Lithium Americas Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Lithium Americas' CEO is Jon Evans, appointed in Aug 2018, has a tenure of 6.42 years. total yearly compensation is $3.24M, comprised of 18.5% salary and 81.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.23% of the company’s shares, worth $1.75M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.3 years and 3.6 years respectively.
Key information
Jon Evans
Chief executive officer
US$3.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 18.5% |
| CEO tenure | 6.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 1.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Lithium Americas: High Risk, But Very High Potential Reward In This Lithium Supply Gap Play
Nov 22Lithium Americas: The Unloved Market Is Getting Some Attention
Oct 17Lithium Americas: A Future Domestic U.S. Producer Warrants A Price Premium
Oct 10Lithium Americas: Right Time To Enter For A Significant Rally
Oct 01Lithium Americas: Top U.S. Strategic Metal Reserve Available At Giveaway Price
Aug 25Lithium Americas: An Unloved Market Makes Attractive Entry Point
Jul 16Lithium Americas: A Few Bullet Points On The Latest Share Price Debacle
Jun 12Lithium Americas: After Taking Several Hits, It Is Now A Value Play
Jun 04Lithium Americas: Don't Get Lost On Distorted Reports
May 29Lithium Americas: A Top Lithium Stock To Buy Now
May 09Lithium Americas: Load Up On Lithium Weakness
Mar 14Massif Capital - Lithium Americas: Why We Still Own LAC And LAAC
Feb 16Lithium Americas: A Mixed Take
Feb 07Lithium Americas: Beware Chronic Lithium Glut And Thacker Pass Project Uncertainty
Jan 15Lithium Americas Approaches Buying Zone
Dec 11Lithium Americas: Delay, Disrupt, And Destroy
Nov 21Lithium Americas: A Green Banana
Nov 07CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$33m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$25m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$8m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$3m | US$600k | -US$4m |
Compensation vs Market: Jon's total compensation ($USD3.24M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.21M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Jon's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Jon Evans (53 yo)
6.4yrs
Tenure
US$3,243,694
Compensation
Mr. Jonathan D. Evans, also known as Jon, had been Chief Executive Officer at Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. (formerly known as Lithium Americas Corp.) since May 2019, had been its President since Sept...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman of Board | 3.6yrs | US$2.56m | 0.014% $ 102.7k | |
| President | 6.4yrs | US$3.24m | 0.23% $ 1.8m | |
| Executive Vice President of Capital Projects | 1.3yrs | US$2.00m | 0.034% $ 253.5k | |
| Vice President of Resource Development | 1.3yrs | US$1.36m | 0.16% $ 1.2m | |
| Interim CFO & Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration | 1.7yrs | no data | 0.0079% $ 59.0k | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations & ESG | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 1.3yrs | no data | 0.043% $ 318.2k | |
| Vice President of Human Resources | no data | no data | 0.014% $ 107.0k |
1.3yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: LAC's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman of Board | 3.6yrs | US$2.56m | 0.014% $ 102.7k | |
| President | 7.6yrs | US$3.24m | 0.23% $ 1.8m | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$45.25k | 0.0019% $ 14.0k | |
| Independent Director | 3.6yrs | US$208.55k | 0.0037% $ 27.4k | |
| Independent Director | 5.6yrs | US$238.57k | 0.0040% $ 30.2k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 5.3yrs | US$224.60k | 0.0015% $ 11.1k | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$48.50k | no data | |
| Non-Independent Director | 1.3yrs | no data | no data |
3.6yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: LAC's board of directors are considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/01/08 23:14 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/08 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
Lithium Americas Corp. is covered by 17 analysts. 8 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 |
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| Joel Jackson | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Matthew Key | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| Lucas Pipes | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |