James Cropper Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
James Cropper's CEO is David Stirling, appointed in Feb 2025, has a tenure of 1.58 years. total yearly compensation is £552.00K, comprised of 63.4% salary and 36.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.14% of the company’s shares, worth €81.70K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.9 years and 3.8 years respectively.
Key information
David Stirling
Chief executive officer
UK£552.0k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 63.41% |
| CEO tenure | 1.6yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 2.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28 2026 | UK£552k | UK£350k | UK£3m |
| Dec 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£82k |
| Sep 27 2025 | n/a | n/a | -UK£3m |
| Jun 27 2025 | n/a | n/a | -UK£4m |
| Mar 29 2025 | UK£371k | UK£88k | -UK£5m |
Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD745.72K) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD399.07K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare David's compensation with company performance.
CEO
David Stirling (60 yo)
Mr. David Burns Stirling, BSc, CA, MBA, MSc, is CEO & Director of James Cropper PLC from February 3, 2025. He is Independent Non-Executive Director of Macfarlane Group PLC from January 1, 2025. He was Grou...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.6yrs | UK£552.00k | 0.14% € 81.7k | |
| Chief Financial & Operations Officer and Director | 2.8yrs | UK£306.00k | 0.017% € 9.6k | |
| Honorary President | 13.2yrs | no data | 1.09% € 632.3k | |
| General Counsel & Company Secretary | 3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of HR | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Health | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Paper Products Division | 3.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Advanced Materials | 2.2yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 6JC's management team is considered experienced (2.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.6yrs | UK£552.00k | 0.14% € 81.7k | |
| Chief Financial & Operations Officer and Director | 2.8yrs | UK£306.00k | 0.017% € 9.6k | |
| Chairman of the Board | 19.9yrs | UK£136.00k | 25.36% € 14.7m | |
| Senior Independent Director | 4.8yrs | UK£39.00k | 0.0053% € 3.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2yrs | UK£39.00k | 0.14% € 78.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 7.1yrs | UK£39.00k | 0.0053% € 3.1k |
Experienced Board: 6JC's board of directors are considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/09/10 15:45 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/10 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2026/03/28 |
Data Sources
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| 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
James Cropper PLC is covered by 1 analysts. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Alexander Brooks | Canaccord Genuity |