Braemar Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Braemar's CEO is James Christopher Gundy, appointed in Jan 2021, has a tenure of 3.83 years. total yearly compensation is £2.85M, comprised of 16.7% salary and 83.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.79% of the company’s shares, worth €2.69M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 3.3 years respectively.

Key information

James Christopher Gundy

Chief executive officer

UK£2.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	16.7%
CEO tenure	3.8yrs
CEO ownership	2.8%
Management average tenure	3.3yrs
Board average tenure	3.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has James Christopher Gundy's remuneration changed compared to Braemar's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Aug 31 2024	n/a	n/a	UK£5m
May 31 2024	n/a	n/a	UK£5m
Feb 29 2024	UK£3m	UK£475k	UK£5m
Aug 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-UK£2m
May 31 2023	n/a	n/a	UK£1m
Feb 28 2023	UK£4m	UK£450k	UK£5m
Aug 31 2022	n/a	n/a	UK£11m
May 31 2022	n/a	n/a	UK£9m
Feb 28 2022	UK£3m	UK£425k	UK£7m
Nov 30 2021	n/a	n/a	UK£6m
Aug 31 2021	n/a	n/a	UK£5m
May 31 2021	n/a	n/a	UK£4m
Feb 28 2021	UK£817k	UK£71k	UK£4m

Compensation vs Market: James Christopher's total compensation ($USD3.61M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD476.59K).

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

CEO

James Christopher Gundy (59 yo)

3.8yrs

Tenure

UK£2,851,500

Compensation

Mr. James Christopher Duchar Gundy serves as Group Chief Executive Officer at Braemar Shipping Services Plc since January 1, 2021 and serves its Executive Director since January 1, 2021. He joined Braemar...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
James Christopher Gundy	Group CEO & Executive Director	3.8yrs	UK£2.85m	2.79% € 2.7m
Grant Foley	CFO & Director	1.3yrs	UK£670.77k	0.013% € 12.2k
Tristram Simmonds	Group COO & Director	3.3yrs	UK£1.54m	1.05% € 1.0m
Sebastian Davenport-Thomas	Global Head of Sale & Purchase	3.8yrs	no data	no data
Geoff Jones	Global Head of Adjusting & Marine	no data	no data	no data
Alex Field	Head of the Freight Forwarding division	no data	no data	no data
Axel Siepmann	Managing Director of Financial Division	no data	no data	no data
Stefanos Fragos	Head of Corporate Finance in Greece	1.9yrs	no data	no data
Rebecca-Joy Wekwete	Company Secretary	no data	no data	no data

3.3yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 5K9's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
James Christopher Gundy	Group CEO & Executive Director	3.8yrs	UK£2.85m	2.79% € 2.7m
Grant Foley	CFO & Director	1.3yrs	UK£670.77k	0.013% € 12.2k
Tristram Simmonds	Group COO & Director	3.3yrs	UK£1.54m	1.05% € 1.0m
Nigel Payne	Independent Non-Executive Chairman	3.6yrs	UK£135.00k	0.026% € 25.2k
Elizabeth Gooch	Senior Independent Director	3.3yrs	UK£60.00k	no data
Joanne Lake	Non Executive Director	2.7yrs	UK£60.00k	0.012% € 11.8k
Catriona Valentine	Independent Non-Executive Director	1.5yrs	UK£50.00k	no data

3.3yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 5K9's board of directors are considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).

Braemar Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Group CEO & Executive Director recently sold €284k worth of stock

Braemar Plc, Annual General Meeting, Jul 03, 2024

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Braemar Plc, Annual General Meeting, Dec 18, 2023

Braemar Plc, Annual General Meeting, Aug 09, 2023

Braemar plc Announces CFO Changes

Recent updates

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.045 per share

New minor risk - Share price stability

First half 2025 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.068 (vs UK£0.054 in 1H 2024)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

New minor risk - Market cap size

Braemar Plc to Report First Half, 2025 Results on Nov 06, 2024

Braemar plc Provides Earnings Guidance for HY2025

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.09 per share

Group CEO & Executive Director recently sold €284k worth of stock

Braemar Plc Approves Final Dividend for the Year Ended 29 February 2024, Payable on 9 September 2024

Braemar Plc, Annual General Meeting, Jul 03, 2024

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.16 (vs UK£0.16 in FY 2023)

Braemar Plc to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on May 23, 2024

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.04 per share at 4.4% yield

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.08 per share at 4.3% yield

Braemar Plc Approves Final Dividend for the Year Ended 28 February 2023

Braemar plc Declares an Interim Dividend in the First Half of Year 2024, Payable on April 2, 2024

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.054 (vs UK£0.30 in 1H 2023)

Braemar plc Declares an Interim Dividend in the First Half of Year 2024, Payable on 29 March 2024

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Braemar Plc, Annual General Meeting, Dec 18, 2023

Braemar Plc to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Nov 29, 2023

Braemar plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

Braemar Plc Provides Earnings Guidance for First Half and Full Year of Fiscal Year 2024 and Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for Fiscal Year 2023

Braemar Plc(LSE:BMS) dropped from FTSE All-Share Index (GBP)

Braemar Plc(LSE:BMS) dropped from FTSE All-Share Index (GBP)

Braemar Plc, Annual General Meeting, Aug 09, 2023

New minor risk - Market cap size

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 20%

Braemar plc Announces CFO Changes

Braemar Plc, Annual General Meeting, Jul 28, 2023

Braemar plc Appoints Catriona Louise Valentine as an Independent Non-Executive Director

Braemar Plc Announces Standing Down of Steve Kunzer from the Board, Effective 31 January 2023

Braemar Plc (LSE:BMS) agreed to acquire Southport Maritime, Inc. for $14.1 million.

Braemar Plc Appoints Stefanos Fragos as Head of Corporate Finance in Greece

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.30 (vs UK£0.22 in 1H 2022)

Less than half of directors are independent

Braemar plc Declares Interim Dividend for the Half Year Ended 31 August 2022, Payable on 4 January 2023

Braemar plc Announces Earnings Guidance for the Six Months Ended 31 August 2022

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.22 (vs UK£0.24 in FY 2021)

Braemar Shipping Services Plc, Annual General Meeting, Oct 06, 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Braemar Shipping Services Plc Recommends Final Dividend

Braemar Shipping Services Plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Aug 30, 2022

Braemar Shipping Services Plc, Annual General Meeting, Aug 19, 2022

Braemar Shipping Services plc Announces Launch of Braemar Offset

Braemar Shipping Services Plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Jul 04, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Braemar Shipping Services PLC Appoints Joanne Lake as Non-Executive Director

Braemar Shipping Services Plc Provides Revenue Guidance for the Year Ended February 28, 2022

Group CEO & Executive Director recently bought €57k worth of stock

First half 2022 earnings released: EPS UK£0.22 (vs UK£0.091 in 1H 2021)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Less than half of directors are independent

Independent Non Executive Director Jurgen-Heinz Breuer has left the company

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.24 (vs UK£0.20 in FY 2020)

Less than half of directors are independent

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Group CEO & Executive Director recently bought €59k worth of stock

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.24 (vs UK£0.16 in FY 2020)

Braemar Shipping Services Plc Recommends Dividend, Payable on July 30, 2021

Non-Executive Chairman Ronald Series has left the company

Braemar Shipping Services plc Announces Resignation of Ronald Series as Chairman

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day high: €2.18

New 90-day high: €2.10

Investor sentiment improved over the past week