Hays' CEO is Mark Dearnley, appointed in Feb 2026, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0.054% of the company’s shares, worth $385.33K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.8 years and 3.3 years respectively.
Key information
Mark Dearnley
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
n/a
CEO tenure
less than a year
CEO ownership
0.05%
Management average tenure
1.8yrs
Board average tenure
3.3yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Mark Dearnley (56 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
Mr. Mark William Dearnley has been the Chief Executive Officer at Hays plc since May 18, 2026. He served as Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Hays plc since August 04, 2025 until February 27, 2026 and...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
James Hilton
CFO & Director
3.6yrs
UK£1.15m
0.013% $ 90.0k
Mark Dearnley
CEO & Director
less than a year
no data
0.054% $ 385.3k
Kean Marden
Head of Investor Relations and ESG
1.8yrs
no data
no data
Rachel Ford
Company Secretary & General Counsel
1.8yrs
no data
no data
Julia Cames
Interim Chief Marketing Officer
1.3yrs
no data
no data
Deborah Dorman
Chief People Officer
1.9yrs
no data
no data
Tina Ling
Managing Director of France & Benelux
no data
no data
no data
Steve Weston
Chief Customer Officer
no data
no data
no data
Nicholas Deligiannis
Managing Director of Australia & New Zealand
14.3yrs
no data
no data
Frederic Beziers
Managing Director of France
no data
no data
no data
Bianca Stringuini
Global Head of Diversity
no data
no data
no data
James Milligan
Global Head of Technology Recruitment
no data
no data
no data
1.8yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: HAYP.Y's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
James Hilton
CFO & Director
3.6yrs
UK£1.15m
0.013% $ 90.0k
Mark Dearnley
CEO & Director
less than a year
no data
0.054% $ 385.3k
Michael Findlay
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
1.3yrs
UK£57.00k
0.0058% $ 41.4k
Susan Murray
Independent Non-Executive Director
8.8yrs
UK£77.00k
0.00025% $ 1.8k
Zarin Patel
Independent Non-Executive Director
3.3yrs
UK£83.00k
0.0015% $ 10.4k
Cheryl Millington
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
6.9yrs
UK£75.00k
0.00031% $ 2.2k
Joseph Hurd
Independent Non-Executive Director
4.4yrs
UK£84.00k
0.0013% $ 9.2k
Anthony Kirby
Independent Non-Executive Director
2.1yrs
UK£64.00k
0.00063% $ 4.5k
Helen Cunningham
Independent Non-Executive Director
2.2yrs
UK£72.00k
0.00039% $ 2.8k
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: HAYP.Y's board of directors are considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/31 14:48
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/14 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/06/30
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Analyst Sources
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