Drax Group plc

DB:D9F2 Stock Report

Market Cap: €3.2b

Drax Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Drax Group's CEO is Will Gardiner, appointed in Jan 2018, has a tenure of 8.67 years. total yearly compensation is £2.66M, comprised of 27.2% salary and 72.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.41% of the company’s shares, worth €12.87M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1 years and 4 years respectively.

Key information

Will Gardiner

Chief executive officer

UK£2.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage27.20%
CEO tenure8.7yrs
CEO ownership0.4%
Management average tenure1yrs
Board average tenure4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Will Gardiner's remuneration changed compared to Drax Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2026n/an/a

UK£19m

Mar 31 2026n/an/a

UK£46m

Dec 31 2025UK£3mUK£724k

UK£73m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

UK£240m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

UK£408m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

UK£467m

Dec 31 2024UK£3mUK£690k

UK£527m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

UK£590m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£654m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

UK£608m

Dec 31 2023UK£3mUK£663k

UK£562m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£373m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£184m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

UK£135m

Dec 31 2022UK£6mUK£631k

UK£85m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£148m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£211m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

UK£133m

Dec 31 2021UK£3mUK£570k

UK£56m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-UK£35m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-UK£125m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-UK£160m

Dec 31 2020UK£2mUK£557k

-UK£195m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£89m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-UK£49m

Dec 31 2019UK£1mUK£541k

-UK£10m

Compensation vs Market: Will's total compensation ($USD3.59M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.31M).

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

CEO

Will Gardiner (62 yo)

8.7yrs
Tenure
UK£2,662,000
Compensation

Mr. Dwight Daniel Willard Gardiner, known as Will, serves as a Director at Drax Power Limited. He has been Group Chief Executive Officer of Drax Group plc since January 1, 2018. Mr. Gardiner has been Execu...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Dwight Daniel Gardiner
Group CEO & Executive Director8.7yrsUK£2.66m0.41%
€ 12.9m
Frank Lemmink
CFO & Executive Director1yrUK£740.00k0.026%
€ 811.9k
Lee Dawes
Chief Operations Officer2.1yrsno datano data
Mark Strafford
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Hillary Berger
Group General Counsel5.7yrsno datano data
Farnaz Ranjbar
Chief People Officerless than a yearno datano data
Paul Sheffield
Chief Commercial Officer7.1yrsno data0.025%
€ 782.9k
Tim Cole
Head of Customer Marketingno datano datano data
Ross McKenzie
Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officerless than a yearno datano data
Hannah Steedman
Chief Strategy & Transformation Officerless than a yearno datano data
Deidra Jackson
Senior VP of Corporate Affairs North America1.1yrsno datano data
Rebecca Dunn
Group Company Secretaryless than a yearno datano data
1.0yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: D9F2's management team is not considered experienced ( 1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Dwight Daniel Gardiner
Group CEO & Executive Director10.8yrsUK£2.66m0.41%
€ 12.9m
Frank Lemmink
CFO & Executive Director1yrUK£740.00k0.026%
€ 811.9k
Mark Clare
Senior Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Robert Shuter
Independent Non-Executive Director2.3yrsUK£125.00k0.024%
€ 749.2k
Andrea Bertone
Independent Chairman of the Board3.1yrsUK£326.00kno data
John Baxter
Independent Non-Executive Director7.4yrsUK£110.00k0.0052%
€ 163.9k
Kimberly Keating
Independent Non-Executive Director4.9yrsUK£139.00kno data
Erika Peterman
Independent Non-Executive Director4.9yrsUK£129.00kno data
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
60.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: D9F2's board of directors are considered experienced (4 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/15 13:25
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/15 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Drax Group plc is covered by 26 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Peter BisztygaBarclays
Dominic NashBarclays
Peter CramptonBarclays