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 1.42 years. total yearly compensation is £796.76K, comprised of 48.3% salary and 51.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.08% of the company’s shares, worth £138.91K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.1 years and 1.6 years respectively.
Key information
Zaid Al-Qassab
Chief executive officer
UK£796.8k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 48.32% |
| CEO tenure | 1.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.08% |
| Management average tenure | 3.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 1.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£7m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£9m |
| Dec 31 2024 | UK£797k | UK£385k | UK£12m |
Compensation vs Market: Zaid's total compensation ($USD1.07M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD724.39K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Zaid's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Zaid Al-Qassab
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 | 1.4yrs | UK£796.76k | 0.080% £ 138.9k | |
| CFO & Director | 1.3yrs | UK£456.00k | 0.030% £ 51.5k | |
| Founder & Partner | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief People & Operations Officer | 4.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel & Company Secretary | 4.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Strategy Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Joint Managing Director | 18.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Growth Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Joint Global Chief Creative Officer | 1.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Joint Global Chief Creative Officer | 1.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive of Talk PR - Subsidiary | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Asia | 9yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: SAAL's management team is considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.4yrs | UK£796.76k | 0.080% £ 138.9k | |
| CFO & Director | 1.3yrs | UK£456.00k | 0.030% £ 51.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.7yrs | UK£77.00k | 0.031% £ 54.0k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 2.3yrs | UK£51.00k | 0.037% £ 64.4k | |
| Senior Independent Director | 1yr | UK£13.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chair | 1.8yrs | UK£73.00k | no data |
Experienced Board: SAAL's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/10/08 09:47 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/01 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| 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 10 analysts. 5 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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| William Larwood | Berenberg |
| Ciaran Donnelly | Berenberg |
| Richard Nunn | Charles Stanley Securities |