M&C Saatchi Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
M&C Saatchi's CEO is Zaid Al-Qassab, appointed in May 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is £796.76K, comprised of 48.3% salary and 51.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.044% of the company’s shares, worth £85.13K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.6 years and 1.5 years respectively.
Key information
Zaid Al-Qassab
Chief executive officer
UK£796.8k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 48.3% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.04% |
| Management average tenure | 2.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 1.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
M&C Saatchi's (LON:SAA) Earnings Seem To Be Promising
Apr 04
Why M&C Saatchi's (LON:SAA) Earnings Are Better Than They Seem
Sep 27Is Now The Time To Look At Buying M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA)?
Apr 01Investors Could Be Concerned With M&C Saatchi's (LON:SAA) Returns On Capital
Jan 06Is M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA) Trading At A 28% Discount?
Sep 07Investors Could Be Concerned With M&C Saatchi's (LON:SAA) Returns On Capital
Jul 20Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA)
May 07Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA)?
Apr 13M&C Saatchi (LON:SAA): Are Investors Overlooking Returns On Capital?
Mar 02CEO & Director Moray MacLennan Just Bought 160,056% More Shares In M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA)
Feb 06Is M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA) Potentially Undervalued?
Dec 08
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2024 | UK£797k | UK£385k | UK£12m |
Compensation vs Market: Zaid's total compensation ($USD1.06M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD805.61K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Zaid's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Zaid Al-Qassab
less than a year
Tenure
UK£796,760
Compensation
Mr. Zaid Al-Qassab serves as Chief Executive Officer of M&C Saatchi plc since May 13, 2024 and serves as its Director since May 16, 2024. He served as Chief Brand and Marketing Officer at BT Group plc sinc...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | less than a year | UK£796.76k | 0.044% £ 85.1k | |
| CFO & Director | less than a year | UK£456.00k | 0.030% £ 57.3k | |
| Founder & Partner | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief People & Operations Officer | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel & Company Secretary | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Strategy Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Joint Managing Director | 18yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Growth Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Joint Global Chief Creative Officer | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Joint Global Chief Creative Officer | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive of Talk PR - Subsidiary | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Asia | 8.5yrs | no data | no data |
2.6yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: SAA's management team is considered experienced (2.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | less than a year | UK£796.76k | 0.044% £ 85.1k | |
| CFO & Director | less than a year | UK£456.00k | 0.030% £ 57.3k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.2yrs | UK£77.00k | 0.031% £ 60.0k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 1.8yrs | UK£51.00k | 0.037% £ 71.6k | |
| Non-Executive Director | less than a year | UK£13.00k | no data | |
| Non-Executive Chair | 1.8yrs | UK£1.19m | 0.18% £ 339.5k | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.3yrs | UK£73.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.1yrs | UK£77.00k | no data |
1.5yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: SAA's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/04/22 09:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/04/22 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
M&C Saatchi plc is covered by 7 analysts. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Richard Nunn | Charles Stanley Securities |
| Steven Craig Liechti | Numis Securities Ltd. |
| Caspar James Erskine | Panmure Liberum |