Pollard Banknote's CEO is John Pollard, appointed in Jan 1997, has a tenure of 29.5 years. total yearly compensation is CA$536.78K, comprised of 72.5% salary and 27.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 21.31% of the company’s shares, worth $71.88M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9 years and 15.3 years respectively.
Key information
John Pollard
Chief executive officer
CA$536.8k
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
72.46%
CEO tenure
29.5yrs
CEO ownership
21.3%
Management average tenure
9yrs
Board average tenure
15.3yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has John Pollard's remuneration changed compared to Pollard Banknote's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
CA$26m
Dec 31 2025
CA$537k
CA$389k
CA$35m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
CA$28m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
CA$36m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
CA$40m
Dec 31 2024
CA$573k
CA$389k
CA$35m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
CA$48m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
CA$38m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
CA$34m
Dec 31 2023
CA$688k
CA$387k
CA$31m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
CA$31m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
CA$23m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
CA$18m
Dec 31 2022
CA$387k
CA$289k
CA$19m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
CA$14m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
CA$13m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
CA$19m
Dec 31 2021
CA$369k
CA$289k
CA$20m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
CA$27m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
CA$40m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
CA$42m
Dec 31 2020
CA$351k
CA$289k
CA$33m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
CA$26m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
CA$17m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
CA$13m
Dec 31 2019
CA$340k
CA$289k
CA$22m
Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD378.75K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.45M).
Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
John Pollard (64 yo)
29.5yrs
Tenure
CA$536,779
Compensation
Mr. John S. Pollard, B.Comm., CA, has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer at Pollard Banknote Limited since 1997, which acts as general Partner of Pollard Banknote Income Fund. Mr. Pollard joined Pollard B...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Gordon Pollard
Executive Chairman
21.5yrs
CA$102.59k
21.31% $ 71.9m
John Pollard
Co-CEO & Director
29.5yrs
CA$536.78k
21.31% $ 71.9m
Douglas Pollard
Co-CEO & Director
15.2yrs
CA$534.78k
21.31% $ 71.9m
Robert Rose
Executive VP of Finance & CFO
30.5yrs
CA$781.42k
0.24% $ 810.0k
Riva Richard
Executive VP of Legal Affairs
no data
CA$773.42k
0.0081% $ 27.4k
Robert Young
Executive Vice President of Global Lottery
1.5yrs
CA$796.19k
0.047% $ 158.3k
Pedro Melo
Executive Vice President of Information Technology & Digital
9yrs
CA$821.42k
0.0057% $ 19.3k
Margaret Proven
Executive Vice President of Human Resources
no data
no data
no data
Steven Fingold
Executive Vice President of Charitable Gaming
5.7yrs
CA$693.10k
no data
Jeff Versterre
Executive Vice President of Lottery Operations
1yr
no data
no data
Manny Atwal
Executive Vice President of Global Lottery Sales & Development
less than a year
no data
no data
9.0yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: PBKO.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (9 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Gordon Pollard
Executive Chairman
21.5yrs
CA$102.59k
21.31% $ 71.9m
John Pollard
Co-CEO & Director
21.5yrs
CA$536.78k
21.31% $ 71.9m
Douglas Pollard
Co-CEO & Director
21.5yrs
CA$534.78k
21.31% $ 71.9m
David Brown
Independent Director
9.2yrs
CA$95.00k
0.020% $ 67.3k
Carmele Peter
Independent Director
3.2yrs
CA$90.00k
no data
Lee Meagher
Independent Lead Director
5.2yrs
CA$90.00k
0.011% $ 37.1k
15.3yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: PBKO.F's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 15.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/09 00:34
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
Pollard Banknote Limited is covered by 8 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.