Rockhopper Exploration's CEO is Sam Moody, appointed in Sep 2010, has a tenure of 15.75 years. total yearly compensation is $640.63K, comprised of 63.5% salary and 36.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.55% of the company’s shares, worth $4.57M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 15.4 years and 2.7 years respectively.
Key information
Sam Moody
Chief executive officer
US$640.6k
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
63.51%
CEO tenure
15.8yrs
CEO ownership
0.6%
Management average tenure
15.4yrs
Board average tenure
2.7yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Sam Moody's remuneration changed compared to Rockhopper Exploration's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
n/a
n/a
-US$38m
Dec 31 2024
US$641k
US$407k
US$46m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$15m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$5m
Dec 31 2023
US$551k
US$396k
-US$3m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$15m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$34m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$35m
Dec 31 2022
US$681k
US$409k
US$36m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$15m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-US$5m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
-US$6m
Dec 31 2021
US$451k
US$383k
-US$8m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$10m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$13m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$125m
Dec 31 2020
US$658k
US$466k
-US$237m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$234m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$231m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$126m
Dec 31 2019
US$704k
US$504k
-US$21m
Compensation vs Market: Sam's total compensation ($USD640.63K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.69M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Sam's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Sam Moody (56 yo)
15.8yrs
Tenure
US$640,634
Compensation
Mr. Samuel John Moody, also known as Sam, is a Co-founder of Rockhopper Exploration plc. (Rockhopper Exploration Limited) and also has been its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director since September...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Samuel Moody
Co-Founder
15.8yrs
US$640.63k
0.55% $ 4.6m
William Perry
Group Financial Controller & CFO
15.4yrs
no data
no data
Janette Davies
Company Secretary
15.3yrs
no data
no data
15.4yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: RCKH.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (15.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Samuel Moody
Co-Founder
21.3yrs
US$640.63k
0.55% $ 4.6m
Simon Thomson
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
2.7yrs
US$125.20k
no data
Richard Slape
Non-Executive Director
less than a year
no data
no data
Paul Mayland
Independent Non-Executive Director
2.7yrs
US$62.60k
no data
Alison Baker
Senior Independent Director
7.8yrs
US$65.73k
0.027% $ 225.5k
2.7yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: RCKH.F's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/05 09:22
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/05 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Rockhopper Exploration plc is covered by 16 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.