Group 1 Automotive Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Group 1 Automotive's CEO is Daryl Kenningham, appointed in Aug 2022, has a tenure of 1.67 years. total yearly compensation is $7.27M, comprised of 15.1% salary and 84.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.39% of the company’s shares, worth €14.30M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 7.2 years respectively.

Key information

Daryl Kenningham

Chief executive officer

US$7.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	15.1%
CEO tenure	1.7yrs
CEO ownership	0.4%
Management average tenure	2.3yrs
Board average tenure	7.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Daryl Kenningham's remuneration changed compared to Group 1 Automotive's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$577m
Dec 31 2023	US$7m	US$1m	US$587m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$633m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$665m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$692m
Dec 31 2022	US$5m	US$890k	US$733m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$741m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$716m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$705m
Dec 31 2021	US$4m	US$760k	US$607m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$553m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$508m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$355m
Dec 31 2020	US$4m	US$605k	US$286m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$226m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$141m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$159m
Dec 31 2019	US$3m	US$655k	US$163m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$151m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$148m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$155m
Dec 31 2018	US$3m	US$624k	US$152m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$229m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$225m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$208m
Dec 31 2017	US$2m	US$533k	US$206m

Compensation vs Market: Daryl's total compensation ($USD7.27M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.56M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Daryl's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Daryl Kenningham (59 yo)

1.7yrs

Tenure

US$7,274,300

Compensation

Mr. Daryl Adam Kenningham serves as President at Group 1 Automotive, Inc. since August 24, 2022 and served as its Chief Operating Officer since August 24, 2022 until December 2022 and serves as its Chief E...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Daryl Kenningham	CEO, President & Director	1.7yrs	US$7.27m	0.39% $ 14.3m
Daniel McHenry	Senior VP & CFO	3.7yrs	US$2.27m	0.16% $ 5.9m
Gillian Hobson	Senior VP	1.3yrs	US$2.11m	0.024% $ 895.3k
Peter DeLongchamps	Senior Vice President of Manufacturer Relations	18.3yrs	US$1.99m	0.21% $ 7.9m
Michael Jones	Senior Vice President of Aftersales	2.3yrs	US$1.85m	0.098% $ 3.6m
Lincoln da Cunha Pereira Filho	Director	11.1yrs	US$277.35k	0.81% $ 30.1m
Terry Bratton	Head of IR	no data	no data	no data
Shelley Washburn	Vice President of Marketing & Chief Marketing Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
James Albertine	Vice President of Corporate Development	1.1yrs	no data	no data
Edward McKissic	Senior VP	2.3yrs	no data	0.028% $ 1.0m
Robert Kennedy	Chief Financial Officer of Southeast Region	18.2yrs	no data	no data

2.3yrs

Average Tenure

60.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: GAV's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Daryl Kenningham	CEO, President & Director	1.7yrs	US$7.27m	0.39% $ 14.3m
Lincoln da Cunha Pereira Filho	Director	11.2yrs	US$277.35k	0.81% $ 30.1m
Charles Szews	Independent Non-Executive Chairman	7.4yrs	US$279.97k	0.12% $ 4.3m
Stephen Quinn	Independent Non-Executive Director	21.9yrs	US$332.35k	0.40% $ 14.8m
Carin Barth	Independent Director	7.2yrs	US$294.86k	no data
Steven Mizell	Independent Director	3.1yrs	US$265.35k	no data
Steven Stanbrook	Independent Director	4.7yrs	US$264.97k	0.067% $ 2.5m
MaryAnn Wright	Independent Director	9.7yrs	US$289.87k	no data
Anne Taylor	Independent Director	5.6yrs	US$281.24k	no data

7.2yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: GAV's board of directors are considered experienced (7.2 years average tenure).

Group 1 Automotive Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 15, 2024

Insufficient new directors

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Appoints Shelley Washburn as Chief Marketing Officer

Senior VP & CFO recently sold €560k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €520k worth of stock

CEO, President & Director recently sold €2.3m worth of stock

Recent updates

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$11.00 (vs US$11.15 in 1Q 2023)

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 24, 2024

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 15, 2024

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.47 per share

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.47 announced

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) acquired RRR Automotive Group.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) acquired RRR Automotive Group.

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$43.94 (vs US$47.47 in FY 2022)

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Reports Asset Impairment Charges for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jan 31, 2024

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Appoints Shelley Washburn as Chief Marketing Officer

Upcoming dividend of US$0.45 per share at 0.6% yield

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$11.69 (vs US$12.61 in 3Q 2022)

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 25, 2023

Senior VP & CFO recently sold €560k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €520k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.45 per share at 0.7% yield

CEO, President & Director recently sold €2.3m worth of stock

Tameron Gulf Coast acquired GPI AL-N, Inc. from Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI).

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 15, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$12.34 (vs US$12.15 in 2Q 2022)

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 26, 2023

Insider recently sold €2.3m worth of stock

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.(NYSE:GPI) dropped from Russell 2000 Dynamic Index

Insider recently sold €576k worth of stock

Mills Automotive Group, LLC acquired Harvey Ford, LLC from Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI).

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) acquired Beck and Masten Kia.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Elect Charles Szews to Serve as Non-Executive Chairman of Its Board of Directors

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) acquired Three Beck & Masten Buick-GMC dealerships in Houston and Corpus Christi.

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$11.42 (vs US$11.81 in 1Q 2022)

Insider recently sold €325k worth of stock

Insider recently sold €555k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.45 per share at 0.7% yield

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 15, 2023

Insider recently sold €473k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$48.66 (vs US$34.37 in FY 2021)

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 25, 2023

CEO & Executive Director recently sold €2.7m worth of stock

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) acquired Mercedes-Benz Dealership in Anaheim, California.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.39 per share

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2022

Senior VP & General Counsel recently sold €363k worth of stock

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Announces Retirement of Frank Grese, Senior Vice President, Training, Operations Support & Employee Communications

CEO & Executive Director recently sold €5.2m worth of stock

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$12.96 (vs US$9.37 in 3Q 2021)

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 26, 2022

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) acquired Fairfield Garage (Leigh-On-Sea) Limited.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) acquired Fairfield Garage (Leigh-On-Sea) Limited.

Group 1 Automotive Announces Executive Changes

Upcoming dividend of US$0.38 per share

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend for the Second Quarter of 2022, Payable on September 15, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$12.46 (vs US$10.40 in 2Q 2021)

An unknown buyer acquired One Dealership in Texas and One Dealership in Massachusetts from Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI).

Group 1 Automotive Appoints Mark Bridgland as U.K. Managing Director

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 27, 2022

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) acquired Three Dealerships and Collision Center in Shreveport, Louisiana from Holmes European Motors, Inc.

The Steele Auto Group acquired Sterling McCall Hyundai South Loop from Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI).

Insider recently sold €169k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.37 per share

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend for the First Quarter of 2022, Payable on June 15, 2022

Senior Vice President of Training recently sold €163k worth of stock

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$12.11 (vs US$5.54 in 1Q 2021)

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 27, 2022

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 18, 2022

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) acquired Larry H. Miller Toyota in Albuquerque, New Mexico from Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG).

President recently sold €1.8m worth of stock