Vertical Aerospace Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Vertical Aerospace's CEO is Stuart Simpson, appointed in May 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0.034% of the company’s shares, worth €236.05K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 0.7 years respectively.
Key information
Stuart Simpson
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.03% |
| Management average tenure | 2yrs |
| Board average tenure | less than a year |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Stuart Simpson (56 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
Mr. Stuart Simpson has been Chief Executive Officer of Vertical Aerospace Ltd. from May 01, 2024 and serves as its Executive Director since November 11, 2024. He was Chief Financial Officer & Principal Acc...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | less than a year | no data | 0.034% € 236.0k | |
| Founder & Executive Director | 9yrs | no data | 22.27% € 155.4m | |
| Interim Principal Financial & Accounting Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Independent Systems Monitoring | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer | 3.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Engineer | 1.9yrs | no data | no data |
2.0yrs
Average Tenure
48.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: M000's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | less than a year | no data | 0.034% € 236.0k | |
| Founder & Executive Director | 3.7yrs | no data | 22.27% € 155.4m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.1yrs | no data | 0.0055% € 38.4k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chairman | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.1yrs | no data | 0.0092% € 63.9k |
0.7yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: M000's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/01/08 12:01 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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
Vertical Aerospace Ltd. is covered by 3 analysts. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| David Zazula | Barclays |
| Austin Moeller | Canaccord Genuity |
| Savanthi Prelis-Syth | Raymond James & Associates |