Cognition Holdings Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Rob Fedder

Chief executive officer

R720.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	100.0%
CEO tenure	2.5yrs
CEO ownership	n/a
Management average tenure	no data
Board average tenure	2.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Cognition Holdings (JSE:CGN) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Sep 14

We Discuss Why Cognition Holdings Limited's (JSE:CGN) CEO Compensation May Be Closely Reviewed

Nov 20

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Rob Fedder's remuneration changed compared to Cognition Holdings's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	R10m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	R10m
Jun 30 2023	R720k	R720k	R10m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	R6m
Dec 31 2022	n/a	n/a	R4m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-R6m
Jun 30 2022	R450k	R450k	-R15m

Compensation vs Market: Rob's total compensation ($USD38.33K) is below average for companies of similar size in the ZA market ($USD330.27K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Rob's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Rob Fedder (42 yo)

2.5yrs

Tenure

R720,000

Compensation

Mr. Robert Charles Henry Fedder, also known as Rob, serves as Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Cognition Holdings Ltd. since March 4, 2022. He served as Interim Chief Executive Officer at Co...

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Robert Charles Fedder	CEO & Executive Director	2.3yrs	R720.00k	no data
Pieter Scholtz	Financial Director & Executive Director	no data	R2.42m	0.21% ZAR 514.1k
Paul Jenkins	Independent Non-Executive Chairman	10.8yrs	R1.46m	no data
Miles Crisp	Independent Non-Executive Director	2.8yrs	R86.90k	no data
Stephen Naude	Lead Independent Director	2.6yrs	R152.65k	no data
Dennis Lupambo	Independent Non-Executive Director	6.1yrs	R62.00k	no data
Amasi Mwela	Non-Executive Director	4yrs	R1.43m	no data
Servaas Willem de Kock	Non-Executive Director	2.8yrs	R969.10k	no data

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

55.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CGN's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Cognition Holdings Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Cognition Holdings Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 17, 2023

Cognition Holdings Limited Announces Retirement of Graham Groenewaldt, Executive Director

Less than half of directors are independent

Cognition Holdings Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 04, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Limited (JSE:CAT) made an offer to acquire remaining stake in Cognition Holdings Limited (JSE:CGN) for ZAR 60 million.

Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Limited (JSE:CAT) made an offer to acquire remaining stake in Cognition Holdings Limited (JSE:CGN) for ZAR 60 million.

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: R0.016 (vs R0.024 in 1H 2023)

Cognition Holdings Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Six Months Ended 31 December 2023

Cognition Holdings Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Six Months Ended 31 December 202

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: R0.045 (vs R0.067 loss in FY 2022)

Cognition Holdings Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 17, 2023

New major risk - Share price stability

Cognition Holdings Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year Ended 30 June 2023

New minor risk - Financial data availability

Cognition Holdings Limited Announces Retirement of Graham Groenewaldt, Executive Director

First half 2023 earnings released

Less than half of directors are independent

Cognition Holdings Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 04, 2022

Cognition Holdings (JSE:CGN) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Full year 2022 earnings released: R0.22 loss per share (vs R0.009 profit in FY 2021)

Less than half of directors are independent

First half 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Cognition Holdings Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Six Months Ended 31 December 2021

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

Cognition Holdings Limited Announces Resignation of Stefan Kleynhans as Company Secretary, Effective March 31, 2022

Independent Non-Executive Director Roger Matthew Pitt has left the company

Independent Non-Executive Director Gaurang Mooney has left the company

Deputy Chairman & Lead Independent Director Ashvin Mancha has left the company

We Discuss Why Cognition Holdings Limited's (JSE:CGN) CEO Compensation May Be Closely Reviewed

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS R0.009 (vs R0.079 loss in FY 2020)

The Returns On Capital At Cognition Holdings (JSE:CGN) Don't Inspire Confidence

Independent Non-Executive Director Trevor Cabot Ahier has left the company

Here's What's Concerning About Cognition Holdings' (JSE:CGN) Returns On Capital

Cognition Holdings Limited Announces Board Changes

New 90-day high: R0.75

What Did Cognition Holdings' (JSE:CGN) CEO Take Home Last Year?

New 90-day low: R0.51

Full year earnings released - R0.079 loss per share

Full year earnings released - R0.079 loss per share

Cognition Holdings Limited Resolves Not to Declare A Dividend for the Financial Year Ended 30 June 2020

New 90-day low - R0.52

Cognition Holdings Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2020 Results on Sep 17, 2020

New 90-day low - R0.68

CEO Compensation Analysis

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