Marston's Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Marston's' CEO is Justin Platt, appointed in Jan 2024, has a tenure of 2.5 years. total yearly compensation is £1.18M, comprised of 52.4% salary and 47.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.1% of the company’s shares, worth £346.79K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.8 years and 2.5 years respectively.
Key information
Justin Platt
Chief executive officer
UK£1.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 52.38% |
| CEO tenure | 2.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 1.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
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| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28 2026 | n/a | n/a | UK£75m |
| Dec 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£73m |
| Sep 27 2025 | UK£1m | UK£618k | UK£72m |
| Jun 27 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£62m |
| Mar 29 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£52m |
| Dec 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£35m |
Compensation vs Market: Justin's total compensation ($USD1.58M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.22M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Justin's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Justin Platt (55 yo)
Mr. Justin Mark Platt serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Marston's PLC since January 10, 2024. He had been Chief Strategy Officer at Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd. since July 2018 until 20...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 2.5yrs | UK£1.18m | 0.10% £ 346.8k | |
| CFO & Director | less than a year | UK£379.67k | no data | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Digital & Technology Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel & Company Secretary | 4.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Development Officer | 1.8yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: MARS's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 2.5yrs | UK£1.18m | 0.10% £ 346.8k | |
| CFO & Director | less than a year | UK£379.67k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chair | 2yrs | UK£220.00k | 0.044% £ 148.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4yrs | UK£60.65k | 0.050% £ 168.5k | |
| Senior Independent Director | 6.5yrs | UK£82.50k | 0.0040% £ 13.2k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.5yrs | UK£71.57k | 0.022% £ 74.8k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6.8yrs | UK£60.65k | 0.014% £ 46.0k |
Experienced Board: MARS's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/07/06 03:47 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/07/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/09/27 |
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
Marston's PLC is covered by 22 analysts. 5 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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| Julian Easthope | Barclays |
| Robert Chantry | Berenberg |
| Nicholas Thomas | BofA Global Research |