Wickes Group Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Wickes Group's CEO is David Wood, appointed in May 2019, has a tenure of 7.17 years. total yearly compensation is £3.12M, comprised of 19.8% salary and 80.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.42% of the company’s shares, worth €2.16M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.5 years and 5.3 years respectively.
Key information
David Wood
Chief executive officer
UK£3.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 19.81% |
| CEO tenure | 7.2yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.4% |
| Management average tenure | 6.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£39m |
| Sep 27 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£30m |
| Jun 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£22m |
| Mar 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£20m |
| Dec 28 2024 | UK£1m | UK£567k | UK£18m |
| Sep 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£24m |
| Jun 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£31m |
| Mar 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£30m |
| Dec 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£30m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£25m |
| Jul 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£21m |
| Apr 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£26m |
| Dec 31 2022 | UK£857k | UK£504k | UK£32m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£42m |
| Jul 02 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£52m |
| Apr 02 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£55m |
| Jan 01 2022 | UK£1m | UK£378k | UK£59m |
Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD4.17M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.03M).
Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
David Wood (57 yo)
Mr. David M. Wood serves as Chief Executive Officer at Wickes Group plc. since May 28, 2019 and has been its Executive Director since March 23, 2019. He joined the Wickes Group in May 2019.He was Executiv...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 7.2yrs | UK£3.12m | 0.42% € 2.2m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 4yrs | UK£1.90m | 0.15% € 751.0k | |
| Chief Information & Technology Officer | 4.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel & Company Secretary | 6.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing & Digital Officer | 6.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 7.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | 8.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Health & Safety | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Commercial | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Property & Services Officer | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Retail & Distribution Officer | 1.3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 0FD's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 5.3yrs | UK£3.12m | 0.42% € 2.2m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 4yrs | UK£1.90m | 0.15% € 751.0k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.3yrs | UK£82.00k | 0.019% € 95.5k | |
| Non-Executive Chairman of the Board | 5.3yrs | UK£210.00k | 0.077% € 392.6k | |
| Senior Independent Non-executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.3yrs | UK£74.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.3yrs | UK£74.00k | 0.0067% € 34.2k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.1yrs | UK£62.00k | no data |
Experienced Board: 0FD's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/07/07 23:21 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/07/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/27 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/27 |
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
Wickes Group plc is covered by 14 analysts. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Arthur Peel | Berenberg |
| Adam Tomlinson | Berenberg |
| Mark Photiades | Canaccord Genuity |