Grafton Group Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Grafton Group's CEO is Eric Born, appointed in Nov 2022, has a tenure of 3.33 years. total yearly compensation is £2.14M, comprised of 37.2% salary and 62.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.017% of the company’s shares, worth $388.19K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.5 years and 2.8 years respectively.
Key information
Eric Born
Chief executive officer
UK£2.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 37.23% |
| CEO tenure | 3.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.02% |
| Management average tenure | 2.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | UK£2m | UK£797k | UK£137m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£135m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£133m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£128m |
| Dec 31 2024 | UK£2m | UK£770k | UK£122m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£127m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£131m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£140m |
| Dec 31 2023 | UK£1m | UK£740k | UK£149m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£161m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£174m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£191m |
| Dec 31 2022 | UK£749k | UK£70k | UK£209m |
Compensation vs Market: Eric's total compensation ($USD2.86M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.33M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Eric's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Eric Born
Mr. Eric Born, BA, MBA, has been Chief Executive Officer and Director of Grafton Group plc since November 28, 2022. He was Independent Non-Executive Director of Serco Group plc from January 01, 2019 to Dec...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 3.3yrs | UK£2.14m | 0.017% $ 388.2k | |
| Group CFO & Director | 12.5yrs | UK£1.28m | 0.083% $ 1.9m | |
| Company Secretary & General Counsel | 1.7yrs | no data | 0.0027% $ 62.1k | |
| Group Corporate Development Director | no data | no data | no data | |
| Group Chief Human Resources Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive of Isero | no data | no data | no data | |
| Group Financial Controller | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: GROU.F's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 3.3yrs | UK£2.14m | 0.017% $ 388.2k | |
| Group CFO & Director | 12.5yrs | UK£1.28m | 0.083% $ 1.9m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.3yrs | UK£80.00k | 0.0013% $ 30.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chair | 2yrs | UK£250.00k | 0.00062% $ 14.5k | |
| Senior Independent Director | 6.2yrs | UK£69.00k | 0.0028% $ 65.8k | |
| Non-Executive Director | less than a year | UK£38.00k | no data | |
| Non-Executive Director | less than a year | UK£43.00k | 0.0026% $ 61.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.1yrs | UK£66.00k | 0.0013% $ 29.4k |
Experienced Board: GROU.F's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/03/25 13:25 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/08 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
Grafton Group plc is covered by 16 analysts. 10 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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| Harry Goad | Berenberg |
| Aynsley Lammin | Canaccord Genuity |
| Ami Galla | Citigroup Inc |