Coats Group Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Coats Group's CEO is David Paja, appointed in Oct 2024, has a tenure of 1.67 years. total yearly compensation is $2.29K, comprised of 42.9% salary and 57.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.072% of the company’s shares, worth £1.08M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.9 years and 2.2 years respectively.
Key information
David Paja
Chief executive officer
US$2.3k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 42.91% |
| CEO tenure | 1.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.07% |
| Management average tenure | 4.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | US$2k | US$983 | US$119m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$115m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$84m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$82m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$3m | US$300k | US$107m |
Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD2.29K) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD2.49M).
Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
David Paja (56 yo)
Mr. David Paja is Group CEO & Executive Director of Coats Group plc from October 1, 2024. Mr. Paja was Executive Director of Coats Group plc from September 1, 2024 to October 1, 2024. Mr. Paja joined the C...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group CEO & Executive Director | 1.7yrs | US$2.29k | 0.072% £ 1.1m | |
| Group CFO & Executive Director | 1.1yrs | US$1.10k | 0.0081% £ 123.0k | |
| Footwear CEO & Chief Operating Officer | 1.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal & Risk Officer and Group Company Secretary | 11.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 1.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Apparel CEO & Group Chief Commercial Officer | 9.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group Head of Innovation | 8.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations (Leave of Absence) | no data | no data | no data | |
| Global Head of Sales of Footwear Division | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Structural Components | no data | no data | no data | |
| Group Sustainability Director | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of Performance Materials | 9.4yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: COAL's management team is considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group CEO & Executive Director | 1.8yrs | US$2.29k | 0.072% £ 1.1m | |
| Group CFO & Executive Director | 1.2yrs | US$1.10k | 0.0081% £ 123.0k | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.8yrs | US$115.93 | 0.0073% £ 109.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.7yrs | US$97.06 | 0.0057% £ 86.5k | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 11.3yrs | US$351.83 | 0.10% £ 1.6m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | US$47.18 | 0.0031% £ 46.0k | |
| Non-Executive Director | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 8.5yrs | US$113.23 | 0.0012% £ 18.0k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.8yrs | US$95.71 | 0.0012% £ 18.0k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.6yrs | US$115.93 | 0.0038% £ 56.9k |
Experienced Board: COAL's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/06/09 19:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| 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
Coats Group plc is covered by 18 analysts. 6 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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| James Zaremba | Barclays |
| James Bayliss | Berenberg |
| Robert Chantry | Berenberg |