DRDGOLD Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

DRDGOLD's CEO is Niel Pretorius, appointed in Jan 2009, has a tenure of 14.42 years. total yearly compensation is ZAR22.42M, comprised of 34.1% salary and 65.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.089% of the company’s shares, worth MX$14.31M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.4 years and 6.5 years respectively.

Key information

Niel Pretorius

Chief executive officer

R22.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage34.1%
CEO tenure14.4yrs
CEO ownership0.09%
Management average tenure8.4yrs
Board average tenure6.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Niel Pretorius's remuneration changed compared to DRDGOLD's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2022n/an/a

R1b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

R1b

Jun 30 2022R22mR8m

R1b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

R1b

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

R986m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

R1b

Jun 30 2021R38mR7m

R1b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

R1b

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

R1b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

R943m

Jun 30 2020R19mR7m

R635m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

R546m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

R458m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

R268m

Jun 30 2019R13mR6m

R79m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-R11m

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

-R100m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

-R47m

Jun 30 2018R11mR6m

R7m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

R39m

Dec 31 2017n/an/a

R72m

Sep 30 2017n/an/a

R43m

Jun 30 2017R6mR6m

R14m

Mar 31 2017n/an/a

R30m

Dec 31 2016n/an/a

R47m

Sep 30 2016n/an/a

R54m

Jun 30 2016R10mR5m

R62m

Compensation vs Market: Niel's total compensation ($USD1.20M) is above average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD622.63K).

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


CEO

Niel Pretorius (56 yo)

14.4yrs

Tenure

R22,415,000

Compensation

Mr. Daniel Johannes Pretorius, also known as Niel, B.Proc., LLB, LLM, serves as Chief Executive Officer at DRDGOLD Ltd. since January 1, 2009. Mr. Pretorius served as the Chief Executive Officer of Ergo Mi...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Daniel Pretorius
CEO & Executive Director14.4yrsR22.42m0.089%
ZAR 14.3m
Adriaan Davel
CFO & Executive Director8.4yrsR12.80m0.039%
ZAR 6.3m
Wilhelm Schoeman
Chief Operating Officer8.9yrsR12.55mno data
Elise Beukes
Company Secretary3.7yrsR3.24mno data
Francois Bouwer
Group Financial Accountantno datano datano data
Shalin Naidoo
Chief Information & Technology Officer1.6yrsno datano data
Kevin Kruger
Managing Director of Far West Gold Recoveries Proprietary Limited4.8yrsno datano data
Henry Gouws
Managing Director of Ergo Mining Operations Proprietary Limited11.7yrsno datano data
Mpho Mashatola
Group Financial Controllerno datano datano data

8.4yrs

Average Tenure

49yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: DRD N's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.4 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Daniel Pretorius
CEO & Executive Director14.8yrsR22.42m0.089%
ZAR 14.3m
Adriaan Davel
CFO & Executive Director8.4yrsR12.80m0.039%
ZAR 6.3m
Timothy Cumming
Non-Executive Chairman2.8yrsR1.27mno data
Jean Nel
Independent Non-Executive Director4.6yrsR844.00kno data
Edmund Jeneker
Lead Independent Non-Executive Director15.6yrsR884.00kno data
Thulo Moletsane
Chairman of ERGO Mining Operations (Proprietary) Limitedno datano datano data
Johan Holtzhausen
Independent Non-Executive Director9.2yrsR808.00kno data
Thoko Victoria Buyiswa Mnyango
Independent Non-Executive Director6.5yrsR772.00kno data
Kuby Lebina
Independent Non-Executive Director4.1yrsR817.00kno data
Charmel Flemming
Independent Non-Executive Director2.8yrsR778.00kno data

6.5yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: DRD N's board of directors are considered experienced (6.5 years average tenure).


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