Whitehaven Coal's CEO is Paul Flynn, appointed in Mar 2013, has a tenure of 13.17 years. total yearly compensation is A$6.60M, comprised of 32.3% salary and 67.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.13% of the company’s shares, worth $6.21M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9.3 years and 3.4 years respectively.
Key information
Paul Flynn
Chief executive officer
AU$6.6m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
32.26%
CEO tenure
13.2yrs
CEO ownership
0.1%
Management average tenure
9.3yrs
Board average tenure
3.4yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Paul Flynn's remuneration changed compared to Whitehaven Coal's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
n/a
n/a
AU$618m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
AU$634m
Jun 30 2025
AU$7m
AU$2m
AU$649m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
AU$435m
Dec 31 2024
n/a
n/a
AU$197m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
AU$276m
Jun 30 2024
AU$7m
AU$2m
AU$355m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
AU$749m
Dec 31 2023
n/a
n/a
AU$1b
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
AU$2b
Jun 30 2023
AU$6m
AU$2m
AU$3b
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
AU$3b
Dec 31 2022
n/a
n/a
AU$3b
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
AU$3b
Jun 30 2022
AU$6m
AU$2m
AU$2b
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
AU$922m
Dec 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-AU$109m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-AU$326m
Jun 30 2021
AU$3m
AU$2m
-AU$544m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-AU$318m
Dec 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-AU$92m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-AU$31m
Jun 30 2020
AU$3m
AU$2m
AU$30m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
AU$140m
Dec 31 2019
n/a
n/a
AU$249m
Sep 30 2019
n/a
n/a
AU$389m
Jun 30 2019
AU$3m
AU$1m
AU$528m
Compensation vs Market: Paul's total compensation ($USD4.79M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD7.08M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Paul's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Paul Flynn
13.2yrs
Tenure
AU$6,604,399
Compensation
Mr. Paul J. Flynn, BComm, FCA, has been the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Whitehaven Coal Limited since March 25, 2013 and was its Non-Executive Director. Mr. Flynn served as the Chief E...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Paul Flynn
MD, CEO & Director
13.2yrs
AU$6.60m
0.13% $ 6.2m
Kevin Ball
Chief Financial Officer
12.6yrs
AU$2.43m
0.0049% $ 228.9k
Ian Humphris
Chief Operating Officer
6.1yrs
AU$2.44m
0.061% $ 2.9m
Timothy Burt
General Counsel & Company Secretary
16.8yrs
AU$1.02m
no data
Jason Nunn
Executive General Manager of Marketing & Logistics
5.4yrs
no data
no data
Daniel Cram
Executive General Manager of People & Culture
4.8yrs
no data
no data
9.3yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: WHIT.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Paul Flynn
MD, CEO & Director
14yrs
AU$6.60m
0.13% $ 6.2m
Fiona Robertson
Independent Non-Executive Director
8.3yrs
AU$274.40k
0.0092% $ 431.8k
Michael McCormack
Independent Non-Executive Director
2.3yrs
AU$232.52k
0.0085% $ 400.7k
Anthony Mason
Independent Non-Executive Director
2.8yrs
AU$252.20k
0.0061% $ 286.5k
Mark Anthony Vaile
Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
14yrs
AU$496.50k
0.14% $ 6.8m
Brendan Pearson
Independent Non-Executive Director
less than a year
no data
no data
Wallis Graham
Independent Non-Executive Director
3.3yrs
AU$274.40k
0.0033% $ 157.6k
Nicole Brook
Independent Non-Executive Director
3.5yrs
AU$252.20k
0.0048% $ 227.0k
3.4yrs
Average Tenure
69yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: WHIT.F's board of directors are considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/11 12:41
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/11 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/06/30
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Whitehaven Coal Limited is covered by 33 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.