Mader eyes next incentive plan after $50m payday

By Rueben Hale

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

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Mader Group (ASX: MAD) execs are sitting on a bumper share windfall worth more than $50m after the mining services group cleared the earnings hurdles attached to almost 8m performance rights issued under its five-year growth strategy.

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