GlobalData's CEO is Mike Danson, appointed in Jan 2016, has a tenure of 10.5 years. directly owns 62.7% of the company’s shares, worth $452.18M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.5 years and 6.9 years respectively.
Key information
Mike Danson
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
n/a
CEO tenure
10.5yrs
CEO ownership
62.7%
Management average tenure
8.5yrs
Board average tenure
6.9yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Mike Danson (64 yo)
10.5yrs
Tenure
Mr. Michael Thomas Danson, also known as Mike serves as Investment Partner at Profounders Legacy LLP. He is the Owner of Progressive Capital Limited. He was with Strategic Planning Associates, where he was...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Michael Danson
CEO & Executive Director
10.5yrs
no data
62.7% $ 452.2m
Graham Lilley
CFO & Director
8.5yrs
UK£1.07m
0.023% $ 165.6k
Katherine Lunn
Chief People Officer
no data
no data
no data
Wayne Lloyd
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
no data
no data
3.16% $ 22.8m
Robert Hooper
Company Secretary
3.7yrs
no data
no data
Sofie Willmott
Senior Retail Analyst
no data
no data
no data
Gary Barton
Research Director
no data
no data
no data
8.5yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: GLDA.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Michael Danson
CEO & Executive Director
17.8yrs
no data
62.7% $ 452.2m
Graham Lilley
CFO & Director
8.5yrs
UK£1.07m
0.023% $ 165.6k
Peter Harkness
Independent Non-Executive Director
17.1yrs
UK£55.00k
0.043% $ 307.0k
Toby Walter
Independent Non-Executive Director
less than a year
no data
no data
Catherine Birkett
Independent Non-Executive Director
5.3yrs
UK£70.00k
no data
Julien Denis Decot
Independent Non-Executive Director
5.3yrs
UK£55.00k
no data
Murray Legg
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
10.4yrs
UK£143.00k
0.023% $ 163.5k
Rachel Higham
Independent Non-Executive Director
less than a year
no data
no data
6.9yrs
Average Tenure
53.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: GLDA.F's board of directors are considered experienced (6.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/13 04:13
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/01 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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