Blackbird Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Blackbird's CEO is Ian McDonough, appointed in Sep 2017, has a tenure of 6.67 years. total yearly compensation is £211.40K, comprised of 96% salary and 4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.59% of the company’s shares, worth £576.71K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.7 years and 5.9 years respectively.

Key information

Ian McDonough

Chief executive officer

UK£211.4k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage96.0%
CEO tenure6.7yrs
CEO ownership2.6%
Management average tenure3.7yrs
Board average tenure5.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Is Blackbird (LON:BIRD) In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans?

Jan 20
Is Blackbird (LON:BIRD) In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans?

Companies Like Blackbird (LON:BIRD) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

Jun 15
Companies Like Blackbird (LON:BIRD) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Blackbird's (LON:BIRD) Cash Burn Situation

Dec 06
Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Blackbird's (LON:BIRD) Cash Burn Situation

We're Not Worried About Blackbird's (LON:BIRD) Cash Burn

Aug 06
We're Not Worried About Blackbird's (LON:BIRD) Cash Burn

We're Interested To See How Blackbird (LON:BIRD) Uses Its Cash Hoard To Grow

Nov 29
We're Interested To See How Blackbird (LON:BIRD) Uses Its Cash Hoard To Grow

Blackbird (LON:BIRD) Is In A Strong Position To Grow Its Business

Apr 28
Blackbird (LON:BIRD) Is In A Strong Position To Grow Its Business

Need To Know: Blackbird plc (LON:BIRD) Insiders Have Been Buying Shares

Feb 28
Need To Know: Blackbird plc (LON:BIRD) Insiders Have Been Buying Shares

If You Had Bought Blackbird (LON:BIRD) Shares Three Years Ago You'd Have Earned 393% Returns

Feb 01
If You Had Bought Blackbird (LON:BIRD) Shares Three Years Ago You'd Have Earned 393% Returns

Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Blackbird's (LON:BIRD) Cash Burn Situation

Dec 28
Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Blackbird's (LON:BIRD) Cash Burn Situation

Blackbird plc (LON:BIRD) Insiders Increased Their Holdings

Nov 23
Blackbird plc (LON:BIRD) Insiders Increased Their Holdings

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ian McDonough's remuneration changed compared to Blackbird's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2023UK£211kUK£203k

-UK£2m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-UK£3m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-UK£3m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-UK£2m

Dec 31 2022UK£258kUK£203k

-UK£2m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-UK£2m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-UK£2m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-UK£2m

Dec 31 2021UK£222kUK£215k

-UK£2m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-UK£2m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-UK£2m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-UK£2m

Dec 31 2020UK£225kUK£218k

-UK£2m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£2m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£2m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-UK£2m

Dec 31 2019UK£194kn/a

-UK£2m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-UK£2m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-UK£2m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-UK£3m

Dec 31 2018UK£180kn/a

-UK£3m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

-UK£3m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

-UK£2m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

-UK£2m

Dec 31 2017UK£84kn/a

-UK£2m

Compensation vs Market: Ian's total compensation ($USD264.12K) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD344.28K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ian's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Ian McDonough (51 yo)

6.7yrs

Tenure

UK£211,402

Compensation

Mr. Ian McDonough has been the Chief Executive Officer of Blackbird plc (formerly known as Forbidden Technologies plc) since September 1, 2017. Mr. McDonough served as Senior Vice President and Managing Di...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ian McDonough
CEO & Director6.7yrsUK£211.40k2.59%
£ 576.7k
Stephen Streater
Founderno dataUK£183.19k16.22%
£ 3.6m
Stephen White
Chief Operating & Financial Officer and Director5.1yrsUK£145.31k0.14%
£ 31.2k
Caroline Steiner
Director of Communications & Customer Successless than a yearno datano data
Sumit Rai
Chief Product Officer2.3yrsno datano data
Mo Volans
Senior Vice President of Product Marketing2.3yrsno datano data
Martin Kay
Secretary26.2yrsno datano data

3.7yrs

Average Tenure

55.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: BIRD's management team is considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ian McDonough
CEO & Director6.7yrsUK£211.40k2.59%
£ 576.7k
Stephen Streater
Founder26.2yrsUK£183.19k16.22%
£ 3.6m
Stephen White
Chief Operating & Financial Officer and Director5.1yrsUK£145.31k0.14%
£ 31.2k
Anne de Kerckhove
Senior Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Dawn Airey
Non-Executive Director5yrsUK£20.00k0.018%
£ 4.1k
Andrew Bentley
Non-Executive Chairman8.5yrsUK£46.23k0.090%
£ 20.1k

5.9yrs

Average Tenure

55.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: BIRD's board of directors are considered experienced (5.9 years average tenure).


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