Light Science Technologies Holdings' CEO is Simon Deacon, appointed in Aug 2019, has a tenure of 6.83 years. total yearly compensation is £182.00K, comprised of 96.7% salary and 3.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 9.69% of the company’s shares, worth €2.00M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.8 years and 4.7 years respectively.
Key information
Simon Deacon
Chief executive officer
UK£182.0k
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
96.70%
CEO tenure
6.8yrs
CEO ownership
9.7%
Management average tenure
5.8yrs
Board average tenure
4.7yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Simon Deacon's remuneration changed compared to Light Science Technologies Holdings's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Nov 30 2025
UK£182k
UK£176k
-UK£979k
Aug 31 2025
n/a
n/a
-UK£441k
May 31 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£97k
Feb 28 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£25k
Nov 30 2024
UK£181k
UK£176k
-UK£47k
Aug 31 2024
n/a
n/a
-UK£281k
May 31 2024
n/a
n/a
-UK£515k
Feb 29 2024
n/a
n/a
-UK£734k
Nov 30 2023
UK£180k
UK£176k
-UK£953k
Aug 31 2023
n/a
n/a
-UK£2m
May 31 2023
n/a
n/a
-UK£2m
Feb 28 2023
n/a
n/a
-UK£2m
Nov 30 2022
UK£209k
UK£205k
-UK£3m
Aug 31 2022
n/a
n/a
-UK£3m
May 31 2022
n/a
n/a
-UK£3m
Feb 28 2022
n/a
n/a
-UK£2m
Nov 30 2021
UK£293k
n/a
-UK£2m
Compensation vs Market: Simon's total compensation ($USD241.79K) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD451.39K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Simon's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Simon Deacon (53 yo)
6.8yrs
Tenure
UK£182,000
Compensation
Mr. Simon Lincoln Deacon serves as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc. since January 13, 2020. He has experience in expediting business growth, having...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Simon Deacon
CEO & Executive Director
6.8yrs
UK£182.00k
9.69% € 2.0m
James Snooks
CFO, Company Secretary & Executive Director
5.8yrs
UK£123.00k
0.10% € 20.8k
Andrew Hempsall
COO & Executive Director
5.8yrs
UK£121.00k
0.29% € 59.6k
Amanda Bushell
Head of HR & Executive Assistant to CEO
no data
no data
no data
Shaun Tasker
Managing Director of LSTH IFB
2yrs
no data
no data
Daryl Hollands
Financial Controller
no data
no data
no data
5.8yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 9FD's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Simon Deacon
CEO & Executive Director
6.4yrs
UK£182.00k
9.69% € 2.0m
James Snooks
CFO, Company Secretary & Executive Director
4.7yrs
UK£123.00k
0.10% € 20.8k
Andrew Hempsall
COO & Executive Director
4.7yrs
UK£121.00k
0.29% € 59.6k
Graham Cooley
Non-Executive Chairman
2.3yrs
UK£30.00k
4.18% € 863.5k
Richard Mills
Independent Non-Executive Director
2.3yrs
UK£25.00k
no data
4.7yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 9FD's board of directors are considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/17 05:10
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/17 00:00
Earnings
2025/11/30
Annual Earnings
2025/11/30
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Analyst Sources
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