Lithium Americas Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Lithium Americas' CEO is Jon Evans, appointed in Aug 2018, has a tenure of 5.67 years. total yearly compensation is $3.24M, comprised of 18.5% salary and 81.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.26% of the company’s shares, worth $2.65M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.5 years and 2.8 years respectively.
Key information
Jon Evans
Chief executive officer
US$3.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 18.5% |
| CEO tenure | 5.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.3% |
| Management average tenure | less than a year |
| Board average tenure | 2.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Lithium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ($USD3.42M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Jon's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Jon Evans (52 yo)
5.7yrs
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 | 2.8yrs | US$2.56m | 0.059% $ 592.3k | |
| President | 5.7yrs | US$3.24m | 0.26% $ 2.7m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | less than a year | US$3.61m | 0.041% $ 412.7k | |
| Executive Vice President of Capital Projects | less than a year | US$2.00m | 0.027% $ 275.3k | |
| Vice President of Resource Development | less than a year | US$1.36m | 0.27% $ 2.7m | |
| Senior Vice President of Finance & Administration | less than a year | no data | 0.0070% $ 70.0k | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations & ESG | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | less than a year | no data | 0.046% $ 459.1k | |
| Vice President of Human Resources | no data | no data | 0.0040% $ 39.7k | |
| Corporate Counsel & Corporate Secretary | less than a year | no data | no data |
0.5yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: LAC's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman of Board | 2.8yrs | US$2.56m | 0.059% $ 592.3k | |
| President | 6.8yrs | US$3.24m | 0.26% $ 2.7m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0014% $ 14.4k | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$208.55k | 0.00050% $ 5.0k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$238.57k | 0.0041% $ 40.8k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 4.5yrs | US$224.60k | 0.0015% $ 15.0k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$48.50k | no data | |
| Non-Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
2.8yrs
Average Tenure
57.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: LAC's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.