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Board Directors Fees

All Snowy Hydro Board Directors are appointed by the Commonwealth Government by the Shareholder Ministers. Non-Executive Directors’ annual fees are set by the Remuneration Tribunal. Snowy Hydro has no role in determining the level of Board Director fees.

The Remuneration Tribunal regularly reviews and sets Board director fees for the roles of Chair and other Non-Executive Directors (excluding statutory superannuation contributions which are paid in addition to the fees set by the Remuneration Tribunal). Non-Executive Director fees cover all activities including Board membership and participation except in the case of the Audit and Compliance Committee where the Chair and members receive additional fees. Snowy Hydro has five additional Committees, namely the Safety, Operations and Environment Risk, Portfolio Risk, People & Culture, Snowy 2.0 and Snowy 2.0 Funding none of which are paid additional fees.

The following table sets out the Non-Executive Directors’ fees (excluding superannuation) as determined by the Tribunal and covering the financial years 2019 and 2020.

Role / Committees

1 July 2018

22 October 2018 (1)

1 July 2019 (2)

Chair

$220,000

$222,480

$226,930

Non-Executive Director

$110,000

$111,240

$113,470

Audit and Compliance

Chair (3)

n/a

$21,990

$22,430

Member (3)

n/a

$11,000

$11,220

  1. Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part-time Public Office) Determination 2018.
  2. Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part-time Public Office) Determination 2019.
  3. Snowy Hydro Board Chair is not entitled to receive these additional fees.

Table 3: Non-Executive Directors KMP statutory disclosures

All figures in $

Short-term benefits

Post employment

Other long-term benefits

Other

Total

Name

Year

Base salary & fees1

Short term incentive

Non-cash benefits2

Super contribution

Long term incentives

Long service leave

Termination benefits

Non Executive Directors3

Noel Cornish AM

2019

221,008

-

12,169

20,514

-

-

-

253,691

Leeanne Bond

2019

110,504

-

-

10,498

-

-

-

121,002

Nigel Clark4

2019

110,504

-

-

10,498

-

-

-

121,002

The Hon. Helen Coonan

2019

110,504

-

-

10,498

-

-

-

121,002

Michael Ihlein5

2019

118,095

-

-

11,216

-

-

-

129,311

Scott Mitchell6

2019

29,427

-

-

2,796

-

-

-

32,223

Joycelyn Morton

2019

125,679

-

-

11,940

-

-

-

137,619

Richard Sheppard

2019

118,095

-

-

11,219

-

-

-

129,314

TOTAL

2019

943,816

-

12,169

89,179

-

-

-

1,045,164

1 Base salary and fees includes accrued annual leave entitlements and allowances paid in cash.

2 Non-cash benefits comprises the Reportable Fringe Benefits amount included on the individual's payment summary.

3 Sandra Dodds and Karen Moses were appointed as Non-Executive Directors on 1 July 2019 therefore there is no remuneration to report for the reporting period ending 30 June 2019.

4 Nigel Clark ceased to be KMP on 30 June 2019.

5 Michael Ihlein ceased to be KMP on 30 June 2019.

6 Scott Mitchell was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 26 March 2019.