Caledonia Mining Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Caledonia Mining's CEO is John Learmonth, appointed in Jul 2022, has a tenure of 11.5 years. total yearly compensation is $964.90K, comprised of 55.2% salary and 44.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.12% of the company’s shares, worth $4.66M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.7 years and 3.2 years respectively.
Key information
John Learmonth
Chief executive officer
US$964.9k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 55.24% |
| CEO tenure | 3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 1.1% |
| Management average tenure | 2.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.2yrs |
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$25m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$965k | US$533k | US$18m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$5m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$7m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$2m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$781k | US$518k | -US$8m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$9m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$7m |
| Jan 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$11m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$29m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$28m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$19m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$805k | US$480k | US$18m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$17m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$14m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$17m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$886k | US$436k | US$20m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$20m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$22m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$40m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$662k | US$434k | US$41m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$41m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$37m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$17m |
| Jan 01 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$10m |
Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD964.90K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.56M).
Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
John Learmonth (61 yo)
Mr. John Mark Learmonth serves as Chief Executive Officer at Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (formerly, Caledonia Mining Corporation) since July 01, 2022 and has been Non-Independent Director its since 20...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Non-Independent Director | 3yrs | US$964.90k | 1.12% $ 4.7m | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 1.2yrs | US$881.25k | 0.076% $ 315.8k | |
| Head of Risk & Compliance | 8.5yrs | US$542.30k | 0.19% $ 799.4k | |
| Vice President of Corporate Development | 9yrs | US$541.15k | 0.024% $ 100.1k | |
| Non-Independent Executive Director | 2.5yrs | US$735.86k | 12.62% $ 52.3m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Officer | 2.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP of Group Communications & VP of Investor Relations | 9.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Human Resources | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Exploration | 9.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of ESG | 1.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Projects | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: CMCL's management team is considered experienced (2.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Non-Independent Director | 11.5yrs | US$964.90k | 1.12% $ 4.7m | |
| Non-Independent Executive Director | 2.5yrs | US$735.86k | 12.62% $ 52.3m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 13.2yrs | US$90.00k | 0.085% $ 350.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.8yrs | US$90.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.2yrs | US$59.09k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.4yrs | US$76.94k | no data |
Experienced Board: CMCL's board of directors are considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/07/05 16:56 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| 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
Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc is covered by 13 analysts. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Dmitry Kalachev | Canaccord Genuity |
| null null | Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation |
| Asa Bridle | Cantor Fitzgerald Europe |