BKV Corporation

NYSE:BKV Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.8b

BKV Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

BKV's CEO is Chris Kalnin, appointed in May 2020, has a tenure of 5.17 years. total yearly compensation is $4.52M, comprised of 15.5% salary and 84.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.72% of the company’s shares, worth $47.75M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.3 years and 5.2 years respectively.

Key information

Chris Kalnin

Chief executive officer

US$4.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage15.49%
CEO tenure5.2yrs
CEO ownership2.7%
Management average tenure1.3yrs
Board average tenure5.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Revenues Tell The Story For BKV Corporation (NYSE:BKV) As Its Stock Soars 32%

May 13
Revenues Tell The Story For BKV Corporation (NYSE:BKV) As Its Stock Soars 32%

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Chris Kalnin's remuneration changed compared to BKV's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$183m

Dec 31 2024US$5mUS$700k

-US$143m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$48m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$42m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$18m

Dec 31 2023US$1mUS$693k

US$117m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$335m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$391m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$699m

Dec 31 2022US$1mUS$510k

US$410m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$359m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$53m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$292m

Dec 31 2021US$18mUS$502k

-US$171m

Compensation vs Market: Chris's total compensation ($USD4.52M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.04M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Chris's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Chris Kalnin (47 yo)

5.2yrs
Tenure
US$4,518,960
Compensation

Mr. Christopher Pungya Kalnin, also known as Chris, has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director of BKV Corporation (alternate name as BKV Corporation, LLC) since its formation in May 2020 and founded...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Christopher Kalnin
CEO & Director5.2yrsUS$4.52m2.72%
$ 47.8m
Eric Jacobsen
President of Upstreamless than a yearUS$2.28m0.31%
$ 5.4m
David Tameron
Chief Financial Officerless than a yearno data0.052%
$ 910.7k
Barry Turcotte
Chief Accounting Officer2.6yrsno data0.0017%
$ 30.2k
Mary Valois
Chief Information Officer1.8yrsno data0.0058%
$ 101.9k
Lindsay Larrick
Chief Legal & Administrative Officer and Secretary3yrsno data0.25%
$ 4.4m
Ethan Ngo
Chief Corporate Development Officer5.2yrsno data0.13%
$ 2.3m
Lauren Read
Senior Vice President of dCarbon Venturesless than a yearno data0.087%
$ 1.5m
Dilanka Seimon
Chief Commercial Officerless than a yearno data0.012%
$ 207.7k
Samid Hoda
VP Data and Innovationless than a yearno data0.061%
$ 1.1m
Travis Lauer
Vice President of Operationsno datano data0.0038%
$ 66.0k
Simon Bowman
Senior Director Midstreamno datano data0.00096%
$ 16.8k
1.3yrs
Average Tenure
50.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: BKV's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Christopher Kalnin
CEO & Director5.2yrsUS$4.52m2.72%
$ 47.8m
Sunit Patel
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$217.68k0.059%
$ 1.0m
Charles Miller
Independent Director5.2yrsUS$223.66k0.10%
$ 1.8m
Chanin Vongkusolkit
Chairman of the Board5.2yrsUS$90.54kno data
Anon Sirisaengtaksin
Director5.2yrsUS$61.25k0.0059%
$ 103.8k
Carla Mashinski
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$221.69kno data
Thiti Mekavichai
Director5.2yrsUS$58.59k0.022%
$ 384.0k
Somruedee Chaimongkol
Director5.2yrsUS$63.91kno data
Akaraphong Dayananda
Director5.2yrsUS$58.59k0.00059%
$ 10.3k
Joseph Davis
Independent Director5.2yrsUS$220.00k0.039%
$ 685.2k
Sinon Vongkusolkit
Director3yrsUS$57.26kno data
Kirana Limpaphayom
Director1.8yrsUS$57.26k0.030%
$ 519.0k
5.2yrs
Average Tenure
63.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: BKV's board of directors are considered experienced (5.2 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/31 06:38
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/31 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

BKV Corporation is covered by 13 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Wei JiangBarclays
Scott GruberCitigroup Inc
Christopher BakerEvercore ISI