Equals Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Equals Group's CEO is Ian Alexander Strafford-Taylor, appointed in Jan 2007, has a tenure of 17.83 years. total yearly compensation is £916.43K, comprised of 42% salary and 58% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.17% of the company’s shares, worth £2.74M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.1 years and 4.7 years respectively.

Key information

Ian Alexander Strafford-Taylor

Chief executive officer

UK£916.4k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage42.0%
CEO tenure17.8yrs
CEO ownership1.2%
Management average tenure5.1yrs
Board average tenure4.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Equals Group plc Just Beat EPS By 57%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Mar 31
Equals Group plc Just Beat EPS By 57%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Equals Group (LON:EQLS)

Sep 27
Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Equals Group (LON:EQLS)

What Does Equals Group plc's (LON:EQLS) Share Price Indicate?

Sep 09
What Does Equals Group plc's (LON:EQLS) Share Price Indicate?

Is Equals Group (LON:EQLS) Using Too Much Debt?

Jun 15
Is Equals Group (LON:EQLS) Using Too Much Debt?

Is Equals Group (LON:EQLS) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 08
Is Equals Group (LON:EQLS) Using Too Much Debt?

Is Equals Group (LON:EQLS) Using Too Much Debt?

May 15
Is Equals Group (LON:EQLS) Using Too Much Debt?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ian Alexander Strafford-Taylor's remuneration changed compared to Equals Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£8m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

UK£8m

Dec 31 2023UK£916kUK£385k

UK£8m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£8m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£7m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

UK£5m

Dec 31 2022UK£810kUK£338k

UK£3m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£1m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-UK£498k

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-UK£1m

Dec 31 2021UK£652kUK£292k

-UK£2m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-UK£4m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-UK£5m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-UK£6m

Dec 31 2020UK£426kUK£254k

-UK£7m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£8m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£9m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-UK£7m

Dec 31 2019UK£546kUK£271k

-UK£5m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-UK£2m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

UK£979k

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

UK£2m

Dec 31 2018UK£263kUK£263k

UK£3m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

UK£2m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

UK£2m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

UK£1m

Dec 31 2017UK£483kUK£245k

UK£447k

Compensation vs Market: Ian Alexander's total compensation ($USD1.16M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD731.38K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ian Alexander's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Ian Alexander Strafford-Taylor (64 yo)

17.8yrs

Tenure

UK£916,433

Compensation

Mr. Ian Alexander Irving Strafford-Taylor serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Equals Group plc (formerly known as FairFX Group Plc) and served as its Company Secretary. He is Founder of the Group sinc...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ian Alexander Strafford-Taylor
Founder17.8yrsUK£916.43k1.17%
£ 2.7m
Richard Cooper
Group CFO & Executive Director5.1yrsUK£677.83k0.63%
£ 1.5m
Matthijs Boon
Chief Operating Officerno datano datano data
Julian Michael Bean
Technical Directorno datano data0.19%
£ 446.7k
Tom Kiddle
Chief Commercial Officer2.4yrsno datano data
Steve Paul
Deputy Chief Financial Officerno datano datano data
John Zablocki
Financial Controllerno datano datano data

5.1yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: EQLS's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.1 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ian Alexander Strafford-Taylor
Founder17.7yrsUK£916.43k1.17%
£ 2.7m
Richard Cooper
Group CFO & Executive Director5.1yrsUK£677.83k0.63%
£ 1.5m
Alan Hughes
Independent Non-Executive Chairman4.7yrsUK£93.00k0.024%
£ 57.0k
Sian Herbert
Independent Non-Executive Director4.1yrsUK£68.48k0.041%
£ 96.5k
Christopher Bones
Independent Non-Executive Director3.6yrsUK£61.58k0.0024%
£ 5.6k

4.7yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: EQLS's board of directors are considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).