Avacta Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Avacta Group's CEO is David Alastair Smith, appointed in Jan 2005, has a tenure of 19.33 years. total yearly compensation is £444.00K, comprised of 64.4% salary and 35.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.12% of the company’s shares, worth £196.15K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.7 years and 2.8 years respectively.

Key information

David Alastair Smith

Chief executive officer

UK£444.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage64.4%
CEO tenure19.3yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure2.7yrs
Board average tenure2.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Investors Give Avacta Group Plc (LON:AVCT) Shares A 26% Hiding

Feb 23
Investors Give Avacta Group Plc (LON:AVCT) Shares A 26% Hiding

Getting In Cheap On Avacta Group Plc (LON:AVCT) Is Unlikely

Aug 05
Getting In Cheap On Avacta Group Plc (LON:AVCT) Is Unlikely

Would Avacta Group (LON:AVCT) Be Better Off With Less Debt?

Jun 22
Would Avacta Group (LON:AVCT) Be Better Off With Less Debt?

We're Hopeful That Avacta Group (LON:AVCT) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Oct 20
We're Hopeful That Avacta Group (LON:AVCT) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

This Is The Reason Why We Think Avacta Group Plc's (LON:AVCT) CEO Deserves A Bump Up To Their Compensation

Jun 22
This Is The Reason Why We Think Avacta Group Plc's (LON:AVCT) CEO Deserves A Bump Up To Their Compensation

Avacta Group (LON:AVCT) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Jun 20
Avacta Group (LON:AVCT) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Avacta Group Plc (LON:AVCT) Insiders Have Been Selling

Feb 18
Avacta Group Plc (LON:AVCT) Insiders Have Been Selling

Companies Like Avacta Group (LON:AVCT) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

Jan 23
Companies Like Avacta Group (LON:AVCT) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

What Kind Of Shareholders Hold The Majority In Avacta Group Plc's (LON:AVCT) Shares?

Dec 27
What Kind Of Shareholders Hold The Majority In Avacta Group Plc's (LON:AVCT) Shares?

How Is Avacta Group's (LON:AVCT) CEO Paid Relative To Peers?

Dec 06
How Is Avacta Group's (LON:AVCT) CEO Paid Relative To Peers?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has David Alastair Smith's remuneration changed compared to Avacta Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2023n/an/a

-UK£25m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-UK£34m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-UK£42m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-UK£41m

Dec 31 2022UK£444kUK£286k

-UK£40m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-UK£32m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-UK£25m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-UK£26m

Dec 31 2021UK£418kUK£275k

-UK£26m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-UK£20m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-UK£18m

Dec 31 2020UK£275kUK£237k

-UK£16m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£12m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-UK£12m

Dec 31 2019UK£328kUK£282k

-UK£11m

Jul 31 2019n/an/a

-UK£10m

Apr 30 2019n/an/a

-UK£10m

Jan 31 2019n/an/a

-UK£10m

Oct 31 2018n/an/a

-UK£9m

Jul 31 2018UK£208kUK£193k

-UK£9m

Apr 30 2018n/an/a

-UK£8m

Jan 31 2018n/an/a

-UK£7m

Oct 31 2017n/an/a

-UK£7m

Jul 31 2017UK£201kUK£188k

-UK£6m

Compensation vs Market: David Alastair's total compensation ($USD557.15K) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD772.87K).

Compensation vs Earnings: David Alastair's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

David Alastair Smith (57 yo)

19.3yrs

Tenure

UK£444,000

Compensation

Dr. David Alastair Maclaughlin Smith co-founded Avacta Group Plc in January 2004 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since 2005. Dr. Smith is a Professor of Molecular Biophysics, Head of the Molecular...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Alastair Smith
CEO & Executive Director19.3yrsUK£444.00k0.12%
£ 196.1k
Tony Gardiner
CFO, Company Secretary & Executive Director8.3yrsUK£273.00k0.0023%
£ 3.7k
Christina Coughlin
Head of Research & Developmentless than a yearUK£37.00kno data
Emma Wright
Group In-House Counselno datano datano data
Michael Vinegrad
Group Communications Director3.3yrsno datano data
R. Slater
Chief Operating Officer of Diagnostics7.8yrsUK£69.00kno data
Matt Johnson
Chief Scientific Officer of Diagnostics3.3yrsno datano data
Fiona McLaughlin
Chief Scientific Officer of Therapeutics Division2.7yrsno datano data
David Wilson
Chief Commercial Officer of Diagnostics1.3yrsno datano data
Karen Harrison
Chief Operating Officer of Therapeutics Division1.2yrsno datano data
Anne McGurk
Joint Managing Director of Launch Diagnostics1.1yrsno datano data
Ian Jones
Joint Managing Director of Launch Diagnostics1.1yrsno datano data

2.7yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: AVCT's management team is considered experienced (2.7 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Alastair Smith
CEO & Executive Director16.7yrsUK£444.00k0.12%
£ 196.1k
Tony Gardiner
CFO, Company Secretary & Executive Director8.3yrsUK£273.00k0.0023%
£ 3.7k
Christina Coughlin
Head of Research & Development2.2yrsUK£37.00kno data
Trevor Nicholls
Independent Non-Executive Director10.8yrsUK£40.00k0.030%
£ 48.9k
Eliot Forster
Independent Non-Executive Chairman5.9yrsUK£100.00k0.048%
£ 77.2k
Shaun Chilton
Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Mark A. Goldberg
Independent Non-Executive Director2.8yrsUK£45.00kno data
Paul Fry
Independent Non-Executive Director4.3yrsUK£40.00kno data
James Spicer
Member of Scientific Advisory Board2.7yrsno datano data
Krishna Komanduri
Member of Scientific Advisory Board2.7yrsno datano data
Stephane Champiat
Member of Scientific Advisory Board2.7yrsno datano data

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AVCT's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


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