AO World Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

AO World's CEO is John Roberts, appointed in Jan 2000, has a tenure of 24.33 years. total yearly compensation is £1.12M, comprised of 43.7% salary and 56.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 18.13% of the company’s shares, worth €130.71M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 13.9 years and 7.8 years respectively.

Key information

John Roberts

Chief executive officer

UK£1.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage43.7%
CEO tenure24.3yrs
CEO ownership18.1%
Management average tenure13.9yrs
Board average tenure7.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John Roberts's remuneration changed compared to AO World's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
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 ($USD1.41M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.29M).

Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

John Roberts (50 yo)

24.3yrs

Tenure

UK£1,124,329

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
Founder24.3yrsUK£1.12m18.13%
£ 130.7m
Mark Higgins
Group CFO & Executive Director8.8yrsUK£854.38k0.053%
£ 382.9k
Cynthia Alers
Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Julie Angela Finnemore
Director of Group Legal & Company Secretary9.8yrsno datano data
David Ashwell
Managing Director of Expert Logistics17.9yrsno datano data

13.9yrs

Average Tenure

50yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 81A's management team is seasoned and experienced (13.9 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Roberts
Founder18.8yrsUK£1.12m18.13%
£ 130.7m
Mark Higgins
Group CFO & Executive Director8.8yrsUK£854.38k0.053%
£ 382.9k
Geoffrey Cooper
Independent Non-Executive Chairman7.8yrsUK£200.00k0.027%
£ 192.9k
Peter Pritchard
Independent Non-Executive Director1.6yrsUK£27.50k0.016%
£ 116.9k
Christopher Hopkinson
Non-Executive Director18.4yrsUK£55.00k4.55%
£ 32.8m
Shaun McCabe
Independent Non-Executive Director5.8yrsUK£75.00kno data
Sarah Venning
Independent Non-Executive Director1.5yrsUK£22.92kno data

7.8yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 81A's board of directors are considered experienced (7.8 years average tenure).


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