RWS Holdings Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
RWS Holdings' CEO is Ben Faes, appointed in Jan 2025, has a tenure of 1.42 years. total yearly compensation is £605.00K, comprised of 68.1% salary and 31.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.29% of the company’s shares, worth $1.54M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.2 years and 2.4 years respectively.
Key information
Ben Faes
Chief executive officer
UK£605.0k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 68.10% |
| CEO tenure | 1.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.3% |
| Management average tenure | 1.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | UK£605k | UK£412k | -UK£100m |
Compensation vs Market: Ben's total compensation ($USD811.91K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.59M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Ben's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Ben Faes (54 yo)
Mr. Benjamin Maurice Faes, also known as Ben, is CEO since and Executive director at RWS Holdings plc since January 6,2025. He has experience in digital transformation and leadership across the technology...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 1.4yrs | UK£605.00k | 0.29% $ 1.5m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | less than a year | no data | 0.024% $ 126.1k | |
| Chief Product & Technology Officer | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel & Company Secretary | 3.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Language Officer | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of EMEA & APAC | 4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of TrainAI | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Affairs | 1.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Content Technology | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Go-to-Market | 1.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Protect | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: RWSP.F's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 1.4yrs | UK£605.00k | 0.29% $ 1.5m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | less than a year | no data | 0.024% $ 126.1k | |
| Interim Senior Independent Director | 5.6yrs | UK£67.00k | 0.0014% $ 7.2k | |
| Interim Chairman | 26.2yrs | UK£56.00k | 24.3% $ 127.7m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.4yrs | UK£56.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.4yrs | UK£56.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.6yrs | UK£67.00k | 0.00081% $ 4.3k |
Experienced Board: RWSP.F's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/06/04 05:04 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
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
RWS Holdings plc is covered by 12 analysts. 4 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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| James Zaremba | Barclays |
| James Bayliss | Berenberg |
| Calum Battersby | Berenberg |