Whitbread Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Whitbread's CEO is Dominic Paul, appointed in Jan 2023, has a tenure of 2.83 years. total yearly compensation is £3.07M, comprised of 30.3% salary and 69.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.017% of the company’s shares, worth £807.53K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 3.3 years respectively.
Key information
Dominic Paul
Chief executive officer
UK£3.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 30.26% |
| CEO tenure | 2.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.02% |
| Management average tenure | 2.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) Just Released Its Half-Yearly Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think
Oct 18
Is Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) Worth UK£28.9 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?
Oct 17Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing
Sep 07Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)?
Jul 18Whitbread (LON:WTB) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
Jul 03Whitbread plc Just Missed EPS By 29%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
May 04Calculating The Fair Value Of Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)
Apr 13Is Whitbread (LON:WTB) Using Too Much Debt?
Feb 11Getting In Cheap On Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) Might Be Difficult
Jan 27Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Whitbread (LON:WTB)
Jan 13Estimating The Fair Value Of Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)
Dec 11
Transforming Food And Beverage Offerings And German Expansion Will Accelerate Profit Growth And Boost Margins
Strategic initiatives to transform offerings and focus on high-return investments are likely to enhance margins and drive profit growth.CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£251m |
| May 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£252m |
| Feb 27 2025 | UK£3m | UK£930k | UK£254m |
| Nov 27 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£246m |
| Aug 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£239m |
| May 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£275m |
| Feb 29 2024 | UK£2m | UK£900k | UK£312m |
| Nov 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£325m |
| Aug 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£338m |
| May 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£308m |
| Mar 02 2023 | UK£3m | UK£108k | UK£279m |
Compensation vs Market: Dominic's total compensation ($USD4.03M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD4.26M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Dominic's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Dominic Paul (54 yo)
Mr. Dominic James Paul is Director of Whitbread Group PLC from January 17, 2023 and serves as its Chief Executive. He served as Executive Director at Domino's Pizza Group plc since May 1, 2020 until Decemb...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 2.8yrs | UK£3.07m | 0.017% £ 807.5k | |
| CFO & Director | 3.7yrs | UK£1.69m | 0.012% £ 564.5k | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel & Company Secretary | 2.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of UK Hotels & Restaurants | 7.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Property & International | 9.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | 1.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director of Financial Reporting | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive officer of Premier Inn Germany | 1.7yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: WTB's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 2.8yrs | UK£3.07m | 0.017% £ 807.5k | |
| CFO & Director | 3.7yrs | UK£1.69m | 0.012% £ 564.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.8yrs | UK£74.00k | 0.0012% £ 58.6k | |
| Senior Independent Director | 7.4yrs | UK£91.00k | 0.0014% £ 70.3k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.8yrs | UK£74.00k | 0.0013% £ 63.4k | |
| Chairman | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.7yrs | UK£74.00k | 0.0012% £ 58.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2yrs | UK£74.00k | 0.00024% £ 11.7k | |
| Independent Non Executive Director | 6.8yrs | UK£96.00k | 0.0022% £ 108.8k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6yrs | UK£74.00k | 0.0014% £ 69.3k |
Experienced Board: WTB's board of directors are considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/11/07 19:06 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/11/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/08/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/02/27 |
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
Whitbread plc is covered by 32 analysts. 16 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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| Victoria Lee Stern | Barclays |
| Pravin Gondhale | Barclays |
| Victoria Lee Stern | Barclays |