Synthomer Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Synthomer's CEO is Michael Willome, appointed in Nov 2021, has a tenure of 3.67 years. total yearly compensation is £1.55M, comprised of 45.2% salary and 54.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.14% of the company’s shares, worth £217.69K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.9 years and 3 years respectively.
Key information
Michael Willome
Chief executive officer
UK£1.6m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 45.23% |
| CEO tenure | 3.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 2.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2024 | UK£2m | UK£702k | -UK£70m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -UK£78m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -UK£83m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -UK£93m |
| Dec 31 2023 | UK£1m | UK£675k | -UK£105m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -UK£127m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -UK£149m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -UK£84m |
| Dec 31 2022 | UK£987k | UK£650k | -UK£18m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£80m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£139m |
| Dec 31 2021 | UK£789k | UK£108k | UK£198m |
Compensation vs Market: Michael's total compensation ($USD2.11M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD728.42K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Michael's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Michael Willome (59 yo)
Mr. Michael Willome, lic. oec. HSG serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Synthomer plc since November 1, 2021 and serves as its Executive Director since November 2021.He had been Group Chief Executive...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 3.7yrs | UK£1.55m | 0.14% £ 217.7k | |
| CFO & Director | 3yrs | UK£1.14m | 0.063% £ 97.5k | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | 2.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Interim Chief Human Resources Officer | 2.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Health | 6.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Coatings & Construction Solutions and EMEA | 3.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Strategy and M&A | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Adhesive Solutions | 2.2yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: SYNTL's management team is considered experienced (2.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 3.7yrs | UK£1.55m | 0.14% £ 217.7k | |
| CFO & Director | 3yrs | UK£1.14m | 0.063% £ 97.5k | |
| Senior Independent Director | 3.1yrs | UK£81.60k | no data | |
| Non-Executive Director | 22.8yrs | UK£46.60k | 0.10% £ 153.9k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | less than a year | UK£20.53k | 0.031% £ 47.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.8yrs | UK£61.60k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6.8yrs | UK£71.60k | 0.015% £ 22.6k | |
| Non-Executive Director | less than a year | UK£15.53k | 0.015% £ 23.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4yrs | UK£61.60k | 0.018% £ 27.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: SYNTL's board of directors are considered experienced (3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/07/09 03:03 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| 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
Synthomer plc is covered by 23 analysts. 6 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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| James Stewart | Barclays |
| Katie Richards | Barclays |
| Robert Bate | Barclays |