RELX's CEO is Erik Engstrom, appointed in Nov 2009, has a tenure of 16.5 years. total yearly compensation is £11.44M, comprised of 12.7% salary and 87.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.075% of the company’s shares, worth £32.51M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 11.7 years and 6 years respectively.
Key information
Erik Engstrom
Chief executive officer
UK£11.4m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
12.66%
CEO tenure
16.5yrs
CEO ownership
0.07%
Management average tenure
11.7yrs
Board average tenure
6yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Erik Engstrom's remuneration changed compared to RELX's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
UK£11m
UK£1m
UK£2b
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£2b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£2b
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£2b
Dec 31 2024
UK£15m
UK£1m
UK£2b
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£2b
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£2b
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£2b
Dec 31 2023
UK£15m
UK£1m
UK£2b
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£2b
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£2b
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£2b
Dec 31 2022
UK£9m
UK£1m
UK£2b
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
UK£2b
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
UK£2b
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
UK£2b
Dec 31 2021
UK£10m
UK£1m
UK£1b
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
UK£1b
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
UK£1b
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
UK£1b
Dec 31 2020
UK£4m
UK£1m
UK£1b
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
UK£1b
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
UK£1b
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
UK£1b
Dec 31 2019
UK£9m
UK£1m
UK£2b
Compensation vs Market: Erik's total compensation ($USD15.40M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD7.48M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Erik's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Erik Engstrom (62 yo)
16.5yrs
Tenure
UK£11,435,000
Compensation
Mr. Erik Engstrom, M.Sc Econ, M.Sc Eng., MBA, was CEO & Executive Director of RELX Group plc. He is Chief Executive Officer of RELX PLC since November 2009 and is Director since August 23, 2004. Mr. Engstr...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Erik Engstrom
CEO & Executive Director
16.5yrs
UK£11.44m
0.075% £ 32.5m
Nicholas Luff
CFO & Executive Director
11.7yrs
UK£6.12m
0.020% £ 8.8m
Bianca Elisabeth Tetteroo
Workforce Engagement Director & Independent Non-Executive Director
1.8yrs
UK£127.00k
no data
Paul Daniel Sullivan
Head of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Henry Udow
Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary
15.2yrs
no data
0.029% £ 12.4m
Paul Abrahams
Head of Corporate Communications
no data
no data
no data
Rosemary Thomson
Chief Human Resources Officer
4.7yrs
no data
no data
Mark Kelsey
Chief Executive Officer of Risk
14.3yrs
no data
no data
Marcia Balisciano
Chief Sustainability Officer & Global Head of Corporate Responsibility
no data
no data
no data
Michael Walsh
Chief Executive Officer of Legal
15.3yrs
no data
no data
Vijay Raghavan
Chief Technology Officer of Risk
7.3yrs
no data
no data
Shweta Vyas
Chief Strategy Officer
1.3yrs
no data
no data
11.7yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: RELL's management team is seasoned and experienced (11.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Erik Engstrom
CEO & Executive Director
21.8yrs
UK£11.44m
0.075% £ 32.5m
Nicholas Luff
CFO & Executive Director
11.7yrs
UK£6.12m
0.020% £ 8.8m
Bianca Elisabeth Tetteroo
Workforce Engagement Director & Independent Non-Executive Director
1.8yrs
UK£127.00k
no data
Andrew Sukawaty
Independent Non-Executive Director
7.1yrs
UK£158.23k
0.0017% £ 733.4k
June Felix
Independent Non-Executive Director
5.6yrs
UK£156.50k
0.00042% £ 182.3k
Andrew Halford
Non-Executive Independent Director
1.1yrs
UK£88.52k
0.00028% £ 121.5k
Paul Walker
Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
5.2yrs
UK£726.19k
0.00090% £ 390.5k
Alistair Cox
Independent Non-Executive Director
3.1yrs
UK£161.61k
0.00023% £ 99.8k
Suzanne Wood
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
8.7yrs
UK£222.27k
0.00029% £ 125.8k
Charlotte Hogg
Independent Non-Executive Director
6.4yrs
UK£127.00k
0.00027% £ 117.2k
6.0yrs
Average Tenure
64.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: RELL's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/31 07:39
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/29 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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