abrdn Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

abrdn's CEO is Stephen Bird, appointed in Sep 2020, has a tenure of 3.67 years. total yearly compensation is £2.14M, comprised of 40.8% salary and 59.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.044% 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 3.8 years respectively.

Key information

Stephen Bird

Chief executive officer

UK£2.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	40.8%
CEO tenure	3.7yrs
CEO ownership	0.04%
Management average tenure	3.7yrs
Board average tenure	3.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Stephen Bird's remuneration changed compared to abrdn's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	UK£2m	UK£875k	UK£1m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-UK£203m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-UK£410m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-UK£485m
Dec 31 2022	UK£2m	UK£875k	-UK£558m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	UK£16m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	UK£590m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	UK£792m
Dec 31 2021	UK£3m	UK£875k	UK£994m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	UK£1b
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	UK£1b
Dec 31 2020	UK£1m	UK£438k	UK£848m

Compensation vs Market: Stephen's total compensation ($USD2.69M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD2.59M).

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

CEO

Stephen Bird (56 yo)

3.7yrs

Tenure

UK£2,143,000

Compensation

Mr. Stephen Bird, MBA, has been Director at ABRDN PLC (formerly known as Standard Life Aberdeen Plc) since July 1, 2020 and also serves as its Chief Executive Officer since September 1, 2020. Mr. Bird serv...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Stephen Bird	CEO & Director	3.7yrs	UK£2.14m	0.044% £ 1.2m
Jason Windsor	CFO & Director	less than a year	UK£1.49m	no data
Michael Tumilty	Global Chief Operating Officer	5.2yrs	no data	no data
Rene Buehlmann	Chief Executive Officer of Investments	less than a year	no data	no data
Mark Dixon	CTO & Chief Information Officer	13.9yrs	no data	no data
Sarah Moody	Chief Corporate Affairs & Investor Relations Officer	1.3yrs	no data	no data
Rushad Abadan	Group General Counsel	8.3yrs	no data	no data
Barry Kane	Head of Regulatory Risk & Compliance	no data	no data	no data
Jean Guay	Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing	12.5yrs	no data	no data
Tracey Hahn	Chief People Officer	3.3yrs	no data	no data
Perla Kessous	Senior Vice President of Corporate Services	no data	no data	no data
Peter Joshi	Managing Director of Marketing	no data	no data	no data

3.7yrs

Average Tenure

51.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: ABDN's management team is considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Stephen Bird	CEO & Director	3.8yrs	UK£2.14m	0.044% £ 1.2m
Jason Windsor	CFO & Director	less than a year	UK£1.49m	no data
Jonathan Asquith	Senior Independent Non-Executive Director	4.7yrs	UK£139.00k	0.012% £ 308.1k
Douglas Flint	Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board	5.5yrs	UK£475.00k	0.011% £ 299.3k
Hannah Melissa Grove	Independent Non-Executive Director	2.7yrs	UK£159.00k	0.0019% £ 49.3k
John Devine	Independent Non-Executive Director	7.8yrs	UK£131.00k	0.0030% £ 79.2k
Michael O'Brien	Independent Non-executive Director	1.9yrs	UK£109.00k	0.0097% £ 260.1k
Carolyn Raffaeli	Independent Non-Executive Director	5.8yrs	UK£166.00k	0.00052% £ 13.9k
Pam Kaur	Independent Non-executive Director	1.9yrs	UK£109.00k	no data

3.8yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: ABDN's board of directors are considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).

abrdn Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Abrdn plc Announces Catherine Bradley Will Not Seek Re-Election At the Annual General Meeting

High number of new directors

abrdn plc Appoints Jason Windsor as Chief Financial Officer

Abrdn plc Approves Stephanie Bruce Has Stepped Down as Chief Financial Officer

abrdn plc Approves Board Changes

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

Patria Investments Limited (NasdaqGS:PAX) completed the acquisition of Private equity business from abrdn plc (LSE:ABDN) for £100 million.

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 19%

abrdn plc announced that it has received $4.555331 million in funding

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 15%

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.073 per share

abrdn plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

Abrdn plc Announces Catherine Bradley Will Not Seek Re-Election At the Annual General Meeting

Seneca Property Investments Limited acquired The six-storey, 57,000 sq. ft. office building in Manchester from abrdn plc.

An unknown buyer acquired an unknown minority stake in abrdn plc (LSE:ABDN) from Harris Associates L.P.

An unknown buyer acquired an unknown minority stake in abrdn plc (LSE:ABDN) from Harris Associates L.P.

Now 22% overvalued after recent price rise

Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. completed the acquisition of Gresham House Plc (AIM:GHE) from abrdn plc (LSE:ABDN), Saffie Investments Limited, TB Amati UK Smaller Companies Fund, Richard and Venetia Crosbie-Dawson and others.

Investors Don't See Light At End Of abrdn plc's (LON:ABDN) Tunnel

High number of new directors

abrdn plc to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Aug 06, 2024

Patria Investments Limited (NasdaqGS:PAX) agreed to acquire European Private Equity Business of abrdn plc from abrdn plc (LSE:ABDN) for £100 million.

Digi Reportedly in Talks with Macquarie, Abrdn to Sell Stake in Fibre Network

abrdn plc(LSE:ABDN) dropped from FTSE 100 Index

LGT Group Foundation completed the acquisition of UK and Jersey-based discretionary fund management business of abrdn from abrdn plc.

abrdn (LON:ABDN) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.073

First half 2023 earnings released: UK£0.077 loss per share (vs UK£0.14 loss in 1H 2022)

abrdn plc Appoints Jason Windsor as Chief Financial Officer

Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. entered into an agreement to acquire Gresham House Plc (AIM:GHE) from abrdn plc (LSE:ABDN), Saffie Investments Limited, Richard and Venetia Crosbie-Dawson and others for approximately £423 million.

Abrdn plc Approves Stephanie Bruce Has Stepped Down as Chief Financial Officer

abrdn plc Approves Board Changes

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.073 per share at 7.0% yield

abrdn (LON:ABDN) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.073

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

AM alpha Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH acquired Mixed-use commercial property with office, retail and hospitality space in London from abrdn plc (LSE:ABDN).

abrdn plc(LSE:ABDN) dropped from FTSE 250 Index

Consensus forecasts updated

Less than half of directors are independent

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Consensus forecasts updated

abrdn plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Feb 28, 2023

Kinetic TCo Pty Ltd and Globalvia Inversiones, S.A.U. agreed to acquire The Go-Ahead Group plc (LSE:GOG) from Jupiter Asset Management Limited, abrdn plc, Schroder Investment Management Limited, M&G Investment Management Limited, Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Go-Ahead Directors and others.

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Abrdn plc Announces Board Changes

abrdn plc(LSE:ABDN) dropped from FTSE 100 Index

Delancey Estates Ltd. and Columbia Threadneedle Investments acquired a 50% stake in Castlepoint Shopping Park from abrdn plc (LSE:ABDN).

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Consensus EPS estimates have been downgraded.

abrdn plc (LSE:ABDN) acquired an unknown stake in Archax Ltd.

abrdn (LON:ABDN) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.073

Price target decreased to UK£1.92

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 49%

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Consensus forecasts updated

Consensus forecasts updated

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited and Boreal Immobilier acquired Four Warehouses in Park Royal from abrdn plc (LSE:ABDN).

abrdn plc Elects Directors, Effective 1 June 2022

Consensus forecasts updated

High number of new directors

SEGRO Plc (LSE:SGRO) acquired Grand Union Trade Park and two assets in Wapping and Clapham in West London for £195 million.

CEO & Director exercised options to buy UK£66k worth of stock.

abrdn (LON:ABDN) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of UK£0.073

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.073 per share

Bradda Capital Ltd acquired Prime Office Building in Guildford from abrdn plc (LSE:ABDN) for £12.8 million.

abrdn (LON:ABDN) Will Pay A Dividend Of UK£0.073

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 12%

CFO & Executive Director recently bought UK£80k worth of stock

abrdn (LON:ABDN) Has Announced A Dividend Of UK£0.073

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

abrdn plc Announces Directorate Change

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

abrdn plc Hires Sarah Deaves as the Head of Financial Planning

Consensus forecasts updated

Consensus forecasts updated