Hostelworld Group's CEO is Gary Morrison, appointed in Jun 2018, has a tenure of 8.08 years. directly owns 0.83% of the company’s shares, worth €1.26M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.6 years and 6.9 years respectively.
Key information
Gary Morrison
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
n/a
CEO tenure
8.1yrs
CEO ownership
0.8%
Management average tenure
5.6yrs
Board average tenure
6.9yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Gary Morrison's remuneration changed compared to Hostelworld Group's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
n/a
n/a
€7m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€7m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€8m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
€8m
Dec 31 2024
€2m
€494k
€9m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€12m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€15m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
€10m
Dec 31 2023
€3m
€480k
€5m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-€3m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-€10m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
-€14m
Dec 31 2022
€522k
€466k
-€17m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-€24m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-€30m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
-€33m
Dec 31 2021
€996k
€444k
-€36m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-€44m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-€51m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-€50m
Dec 31 2020
€498k
€444k
-€49m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-€33m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-€16m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-€4m
Dec 31 2019
€486k
€431k
€8m
Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Gary's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the German market.
Compensation vs Earnings: Gary's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Gary Morrison (58 yo)
8.1yrs
Tenure
€1,926,200
Compensation
Mr. Gary Morrison serves as CEO & Executive Director at Hostelworld Group Plc since June 11, 2018. He serves as Vice President and General Manager, EMEA and Senior Vice President and Head of Retail Expedia...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Gary Morrison
CEO & Executive Director
8.1yrs
€1.93m
0.83% € 1.3m
Caroline Sherry
CFO & Executive Director
5.6yrs
€1.11m
0.36% € 552.3k
Chris Berridge
Chief Technology Officer
3.3yrs
no data
no data
John Duggan
General Counsel & Company Secretary
8.1yrs
no data
no data
Richard Bowden
Chief Marketing Officer
less than a year
no data
no data
Barry McCabe
Chief People Officer
2.8yrs
no data
no data
Fabrizio Giulio
Chief Supply Officer
7.3yrs
no data
no data
David Brady
Head of Commercial Finance
no data
no data
no data
5.6yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: HSW's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Gary Morrison
CEO & Executive Director
8.1yrs
€1.93m
0.83% € 1.3m
Caroline Sherry
CFO & Executive Director
5.6yrs
€1.11m
0.36% € 552.3k
Carl Shepherd
Senior Independent Director
8.8yrs
€69.30k
0.028% € 43.5k
Paul Duffy
Independent Non-Executive Director
2.2yrs
€44.70k
0.024% € 37.0k
Evan Cohen
Independent Non-Executive Director
6.9yrs
€60.00k
0.012% € 18.7k
Marieke Bax
Non-Executive Chair
less than a year
no data
no data
Eimear Moloney
Independent Non-Executive Director
8.7yrs
€67.00k
0.099% € 150.8k
6.9yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: HSW's board of directors are considered experienced (6.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/12 21:27
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/10 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Hostelworld Group plc is covered by 11 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.