DS Smith Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

DS Smith's CEO is Miles Roberts, appointed in May 2010, has a tenure of 13.92 years. total yearly compensation is £4.19M, comprised of 20% salary and 80% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.17% of the company’s shares, worth €9.18M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.6 years and 3.8 years respectively.

Key information

Miles Roberts

Chief executive officer

UK£4.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	20.0%
CEO tenure	13.9yrs
CEO ownership	0.2%
Management average tenure	7.6yrs
Board average tenure	3.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Miles Roberts's remuneration changed compared to DS Smith's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Oct 31 2023	n/a	n/a	UK£463m
Jul 31 2023	n/a	n/a	UK£477m
Apr 30 2023	UK£4m	UK£838k	UK£491m
Oct 31 2022	n/a	n/a	UK£377m
Jul 31 2022	n/a	n/a	UK£329m
Apr 30 2022	UK£3m	UK£809k	UK£280m
Oct 31 2021	n/a	n/a	UK£243m
Jul 31 2021	n/a	n/a	UK£213m
Apr 30 2021	UK£3m	UK£786k	UK£182m
Oct 31 2020	n/a	n/a	UK£200m
Jul 31 2020	n/a	n/a	UK£245m
Apr 30 2020	UK£1m	UK£778k	UK£290m
Jan 31 2020	n/a	n/a	UK£297m
Oct 31 2019	n/a	n/a	UK£304m
Jul 31 2019	n/a	n/a	UK£283m
Apr 30 2019	UK£3m	UK£758k	UK£262m
Jan 31 2019	n/a	n/a	UK£262m
Oct 31 2018	n/a	n/a	UK£261m
Jul 31 2018	n/a	n/a	UK£249m
Apr 30 2018	UK£4m	UK£737k	UK£237m
Jan 31 2018	n/a	n/a	UK£214m
Oct 31 2017	n/a	n/a	UK£191m
Jul 31 2017	n/a	n/a	UK£200m
Apr 30 2017	UK£5m	UK£718k	UK£209m

Compensation vs Market: Miles's total compensation ($USD5.24M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD3.35M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Miles's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Miles Roberts (59 yo)

13.9yrs

Tenure

UK£4,190,000

Compensation

Mr. Miles William Roberts has been Group Chief Executive Officer of DS Smith plc since May 4, 2010. He has been an Executive Director of DS Smith plc since May 4, 2010. He serves as Group CEO of DS Smith P...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Miles Roberts	Group Chief Executive & Executive Director	13.9yrs	UK£4.19m	0.17% £ 9.2m
Richard Pike	Group Finance Director & Executive Director	less than a year	no data	0.034% £ 1.8m
Anjali Kotak	Investor Relations Director	no data	no data	no data
Iain David Simm	Group General Counsel & Company Secretary	7.8yrs	no data	no data
Marc Chiron	Sales, Marketing & Innovation Director	no data	no data	no data
Hugo Fisher	Group Investor Relations Director	no data	no data	no data
Keith Ledbetter	Chief Financial Officer of Global Plastics and North America Packaging & Paper Divisions	7.6yrs	no data	no data
Alexander Manisty	Group Head of Strategy & Innovation	no data	no data	no data
Keith Tornes	Managing Director	1.6yrs	no data	no data

7.6yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: 1KR's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.6 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Miles Roberts	Group Chief Executive & Executive Director	13.9yrs	UK£4.19m	0.17% £ 9.2m
Richard Pike	Group Finance Director & Executive Director	less than a year	no data	0.034% £ 1.8m
Eric Olsen	Non-Executive Director	less than a year	no data	0.0019% £ 103.3k
Celia Baxter	Independent Non-Executive Director	4.5yrs	UK£79.00k	0.0011% £ 60.1k
Geoffrey Drabble	Non-Executive Chairman	3.6yrs	UK£330.00k	0.0056% £ 307.2k
David Robbie	Senior Independent Director	5yrs	UK£89.00k	0.0022% £ 119.2k
Alan Johnson	Non-Executive Director	1.8yrs	UK£59.00k	0.00091% £ 49.7k
Louise Smalley	Independent Non-Executive Director	9.8yrs	UK£64.00k	0.0014% £ 73.8k
Tessa Bamford	Non-Executive Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Alina Kessel	Independent Non-Executive Director	3.9yrs	UK£64.00k	0.0014% £ 75.4k

3.8yrs

Average Tenure

59.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 1KR's board of directors are considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).

DS Smith Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Less than half of directors are independent

International Paper Company and DS Smith Plc Announce Andrew K. Silvernail to be CEO of the Combined Company

DS Smith Plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 03, 2024

Miles Roberts Announces to Retire as CEO of DS Smith plc

DS Smith Plc Appoints Tessa Bamford as Non-Executive Director, Effective 1 January 2024

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

Less than half of directors are independent

New minor risk - Share price stability

International Paper Company and DS Smith Plc Announce Andrew K. Silvernail to be CEO of the Combined Company

DS Smith's Response to Media Speculation

DS Smith Launches Shop.able Carriers Recyclable Box Solution for Transporting Groceries

DS Smith Plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 03, 2024

Mondi plc (LSE:MNDI) made an offer to acquire DS Smith Plc (LSE:SMDS) for £5.1 billion

Mondi plc (LSE:MNDI) made an offer to acquire DS Smith Plc (LSE:SMDS) for £5.1 billion

DS Smith Unveils Drypack Solution in U.S. Market to Help Seafood Processing Processors Phase Out Plastic Containers

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

DS Smith Receives Highly Preliminary Expression of Interest from Mondi over a Possible Offer

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.15 (vs UK£0.17 in 1H 2023)

Miles Roberts Announces to Retire as CEO of DS Smith plc

DS Smith Plc Appoints Tessa Bamford as Non-Executive Director, Effective 1 January 2024

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.12 per share at 5.8% yield

DS Smith Plc (LSE:SMDS) agreed to acquire Društvo Za Proizvodnju Štampane I Kaširane Kartonske Ambalaže Bosis Doo Valjevo.

Less than half of directors are independent

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.36 (vs UK£0.20 in FY 2022)

Less than half of directors are independent

DS Smith Plc Appoints Eric Olsen to the Company's Board as A Non-Executive Director, with Effect from 15 May 2023

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.17 (vs UK£0.098 in 1H 2022)

DS Smith plc Declares an Interim Dividend Payable on 31 January 2023

DS Smith Plc Announces Board Changes

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.10 per share

DS Smith Names Keith Tornes as Managing Director, Paper, Forestry and Recycling for North America

DS Smith Plc Announces Resignation of Adrian Marsh as Group Finance Director

Non-Executive Chairman recently bought €58k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.20 (vs UK£0.13 in FY 2021)

DS Smith Plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Year 2022, Payable on 1 November 2022

DS Smith Plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Dec 08, 2022

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.048 per share

First half 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.081 per share

Key Executive recently sold €1.5m worth of stock

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.13 (vs UK£0.21 in FY 2020)

DS Smith Plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year Ending April 30, 2021

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.04 per share

New 90-day high: €4.81

DS Smith Introduces Greentote

DS Smith Partners with Brrr Box to Deliver First Commercial, Sustainable Cooler Alternative to Styrofoam

DS Smith to Launch Virus Resistant Packaging

Ds Smith plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Half Ending 31 October 2020

New 90-day low - €2.88

CEO Compensation Analysis

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