Smiths Group Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Smiths Group's CEO is Roland Carter, appointed in Mar 2024, has a tenure of 1.58 years. total yearly compensation is £2.25M, comprised of 14.2% salary and 85.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.045% of the company’s shares, worth £3.54M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.7 years and 3.1 years respectively.
Key information
Roland Carter
Chief executive officer
UK£2.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 14.21% |
| CEO tenure | 1.6yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.05% |
| Management average tenure | less than a year |
| Board average tenure | 3.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£274m |
| Jan 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£306m |
| Oct 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£278m |
| Jul 31 2024 | UK£2m | UK£320k | UK£250m |
Compensation vs Market: Roland's total compensation ($USD3.04M) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD6.72M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Roland's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Roland Carter (58 yo)
Mr. Roland Carter had been President of Smiths Detection at Smiths Group plc since 2018 until March 26, 2024 & serves as it's CEO & Director since March 26, 2024 and was its President of Asia Pacific since...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.6yrs | UK£2.25m | 0.045% £ 3.6m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Smiths Interconnect | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| President of Flex-Tek Aerospace | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| President of Flex-Tek Construction | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Company Secretary | 4.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Smiths Detection | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of John Crane | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: SMINL's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.6yrs | UK£2.25m | 0.045% £ 3.6m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non Executive Chairman | 2.1yrs | UK£354.00k | 0.010% £ 784.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.3yrs | UK£7.00k | 0.0038% £ 299.6k | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 9.4yrs | UK£96.00k | 0.0029% £ 230.6k | |
| Independent Non-executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 8.8yrs | UK£102.00k | 0.0018% £ 138.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.1yrs | UK£92.00k | 0.0012% £ 97.3k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 7.1yrs | UK£101.00k | 0.0017% £ 134.1k | |
| Independent Non Executive Director | 5.6yrs | UK£94.00k | 0.0018% £ 138.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.5yrs | UK£92.00k | 0.0011% £ 84.7k |
Experienced Board: SMINL's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/10/07 22:30 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/07/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/07/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Smiths Group plc is covered by 38 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| David Larkam | Arden Partners Plc. |
| Joseph Campbell | Barclays |
| Jonathan Hurn | Barclays |