WH Smith Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
WH Smith's CEO is Carl Cowling, appointed in Nov 2019, has a tenure of 4.92 years. total yearly compensation is £2.91M, comprised of 20.9% salary and 79.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.035% of the company’s shares, worth €771.56K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.5 years and 3.1 years respectively.
Key information
Carl Cowling
Chief executive officer
UK£2.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 20.9% |
| CEO tenure | 4.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.04% |
| Management average tenure | 2.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£64m |
| Nov 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£72m |
| Aug 31 2023 | UK£3m | UK£610k | UK£79m |
| May 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£73m |
| Feb 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£67m |
| Nov 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£57m |
| Aug 31 2022 | UK£2m | UK£585k | UK£47m |
| May 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£6m |
| Feb 28 2022 | n/a | n/a | -UK£35m |
| Nov 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -UK£58m |
| Aug 31 2021 | UK£1m | UK£550k | -UK£82m |
| May 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -UK£201m |
| Feb 28 2021 | n/a | n/a | -UK£321m |
| Nov 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -UK£280m |
| Aug 31 2020 | UK£608k | UK£482k | -UK£239m |
| May 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -UK£68m |
| Feb 29 2020 | n/a | n/a | UK£102m |
| Nov 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | UK£104m |
| Aug 31 2019 | UK£2m | UK£201k | UK£106m |
Compensation vs Market: Carl's total compensation ($USD3.80M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.52M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Carl's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Carl Cowling (51 yo)
4.9yrs
Tenure
UK£2,914,000
Compensation
Mr. Carl David Cowling has been Group Chief Executive at WH Smith PLC since November 01, 2019. Mr. Cowling served as Managing Director of High Street Business at WH Smith PLC since 2017 until November 01,...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Chief Executive & Director | 4.9yrs | UK£2.91m | 0.035% € 771.6k | |
| Executive Director | less than a year | UK£2.20m | 0.16% € 3.5m | |
| COO & CFO | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Legal Director & Company Secretary | 26.1yrs | no data | no data |
2.5yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 21Q0's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Chief Executive & Director | 5.7yrs | UK£2.91m | 0.035% € 771.6k | |
| Executive Director | 15.8yrs | UK£2.20m | 0.16% € 3.5m | |
| Independent Chairman | 2.1yrs | UK£255.00k | 0.0053% € 116.0k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.1yrs | UK£76.00k | 0.0019% € 42.1k | |
| Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior Independent Director | 5.7yrs | UK£76.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.3yrs | UK£10.00k | no data |
3.1yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 21Q0's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).