AO World plc

DB:81A Stock Report

Market Cap: €710.5m

AO World Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

AO World's CEO is John Roberts, appointed in Jan 2000, has a tenure of 24.83 years. total yearly compensation is £1.43M, comprised of 35.6% salary and 64.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 16.88% of the company’s shares, worth €119.95M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 14.4 years and 8.3 years respectively.

Key information

John Roberts

Chief executive officer

UK£1.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage35.6%
CEO tenure24.8yrs
CEO ownership16.9%
Management average tenure14.4yrs
Board average tenure8.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John Roberts's remuneration changed compared to AO World's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2024UK£1mUK£510k

UK£25m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

UK£26m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£27m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£16m

Mar 31 2023UK£1mUK£491k

UK£6m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

-UK£3m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-UK£13m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-UK£8m

Mar 31 2022UK£611kUK£477k

-UK£4m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

-UK£2m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-UK£200k

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£9m

Mar 31 2021UK£977kUK£464k

UK£18m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

UK£20m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

UK£22m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

UK£11m

Mar 31 2020UK£733kUK£450k

UK£1m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

-UK£6m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-UK£13m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-UK£16m

Mar 31 2019UK£509kUK£400k

-UK£19m

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

-UK£17m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

-UK£15m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

-UK£14m

Mar 31 2018UK£458kUK£390k

-UK£13m

Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD1.82M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.41M).

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

CEO

John Roberts (51 yo)

24.8yrs

Tenure

UK£1,433,374

Compensation

Mr. John Roberts founded AO World Plc in 2000 and has been its Executive Director since August 02, 2005. Mr. Roberts is responsible for innovation and inspiring AO’s people. Mr. Roberts served as the Chief...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Roberts
Founder24.8yrsUK£1.43m16.88%
€ 120.0m
Mark Higgins
Group CFO & Executive Director9.3yrsUK£1.09m0.054%
€ 382.5k
Julie Angela Finnemore
Director of Group Legal & Company Secretary10.3yrsno datano data
David Ashwell
Managing Director of Expert Logistics18.4yrsno datano data

14.4yrs

Average Tenure

51yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 81A's management team is seasoned and experienced (14.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Roberts
Founder19.3yrsUK£1.43m16.88%
€ 120.0m
Mark Higgins
Group CFO & Executive Director9.3yrsUK£1.09m0.054%
€ 382.5k
Geoffrey Cooper
Independent Non-Executive Chairman8.3yrsUK£200.00kno data
Peter Pritchard
Independent Non-Executive Director2.1yrsUK£64.50k0.016%
€ 116.8k
Christopher Hopkinson
Non-Executive Director18.9yrsUK£57.00k3.92%
€ 27.8m
Shaun McCabe
Independent Non-Executive Director6.3yrsUK£72.00kno data
Sarah Venning
Independent Non-Executive Director2yrsUK£57.00kno data

8.3yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 81A's board of directors are considered experienced (8.3 years average tenure).