❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the RWWA CEO's tenure, salary package, and salary increases, as well as remuneration for individual RWWA board members in the 2012-2013 financial year. The answer provides specific figures and explanations for salary adjustments.
AnsweredQoN 1302Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Chief Executive Officer at Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA), and ask: (a) how long has he been employed by RWWA as the Chief Executive Officer; (b) what is his current salary package comprised of, including monetary and non-monetary components, and the total value of the package; (c) during his tenure, has his salary been reviewed and if so, what yearly increases (in percentages) have been provided each year in the last five years; and (d) in the 2012–2013 financial year, what remuneration did each individual RWWA Board member receive?
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Answered
19 November 2013
Responded by
Minister for Racing and Gaming
Response time
34 days
(a) 6 years, 1 month
(b) Components - base salary + super (9.25%). Total Package - $560,474
(c) 2008 - 4.70%
2009 - 3.00 %
2010 - 20.56% (higher % increase was a result of an external and independent salary review conducted by Mercer. This company specialises in benchmarking CEO remuneration nationally and Mercer's recommendation was endorsed by the board.)
2011 - 9.62% (this year CEO's salary included an allowance for work related travel and communication expenses, which the CEO had previously paid himself the previous three years)
2012 - 4%
(d) Jeffery Ovens - $42,342.28 (
Board Member 01/07/2012 - 31/01/2013 & Chairman 01/02/13 - 30/06/2013)
Ross Bowe - $36,615.36 (
Chairman 01/07/2012 - 31/01/2013)
John Bradshaw - $30,569.98
Lianne Cretney-Barnes - $31,129.98
James Freemantle - $39,150.02
Gary Gliddon - $30,509.98
John Yovich - $11,612.30 (01/02/2013 - 30/06/2013)
Robert Pearson - $35,949.94
Ross Cooper - $30,679.99
(b) Components - base salary + super (9.25%). Total Package - $560,474
(c) 2008 - 4.70%
2009 - 3.00 %
2010 - 20.56% (higher % increase was a result of an external and independent salary review conducted by Mercer. This company specialises in benchmarking CEO remuneration nationally and Mercer's recommendation was endorsed by the board.)
2011 - 9.62% (this year CEO's salary included an allowance for work related travel and communication expenses, which the CEO had previously paid himself the previous three years)
2012 - 4%
(d) Jeffery Ovens - $42,342.28 (
Board Member 01/07/2012 - 31/01/2013 & Chairman 01/02/13 - 30/06/2013)
Ross Bowe - $36,615.36 (
Chairman 01/07/2012 - 31/01/2013)
John Bradshaw - $30,569.98
Lianne Cretney-Barnes - $31,129.98
James Freemantle - $39,150.02
Gary Gliddon - $30,509.98
John Yovich - $11,612.30 (01/02/2013 - 30/06/2013)
Robert Pearson - $35,949.94
Ross Cooper - $30,679.99
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