Appen Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Appen's CEO is Ryan Kolln, appointed in Feb 2024, has a tenure of 2.08 years. total yearly compensation is $968.13K, comprised of 62% salary and 38% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.097% of the company’s shares, worth $309.72K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.1 years and 5 years respectively.
Key information
Ryan Kolln
Chief executive officer
US$968.1k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 61.98% |
| CEO tenure | 2.1yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 2.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | US$968k | US$600k | -US$22m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$22m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$22m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$21m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$2m | US$595k | -US$20m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$56m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$93m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$105m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$789k | US$122k | -US$118m |
Compensation vs Market: Ryan's total compensation ($USD968.13K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.29M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ryan's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Ryan Kolln
Mr. Ryan Kolln, MBA, B.Eng (Electrical) was Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation of Appen Limited from May 2023 until 2023 and served as its Chief Operating Officer from 2023 until February 05,...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, MD & Director | 2.1yrs | US$968.13k | 0.097% $ 309.7k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 2.1yrs | US$439.57k | 0.070% $ 225.1k | |
| Senior Vice President of Client management & Operations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Product & Technology Officer | 3.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Joint Company Secretary & General Counsel | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Strategy & Marketing | 1.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Sales | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & GM of China | 6.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Transformation Officer & GM of Crowd | 2.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Joint Company Secretary | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: APXY.Y's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, MD & Director | 2.1yrs | US$968.13k | 0.097% $ 309.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4yrs | US$77.38k | 0.033% $ 105.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 10.9yrs | US$90.27k | 0.022% $ 69.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 11.4yrs | US$90.27k | 0.10% $ 325.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.7yrs | US$77.38k | 0.056% $ 179.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 6yrs | US$77.38k | 0.0094% $ 30.1k |
Experienced Board: APXY.Y's board of directors are considered experienced (5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/03/06 20:01 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/03/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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
Appen Limited is covered by 9 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Josh Kannourakis | Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited |
| Conor O’Prey | Canaccord Genuity |
| Siraj Ahmed | Citigroup Inc |