Trainline Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Trainline's CEO is Jody Ford, appointed in Mar 2021, has a tenure of 3.83 years. total yearly compensation is £2.46M, comprised of 26.1% salary and 73.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.084% of the company’s shares, worth £1.53M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.9 years and 4.1 years respectively.
Key information
Jody Ford
Chief executive officer
UK£2.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 26.1% |
| CEO tenure | 3.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.08% |
| Management average tenure | 3.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£54m |
| May 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£44m |
| Feb 29 2024 | UK£2m | UK£642k | UK£34m |
| Nov 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£28m |
| Aug 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£23m |
| May 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£22m |
| Feb 28 2023 | UK£2m | UK£601k | UK£21m |
| Nov 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£15m |
| Aug 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£9m |
| May 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -UK£2m |
| Feb 28 2022 | UK£2m | UK£575k | -UK£12m |
| Nov 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -UK£36m |
| Aug 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -UK£61m |
| May 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -UK£76m |
| Feb 28 2021 | UK£523k | UK£227k | -UK£91m |
Compensation vs Market: Jody's total compensation ($USD3.06M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD2.39M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jody's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Jody Ford (49 yo)
3.8yrs
Tenure
UK£2,463,000
Compensation
Mr. Jody Ford has been Chief Executive Officer at Trainline Plc since February 28, 2020. Mr. Ford served as Chief Operating Officer of Trainline Plc since September 21, 2020 until February 28, 2020. He has...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 3.8yrs | UK£2.46m | 0.084% £ 1.5m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 2.3yrs | UK£1.15m | 0.012% £ 221.4k | |
| Chief Technology Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel | 3.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Communications Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 3.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | 4.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Product Officer | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Security Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of SEO | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Data Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Corporate Affairs Officer | no data | no data | no data |
3.9yrs
Average Tenure
49yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: TRNL's management team is considered experienced (3.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 4.3yrs | UK£2.46m | 0.084% £ 1.5m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 2.1yrs | UK£1.15m | 0.012% £ 221.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4yrs | UK£75.00k | 0.017% £ 307.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.6yrs | UK£85.00k | 0.015% £ 265.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chair | 5.6yrs | UK£265.00k | 0.021% £ 386.3k | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.3yrs | UK£85.00k | 0.0010% £ 18.9k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.6yrs | UK£85.00k | 0.0020% £ 36.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | UK£57.00k | no data |
4.1yrs
Average Tenure
55.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: TRNL's board of directors are considered experienced (4.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/01/06 12:40 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/02/29 |
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
Trainline Plc is covered by 22 analysts. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Andrew Ross | Barclays |
| Owen Shirley | Berenberg |
| Ciaran Donnelly | Berenberg |