DS Smith Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
DS Smith's CEO is Miles Roberts, appointed in May 2010, has a tenure of 14.5 years. total yearly compensation is £1.32M, comprised of 66.8% salary and 33.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.18% of the company’s shares, worth £14.39M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.2 years and 4.2 years respectively.
Key information
Miles Roberts
Chief executive officer
UK£1.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 66.8% |
| CEO tenure | 14.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 8.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30 2024 | UK£1m | UK£879k | UK£385m |
| Oct 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£463m |
| Jul 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£477m |
| Apr 30 2023 | UK£4m | UK£838k | UK£491m |
| Oct 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£377m |
| Jul 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£329m |
| Apr 30 2022 | UK£3m | UK£809k | UK£280m |
| Oct 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | UK£243m |
| Jul 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | UK£213m |
| Apr 30 2021 | UK£3m | UK£786k | UK£182m |
| Oct 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | UK£200m |
| Jul 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | UK£245m |
| Apr 30 2020 | UK£1m | UK£778k | UK£290m |
| Jan 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | UK£297m |
| Oct 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | UK£304m |
| Jul 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | UK£283m |
| Apr 30 2019 | UK£3m | UK£758k | UK£262m |
| Jan 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | UK£262m |
| Oct 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | UK£261m |
| Jul 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | UK£249m |
| Apr 30 2018 | UK£4m | UK£737k | UK£237m |
Compensation vs Market: Miles's total compensation ($USD1.65M) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD5.69M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Miles's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Miles Roberts (60 yo)
14.5yrs
Tenure
UK£1,316,000
Compensation
Mr. Miles William Roberts has been Group Chief Executive Officer of DS Smith plc since May 4, 2010. He has been an Executive Director of DS Smith plc since May 4, 2010. He serves as Group CEO of DS Smith P...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Chief Executive & Executive Director | 14.5yrs | UK£1.32m | 0.18% £ 14.4m | |
| Group Finance Director & Executive Director | 1.4yrs | UK£735.00k | 0.037% £ 3.0m | |
| Investor Relations Director | no data | no data | no data | |
| Group General Counsel & Company Secretary | 8.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Sales, Marketing & Innovation Director | no data | no data | no data | |
| Group Investor Relations Director | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Financial Officer of Global Plastics and North America Packaging & Paper Divisions | 8.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group Head of Strategy & Innovation | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director | 2.2yrs | no data | no data |
8.2yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: SMDSL's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Chief Executive & Executive Director | 14.5yrs | UK£1.32m | 0.18% £ 14.4m | |
| Group Finance Director & Executive Director | 1.4yrs | UK£735.00k | 0.037% £ 3.0m | |
| Non-Executive Director | 1.5yrs | UK£33.00k | 0.0019% £ 153.9k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.1yrs | UK£84.00k | 0.0011% £ 90.1k | |
| Non-Executive Chairman | 4.2yrs | UK£337.00k | 0.0056% £ 459.3k | |
| Senior Independent Director | 5.6yrs | UK£98.00k | 0.0022% £ 177.7k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 2.4yrs | UK£67.00k | 0.00091% £ 74.5k | |
| Non-Executive Director | less than a year | UK£23.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.5yrs | UK£67.00k | 0.0014% £ 113.0k |
4.2yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: SMDSL's board of directors are considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).