Vistra's CEO is Jim Burke, appointed in Dec 2020, has a tenure of 5.42 years. total yearly compensation is $15.99M, comprised of 8.7% salary and 91.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.36% of the company’s shares, worth €161.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.8 years and 6.3 years respectively.
Key information
Jim Burke
Chief executive officer
US$16.0m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
8.70%
CEO tenure
5.4yrs
CEO ownership
0.4%
Management average tenure
3.8yrs
Board average tenure
6.3yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Jim Burke's remuneration changed compared to Vistra's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
US$16m
US$1m
US$752m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$960m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Dec 31 2024
US$12m
US$1m
US$2b
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$477m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$598m
Dec 31 2023
US$10m
US$1m
US$1b
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
-US$393m
Dec 31 2022
US$9m
US$1m
-US$1b
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-US$388m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-US$1b
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$425m
Dec 31 2021
US$5m
US$853k
-US$1b
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$2b
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$2b
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$1b
Dec 31 2020
US$5m
US$843k
US$636m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
US$899m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
US$569m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
US$759m
Dec 31 2019
US$5m
US$800k
US$928m
Compensation vs Market: Jim's total compensation ($USD15.99M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD4.26M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jim's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Jim Burke (57 yo)
5.4yrs
Tenure
US$15,989,188
Compensation
Mr. James A. Burke, also known as Jim, has been President of Vistra Corp. since December 7, 2020 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Director since August 1, 2022 and served as its Chief Financia...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
James Burke
President
5.4yrs
US$15.99m
0.36% € 161.4m
Kristopher Moldovan
Executive VP & CFO
3.8yrs
US$6.71m
0.072% € 32.1m
Stephanie Moore
Executive VP
9.6yrs
US$3.17m
0.034% € 15.0m
Stacey Dore
Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer & Executive VP of Public Affairs
3.8yrs
US$6.76m
0.046% € 20.4m
Scott Hudson
Executive VP & President of Retail
9.6yrs
US$4.13m
0.11% € 49.1m
Margaret Montemayor
Senior VP
2.5yrs
no data
0.0057% € 2.5m
Tom Farrah
Senior VP & CIO
3.8yrs
no data
no data
Eric Micek
Vice President of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Amanda DonCarlos
Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
less than a year
no data
no data
Sano Blocker
Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
no data
no data
no data
Steven van Tuijl
Regional Managing Director of Continental Europe
5yrs
no data
no data
Damian Leach
Chief AI & Digital Officer
less than a year
no data
no data
3.8yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1VST's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
James Burke
President
3.8yrs
US$15.99m
0.36% € 161.4m
Paul Barbas
Independent Director
8.1yrs
US$310.69k
0.015% € 6.8m
Scott Helm
Independent Chairman of the Board
8.8yrs
US$493.49k
0.075% € 33.4m
John Sult
Independent Director
8.1yrs
US$315.69k
0.022% € 9.9m
Robert Walters
Independent Director
1.4yrs
US$272.55k
0.00034% € 150.6k
Lisa Crutchfield
Independent Director
6.3yrs
US$309.94k
0.0098% € 4.4m
Arcilia Acosta
Independent Director
6.3yrs
US$302.42k
0.014% € 6.1m
John Pitesa
Independent Director
2.2yrs
US$325.69k
0.0014% € 606.9k
Julie Lagacy
Independent Director
3.3yrs
US$320.69k
0.0059% € 2.6m
Gavin Baiera
Independent Director
9.6yrs
US$301.67k
0.015% € 6.6m
Hilary Ackermann
Independent Director
8.1yrs
US$319.94k
0.020% € 8.8m
6.3yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1VST's board of directors are considered experienced (6.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/08 12:05
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/08 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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