Aberdeen Group Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Aberdeen Group's CEO is Jason Windsor, appointed in May 2024, has a tenure of 1.5 years. total yearly compensation is £3.19M, comprised of 24.2% salary and 75.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.032% of the company’s shares, worth £1.17M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.7 years and 4.2 years respectively.
Key information
Jason Windsor
Chief executive officer
UK£3.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 24.22% |
| CEO tenure | 1.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.03% |
| Management average tenure | 3.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.2yrs |
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£319m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£278m |
| Dec 31 2024 | UK£3m | UK£773k | UK£237m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£277m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£317m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£159m |
| Dec 31 2023 | UK£1m | UK£130k | UK£1m |
Compensation vs Market: Jason's total compensation ($USD4.20M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD4.14M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jason's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Jason Windsor (53 yo)
Mr. Jason Michael Windsor has been Group Chief Executive Officer at Aberdeen Group Plc (formerly known as abrdn plc) since September 2024 and has served as its Director since October 23, 2023. He was CFO a...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group CEO & Director | 1.5yrs | UK£3.19m | 0.032% £ 1.2m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Group COO & Chief of Investment Site and Interactive Investor | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Investments | 2.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| CTO & Chief Information Officer | 15.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group General Counsel | 9.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Regulatory Risk & Compliance | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing | 14yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 4.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Corporate Services | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Marketing | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Pension Strategy | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: ABDN's management team is considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group CEO & Director | 2.1yrs | UK£3.19m | 0.032% £ 1.2m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 6.2yrs | UK£139.00k | 0.012% £ 421.9k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board | 7yrs | UK£475.00k | 0.011% £ 409.8k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.1yrs | UK£23.00k | 0.0017% £ 62.0k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.2yrs | UK£166.00k | 0.0019% £ 67.8k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 9.3yrs | UK£142.00k | 0.0030% £ 108.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.1yrs | UK£23.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 7.3yrs | UK£177.00k | 0.00052% £ 19.1k |
Experienced Board: ABDN's board of directors are considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/11/03 11:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/11/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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
Aberdeen Group Plc is covered by 33 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 |
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| Michael Sanderson | Barclays |
| Michael Sanderson | Barclays |
| Andrew Broadfield | Barclays |