Shell Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Shell's CEO is Wael Sawan, appointed in Jan 2023, has a tenure of 1.92 years. total yearly compensation is $10.12M, comprised of 17.6% salary and 82.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.004% of the company’s shares, worth £6.40M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 4.2 years respectively.

Key information

Wael Sawan

Chief executive officer

US$10.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage17.6%
CEO tenure1.9yrs
CEO ownership0.004%
Management average tenure2.3yrs
Board average tenure4.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Returns On Capital At Shell (LON:SHEL) Have Hit The Brakes

Nov 25
Returns On Capital At Shell (LON:SHEL) Have Hit The Brakes

Shell's (LON:SHEL) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Nov 07
Shell's (LON:SHEL) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Is Shell (LON:SHEL) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 04
Is Shell (LON:SHEL) Using Too Much Debt?

Shell (LSE:SHEL) Announces New Chairman in Kazakhstan and $3.5 Billion Share Buyback Program

Sep 18
Shell (LSE:SHEL) Announces New Chairman in Kazakhstan and $3.5 Billion Share Buyback Program

Shell (LON:SHEL) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Aug 21
Shell (LON:SHEL) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Investors Continue Waiting On Sidelines For Shell plc (LON:SHEL)

Jul 11
Investors Continue Waiting On Sidelines For Shell plc (LON:SHEL)

A Look At The Fair Value Of Shell plc (LON:SHEL)

Jun 21
A Look At The Fair Value Of Shell plc (LON:SHEL)

Shell plc Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected

May 04
Shell plc Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected

Shell (LON:SHEL) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

May 02
Shell (LON:SHEL) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

These 4 Measures Indicate That Shell (LON:SHEL) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Apr 01
These 4 Measures Indicate That Shell (LON:SHEL) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

An Intrinsic Calculation For Shell plc (LON:SHEL) Suggests It's 30% Undervalued

Mar 09
An Intrinsic Calculation For Shell plc (LON:SHEL) Suggests It's 30% Undervalued

Shell's (LON:SHEL) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Feb 08
Shell's (LON:SHEL) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Shell (LON:SHEL) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Jan 26
Shell (LON:SHEL) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Wael Sawan's remuneration changed compared to Shell's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$16b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$18b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$18b

Dec 31 2023US$10mUS$2m

US$19b

Compensation vs Market: Wael's total compensation ($USD10.12M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD5.82M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Wael's compensation with company performance.


CEO

Wael Sawan (50 yo)

1.9yrs

Tenure

US$10,121,999

Compensation

Mr. Wael Sawan serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Shell plc (Formerly known as Royal Dutch Shell plc) since January 01, 2023. Mr. Sawan served as Upstream Director at Royal Dutch Shell p...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Wael Sawan
CEO & Director1.9yrsUS$10.12m0.0043%
£ 6.4m
Sinead Gorman
CFO & Director2.7yrsUS$4.92m0.0017%
£ 2.5m
Robin Mooldijk
Director of Projects & Technology1.4yrsno datano data
Tjerk Huysinga
Executive Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Philippa Bounds
Legal Director1.4yrsno datano data
Rachel Solway
Chief Human Resources & Corporate Officerless than a yearno datano data
Graham van't Hoff
Executive Vice President of Chemicals11.9yrsno datano data
Stephanie Boyde
Executive VP of Remuneration & HR Operations11.3yrsno datano data
Huibert Vigeveno
Downstream9.3yrsno datano data
Steve Hill
Executive Vice President of Shell Energyno datano datano data
Brian Eggleston
Executive Vice President of Finance Downstreamno datano datano data
Frank Lemmink
Executive Vice President of Finance Integrated Gasno datano datano data

2.3yrs

Average Tenure

53.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SHEL's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Wael Sawan
CEO & Director1.9yrsUS$10.12m0.0043%
£ 6.4m
Sinead Gorman
CFO & Director2.7yrsUS$4.92m0.0017%
£ 2.5m
Ann Godbehere
Independent Non-Executive Director6.6yrsUS$321.25k0.00016%
£ 240.5k
Neil Andrew Carson
Independent Non-Executive Director5.5yrsUS$232.02k0.00026%
£ 390.8k
Catherine Hughes
Independent Non-Executive Director7.5yrsUS$305.95k0.00090%
£ 1.4m
Dick Boer
Deputy Chair & Senior Independent Director4.6yrsUS$270.26k0.00016%
£ 240.5k
Andrew Mackenzie
Independent Chairman of the Board4.2yrsUS$1.00m0.00058%
£ 871.9k
Jane Lute
Independent Non-Executive Director3.6yrsUS$253.69k0.00012%
£ 180.4k
Swee Chen Goh
Chairman of Shell Companies in Singaporeno datano datano data
Abraham Schot
Independent Non-Executive Director4.2yrsUS$210.34kno data
Charles Roxburgh
Independent Non-Executive Director1.8yrsUS$163.18k0.000080%
£ 120.3k
Leena Srivastava
Independent Non-Executive Director1.8yrsUS$152.98kno data

4.2yrs

Average Tenure

64.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SHEL's board of directors are considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 04:05
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Shell plc is covered by 78 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Thijs BerkelderABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Alejandro AcostaAlezor Research
Alexandre AndlauerAlphaValue