Elkem Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Elkem's CEO is Helge Aasen, appointed in Jun 2021, has a tenure of 3.42 years. total yearly compensation is NOK11.52M, comprised of 59.9% salary and 40.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.011% of the company’s shares, worth NOK1.20M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 13.8 years and 5.6 years respectively.

Key information

Helge Aasen

Chief executive officer

NOK 11.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	59.9%
CEO tenure	3.4yrs
CEO ownership	0.01%
Management average tenure	13.8yrs
Board average tenure	5.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Elkem ASA Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Jul 17

These 4 Measures Indicate That Elkem (OB:ELK) Is Using Debt In A Risky Way

Jun 11

Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

May 27

Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

May 11

Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) First-Quarter Report

Apr 22

What Does Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Share Price Indicate?

Apr 09

Is Elkem (OB:ELK) A Risky Investment?

Dec 15

Why Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) Could Be Worth Watching

Oct 23

Elkem (OB:ELK) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Oct 04

Does Elkem (OB:ELK) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Aug 19

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Elkem ASA (OB:ELK)

Aug 03

What Is Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Share Price Doing?

Jul 15

Why We Like The Returns At Elkem (OB:ELK)

Jun 21

Is Elkem (OB:ELK) Using Too Much Debt?

Apr 16

A Look At The Fair Value Of Elkem ASA (OB:ELK)

Apr 03

Elkem (OB:ELK) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

Mar 20

Are Investors Undervaluing Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) By 33%?

Nov 25

Is Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) Trading At A 37% Discount?

Aug 16

Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) Revenue Forecasts By 10%

Jul 20

Why We Like The Returns At Elkem (OB:ELK)

Jul 08

Is There Now An Opportunity In Elkem ASA (OB:ELK)?

May 06

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Helge Aasen's remuneration changed compared to Elkem's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	NOK 46m
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	-NOK 502m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	-NOK 1b
Dec 31 2023	NOK 12m	NOK 7m	NOK 72m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	NOK 1b
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	NOK 5b
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	NOK 8b
Dec 31 2022	NOK 17m	NOK 6m	NOK 10b
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	NOK 11b
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	NOK 9b
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	NOK 7b
Dec 31 2021	NOK 9m	NOK 3m	NOK 5b
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	NOK 3b
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	NOK 1b
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	NOK 672m
Dec 31 2020	NOK 244k	n/a	NOK 239m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	NOK 150m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	NOK 460m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	NOK 616m
Dec 31 2019	NOK 17m	NOK 5m	NOK 855m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	NOK 1b
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	NOK 2b
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	NOK 3b
Dec 31 2018	NOK 19m	NOK 5m	NOK 3b

Compensation vs Market: Helge's total compensation ($USD1.03M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Norwegian market ($USD730.15K).

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

CEO

Helge Aasen (61 yo)

3.4yrs

Tenure

NOK 11,517,000

Compensation

Mr. Helge Aasen serves as Chief Executive Officer at Elkem ASA since October 18, 2021 and served as its Director since December 1, 2019 until June 2021 and has been its Interim Chief Executive Officer sinc...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Helge Aasen	Chief Executive Officer	3.4yrs	NOK 11.52m	0.011% NOK 1.2m
Morten Viga	Chief Financial Officer	18.3yrs	NOK 5.58m	0.0074% NOK 819.2k
Havard Moe	Senior Vice President of Technology	16.8yrs	NOK 4.17m	0.0016% NOK 175.1k
Katja Lehland	Senior Vice President of Human Resources	13.8yrs	NOK 4.94m	no data
Asbjoern Soevik	Senior Vice President of Green Ventures & Digital	17.8yrs	NOK 5.12m	0.0016% NOK 175.1k
Inge Grubben-Stroemnes	Senior Vice President of Silicon Products	16.3yrs	NOK 5.61m	0.0056% NOK 615.2k
Louis Vovelle	Senior Vice President of Innovation and Research & Development	9.8yrs	NOK 4.00m	0.0011% NOK 120.8k
Luiz Simao	Senior Vice President of Carbon Solutions Division	4.3yrs	NOK 4.89m	0.0035% NOK 384.7k
Morten Voll	Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development	1.8yrs	NOK 4.00m	0.0016% NOK 181.8k
Tom Preststulen	Managing Partner	no data	no data	no data
Odd-Geir Lyngstad	Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Fredrik Norman	VP Corporate Communications and Public Affairs	no data	no data	no data

13.8yrs

Average Tenure

60.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: ELK's management team is seasoned and experienced (13.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Dag Opedal	Independent Vice Chair of the Board	6.7yrs	NOK 782.00k	0.0063% NOK 699.5k
Olivier Louis Marie Gerard de Clermont-Tonnerre	Director	13.8yrs	NOK 521.00k	0.0024% NOK 271.6k
Marianne Johnsen	Independent Director	5.6yrs	NOK 521.00k	no data
Terje Hanssen	Employee Representative Director	14.8yrs	NOK 420.00k	no data
Yougen Ge	Director	5.6yrs	NOK 420.00k	no data
Marianne Faeroyvik	Employee Representative Director	8.2yrs	NOK 420.00k	0.00078% NOK 86.5k
Zhigang Hao	Director	7.8yrs	NOK 990.00k	no data
Heidi Feldborg	Employee Representative Observer	5.4yrs	NOK 210.00k	no data
Grace Tang	Independent Director	3.6yrs	NOK 521.00k	no data
Per Aas	Employee Representative Observer	4.3yrs	NOK 16.00k	no data
Nathalie Brunelle	Independent Director	2.6yrs	NOK 420.00k	no data
Bo Li	Chairman	1.8yrs	NOK 48.00k	no data

5.6yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: ELK's board of directors are considered experienced (5.6 years average tenure).

Elkem Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Elkem ASA, Annual General Meeting, Apr 30, 2025

Elkem ASA Announces Board Changes

Less than half of directors are independent

Elkem Appoints Sandy Chen as Acting Senior Vice President for Silicones Division

Chief Executive Officer recently bought kr500k worth of stock

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

There May Be Reason For Hope In Elkem's (OB:ELK) Disappointing Earnings

Elkem ASA Just Missed EPS By 51%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: kr0.14 (vs kr0.72 loss in 3Q 2023)

Elkem to Launch A New Generation of Silicone Solutions for Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing At Formnext 2024 in Frankfurt

Little Excitement Around Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Revenues

The Returns On Capital At Elkem (OB:ELK) Don't Inspire Confidence

Elkem ASA Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: kr1.35 (vs kr0.057 in 2Q 2023)

Elkem ASA, Annual General Meeting, Apr 30, 2025

Elkem ASA to Report First Half, 2025 Results on Jul 15, 2025

These 4 Measures Indicate That Elkem (OB:ELK) Is Using Debt In A Risky Way

Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

Elkem ASA Announces Board Changes

Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) First-Quarter Report

New major risk - Financial position

What Does Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Share Price Indicate?

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Less than half of directors are independent

An unknown buyer acquired unknown minority stake in Vianode AS from Elkem ASA (OB:ELK).

Elkem Appoints Sandy Chen as Acting Senior Vice President for Silicones Division

Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) entered into Share Purchase Agreement to acquire REC Solar Norway AS from REC Solar Holdings AS for approximately NOK 230 million.

Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) entered into Share Purchase Agreement to acquire REC Solar Norway AS from REC Solar Holdings AS for approximately NOK 230 million.

Elkem Postpones Start-Up of Iceland Furnace

Is Elkem (OB:ELK) A Risky Investment?

Price target decreased by 12% to kr21.80

Price target decreased by 8.1% to kr24.80

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Price target decreased by 10% to kr26.00

Why Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) Could Be Worth Watching

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 15%

Elkem (OB:ELK) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Elkem Launches UV Hg and UV LED Curable Silicone Solutions for Sustainable Release Coatings

Price target decreased by 14% to kr29.80

Does Elkem (OB:ELK) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Elkem ASA (OB:ELK)

Price target decreased by 8.0% to kr34.50

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Chief Executive Officer recently bought kr500k worth of stock

What Is Elkem ASA's (OB:ELK) Share Price Doing?

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: kr0.057 (vs kr4.67 in 2Q 2022)

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 10%

Price target decreased by 8.5% to kr37.50

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Why We Like The Returns At Elkem (OB:ELK)

Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) acquired VUM, a.s. from ZSNP, a.s.

Elkem ASA to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 24, 2024

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of kr6.00 per share at 17% yield

Is Elkem (OB:ELK) Using Too Much Debt?

A Look At The Fair Value Of Elkem ASA (OB:ELK)

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Elkem (OB:ELK) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

Less than half of directors are independent

Elkem Asa Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

Elkem Announces Executive Changes, Effective 1 February 2023

Elkem Curtails Production in Norway Due to High Power Prices

Are Investors Undervaluing Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) By 33%?

Less than half of directors are independent

Elkem to Present Silbione™ Biomedical Range At COMPAMED 2022

Norsk Hydro ASA (OB:NHY) and Altor Fund V AB completed the acquisition of Altor Equity Partners AB entered into an agreement to acquire 60% from Elkem ASA (OB:ELK).

Elkem ASA Announces Process Industry Strike in Norway Called Off and Affected Plants at Salten, Rana, Thamshavn and Fiskaa Will Resume Normal Production

Elkem ASA Announces Production Affected At Four Elkem Plants

Elkem ASA to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 25, 2023

Is Elkem ASA (OB:ELK) Trading At A 37% Discount?

Insider recently sold kr397k worth of stock

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 12%