Bodycote Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Bodycote's CEO is Jim Fairbairn, appointed in May 2024, has a tenure of 1.92 years. total yearly compensation is £2.12M, comprised of 23.7% salary and 76.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.037% of the company’s shares, worth $582.91K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 3.5 years respectively.
Key information
Jim Fairbairn
Chief executive officer
UK£2.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 23.72% |
| CEO tenure | 1.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.04% |
| Management average tenure | 2.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£55m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£42m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£28m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£24m |
| Dec 31 2024 | UK£2m | UK£502k | UK£20m |
Compensation vs Market: Jim's total compensation ($USD2.85M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.32M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Jim's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Jim Fairbairn (57 yo)
Mr. James Bennett Fairbairn, also known as Jim, is Director of Bodycote plc from March 11, 2024 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer from May 31, 2024. He joined the Bodycote plc in March 2024. He is...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group CEO & Director | 1.9yrs | UK£2.12m | 0.037% $ 582.9k | |
| CFO & Director | 2.9yrs | UK£1.01m | 0.051% $ 815.6k | |
| Chief Information Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Group General Counsel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Sustainability Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP of Emerging Markets | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of Global AGI | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of Global ADE | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of Specialist Technologies | no data | no data | no data | |
| Group Company Secretary | 2.3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: BYPL.F's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group CEO & Director | 2.1yrs | UK£2.12m | 0.037% $ 582.9k | |
| CFO & Director | 3.2yrs | UK£1.01m | 0.051% $ 815.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chair | 4.3yrs | UK£302.00k | 0.057% $ 907.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.6yrs | UK£83.00k | 0.0069% $ 109.8k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.8yrs | UK£83.00k | 0.0010% $ 15.9k | |
| Senior Independent Director | 8.3yrs | UK£68.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.6yrs | UK£68.00k | no data | |
| Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: BYPL.F's board of directors are considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/04/11 11:51 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/27 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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
Bodycote plc is covered by 20 analysts. 7 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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| Jonathan Hurn | Barclays |
| Andrew Simms | Berenberg |
| James Bayliss | Berenberg |