BKV Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
BKV's CEO is Chris Kalnin, appointed in May 2020, has a tenure of 4.67 years. total yearly compensation is $1.49M, comprised of 46.6% salary and 53.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.8% of the company’s shares, worth $56.09M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.1 years and 4.7 years respectively.
Key information
Chris Kalnin
Chief executive officer
US$1.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 46.6% |
| CEO tenure | 4.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 2.8% |
| Management average tenure | 3.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$48m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$42m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$18m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$1m | US$693k | US$117m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$335m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$391m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$699m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$1m | US$510k | US$410m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$359m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$53m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$292m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$18m | US$502k | -US$171m |
Compensation vs Market: Chris's total compensation ($USD1.49M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.50M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Chris's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Chris Kalnin (46 yo)
4.7yrs
Tenure
US$1,485,352
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
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 4.7yrs | US$1.49m | 2.8% $ 56.1m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 3.8yrs | US$726.22k | 0.32% $ 6.5m | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 4.7yrs | US$822.28k | 0.37% $ 7.5m | |
| Chief Information Officer | 1.3yrs | no data | 0.0024% $ 47.6k | |
| Chief Legal Officer | 2.5yrs | no data | 0.28% $ 5.6m | |
| Chief Technical Services Officer | 4.7yrs | no data | 0.34% $ 6.8m | |
| VP Data and Innovation | less than a year | no data | 0.062% $ 1.2m | |
| VP Ops, BKV dCarbon Ventures | less than a year | no data | 0.15% $ 3.1m | |
| Vice President of Operations | no data | no data | 0.00089% $ 17.9k | |
| Senior Director Midstream | no data | no data | 0.00012% $ 2.4k |
3.1yrs
Average Tenure
49.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: BKV's management team is considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 4.7yrs | US$1.49m | 2.8% $ 56.1m | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | US$261.80k | 0.059% $ 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 4.7yrs | US$271.80k | 0.10% $ 2.1m | |
| Chairman of the Board | 4.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | 4.7yrs | no data | 0.0095% $ 190.2k | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | 4.7yrs | no data | 0.022% $ 439.9k | |
| Director | 4.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | 4.7yrs | no data | 0.00059% $ 11.8k | |
| Independent Director | 4.7yrs | US$266.80k | 0.039% $ 784.8k | |
| Director | 2.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | 1.3yrs | US$261.80k | 0.030% $ 594.6k |
4.7yrs
Average Tenure
62.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: BKV's board of directors are considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/01/02 03:17 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
BKV Corporation is covered by 9 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Betty Jiang | Barclays |
| Scott Gruber | Citigroup Inc |
| Stephen Richardson | Evercore ISI |