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 £13.40M. 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

Earnings Working Against DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Share Price

Mar 28

At UK£3.16, Is DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Worth Looking At Closely?

Feb 11

These 4 Measures Indicate That DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Jan 27

DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 98% Above Its Share Price

Sep 16

Here's Why We Think DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Jul 25

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Jul 12

What Does DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Share Price Indicate?

Jun 07

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Apr 24

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Apr 12

A Look At The Fair Value Of DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)

Mar 29

Is Now The Time To Put DS Smith (LON:SMDS) On Your Watchlist?

Mar 17

Should You Think About Buying DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Now?

Feb 10

Does DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jan 06

Returns At DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Dec 23

DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Reported Earnings Last Week And Analysts Are Already Upgrading Their Estimates

Dec 11

Estimating The Fair Value Of DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)

Dec 08

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)?

Oct 08

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.102

Sep 20

DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Sep 06

Is DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Trading At A 43% Discount?

Sep 05

Here's Why DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Aug 06

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.102

Jul 22

DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.10

Jul 08

DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.10

Jun 24

What Is DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Share Price Doing?

May 30

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.048

Mar 23

Why DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Could Be Worth Watching

Feb 28

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.048

Feb 10

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.048

Jan 22

Is DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 29

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.048

Dec 12

When Should You Buy DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)?

Nov 11

Is There An Opportunity With DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) 41% Undervaluation?

Oct 18

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Miles Roberts's remuneration changed compared to DS Smith's earnings?
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 ($USD1.70M) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD5.83M).

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
Miles Roberts	Group Chief Executive & Executive Director	14.5yrs	UK£1.32m	0.18% £ 13.4m
Richard Pike	Group Finance Director & Executive Director	1.4yrs	UK£735.00k	0.037% £ 2.8m
Anjali Kotak	Investor Relations Director	no data	no data	no data
Iain David Simm	Group General Counsel & Company Secretary	8.4yrs	no data	no data
Marc Chiron	Sales, Marketing & Innovation Director	no data	no data	no data
Hugo Fisher	Group Investor Relations Director	no data	no data	no data
Keith Ledbetter	Chief Financial Officer of Global Plastics and North America Packaging & Paper Divisions	8.2yrs	no data	no data
Alexander Manisty	Group Head of Strategy & Innovation	no data	no data	no data
Keith Tornes	Managing Director	2.2yrs	no data	no data

8.2yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SMDS's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Miles Roberts	Group Chief Executive & Executive Director	14.5yrs	UK£1.32m	0.18% £ 13.4m
Richard Pike	Group Finance Director & Executive Director	1.4yrs	UK£735.00k	0.037% £ 2.8m
Eric Olsen	Non-Executive Director	1.5yrs	UK£33.00k	0.0019% £ 143.3k
Celia Baxter	Independent Non-Executive Director	5.1yrs	UK£84.00k	0.0011% £ 83.8k
Geoffrey Drabble	Non-Executive Chairman	4.2yrs	UK£337.00k	0.0056% £ 427.6k
David Robbie	Senior Independent Director	5.6yrs	UK£98.00k	0.0022% £ 165.4k
Alan Johnson	Non-Executive Director	2.4yrs	UK£67.00k	0.00091% £ 69.4k
Tessa Bamford	Non-Executive Director	less than a year	UK£23.00k	no data
Alina Kessel	Independent Non-Executive Director	4.5yrs	UK£67.00k	0.0014% £ 105.2k

4.2yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

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

DS Smith Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Key Executive exercised options and sold UK£454k worth of stock

Less than half of directors are independent

DS Smith Plc Announces Retirement of Louise Smalley from the Board, Effective 3 September 2024

International Paper Company and DS Smith Plc Announce Andrew K. Silvernail to be CEO of the Combined Company

DS Smith Plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 03, 2024

DS Smith Plc Appoints Tessa Bamford as Non-Executive Director, Effective 1 January 2024

Recent updates

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.12 per share

Key Executive exercised options and sold UK£454k worth of stock

Less than half of directors are independent

DS Smith Plc Announces Retirement of Louise Smalley from the Board, Effective 3 September 2024

International Paper Company and DS Smith Plc Announce Andrew K. Silvernail to be CEO of the Combined Company

Earnings Working Against DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Share Price

DS Smith's Response to Media Speculation

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

DS Smith Launches Shop.able Carriers Recyclable Box Solution for Transporting Groceries

DS Smith Plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 03, 2024

Mondi plc (LSE:MNDI) made an offer to acquire DS Smith Plc (LSE:SMDS) for £5.1 billion

DS Smith Unveils Drypack Solution in U.S. Market to Help Seafood Processing Processors Phase Out Plastic Containers

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

At UK£3.16, Is DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Worth Looking At Closely?

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

DS Smith Receives Highly Preliminary Expression of Interest from Mondi over a Possible Offer

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

These 4 Measures Indicate That DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Is There An Opportunity With DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) 47% Undervaluation?

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Dividend Will Be £0.06

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.15 (vs UK£0.17 in 1H 2023)

DS Smith plc Declares Interim Dividend, Payable on 31 January 2024

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Is DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Using Too Much Debt?

What Is DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Share Price Doing?

DS Smith Plc Appoints Tessa Bamford as Non-Executive Director, Effective 1 January 2024

DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 98% Above Its Share Price

Key Executive exercised options and sold UK£1.2m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.12 per share at 5.8% yield

Price target decreased by 7.0% to UK£3.56

DS Smith Plc (LSE:SMDS) agreed to acquire Društvo Za Proizvodnju Štampane I Kaširane Kartonske Ambalaže Bosis Doo Valjevo.

Here's Why We Think DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Less than half of directors are independent

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

What Does DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Share Price Indicate?

Less than half of directors are independent

DS Smith Plc Appoints Eric Olsen to the Company's Board as A Non-Executive Director, with Effect from 15 May 2023

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

A Look At The Fair Value Of DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)

Is Now The Time To Put DS Smith (LON:SMDS) On Your Watchlist?

Should You Think About Buying DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Now?

Does DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Returns At DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Appear To Be Weighed Down

DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Reported Earnings Last Week And Analysts Are Already Upgrading Their Estimates

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.20 (vs UK£0.13 in FY 2021)

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 21%

DS Smith plc Declares an Interim Dividend Payable on 31 January 2023

Estimating The Fair Value Of DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)

DS Smith Plc Announces Board Changes

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)?

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.10 per share

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.102

DS Smith Names Keith Tornes as Managing Director, Paper, Forestry and Recycling for North America

DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

DS Smith Plc Announces Resignation of Adrian Marsh as Group Finance Director

Is DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Trading At A 43% Discount?

Price target decreased to UK£3.94

Here's Why DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.102

DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.10

Key Executive recently bought UK£58k worth of stock

DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.10

DS Smith Plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Year 2022, Payable on 1 November 2022