset Development Officer
6.9yrs
no data
0.13% € 20.3m
Christopher Morice
Chief Commercial Officer
3.1yrs
no data
0.10% € 15.8m
Jennifer Mansh
Senior Vice President of Regulatory & External Affairs
2.5yrs
no data
no data
Darren Olagues
Chief Development Officer
1.8yrs
no data
0.0096% € 1.5m
2.1yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1TLN's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Mark McFarland
CEO & Director
3.2yrs
US$18.74m
0.54% € 83.8m
Stephen Schaefer
Independent Chairman of the Board
3.2yrs
US$672.02k
0.041% € 6.4m
Anthony Horton
Independent Director
3.2yrs
US$359.10k
0.019% € 3.0m
Joseph Nigro
Independent Director
3.2yrs
US$346.60k
0.011% € 1.7m
Gizman Abbas
Independent Director
3.2yrs
US$359.10k
0.0054% € 838.8k
Karen Hyde
Independent Director
3.2yrs
US$354.10k
0.011% € 1.7m
Christine Schwartzstein
Independent Director
3.2yrs
US$341.60k
0.014% € 2.2m
3.2yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1TLN's board of directors are considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/09 14:12
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/09 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Talen Energy Corporation is covered by 27 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.