SSP Group Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
SSP Group's CEO is Patrick Coveney, appointed in Mar 2022, has a tenure of 4.5 years. total yearly compensation is £1.70M, comprised of 48.7% salary and 51.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.21% of the company’s shares, worth $3.98M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.7 years and 4.5 years respectively.
Key information
Patrick Coveney
Chief executive officer
UK£1.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 48.70% |
| CEO tenure | 4.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 2.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | -UK£29m |
| Dec 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -UK£52m |
| Sep 30 2025 | UK£2m | UK£826k | -UK£74m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -UK£49m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -UK£24m |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£2m |
| Sep 30 2024 | UK£2m | UK£802k | UK£27m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£18m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£8m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£8m |
| Sep 30 2023 | UK£2m | UK£784k | UK£8m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£10m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£12m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£1m |
| Sep 30 2022 | UK£2m | UK£390k | -UK£10m |
Compensation vs Market: Patrick's total compensation ($USD2.30M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.19M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Patrick's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Patrick Coveney (56 yo)
Mr. Patrick Francis Coveney, B.Comm, M.Phil, D.Phil, serves as Non-Executive Director at Olam Food Ingredients Spain S.L. He has been Group Chief Executive Officer and Director at SSP Group plc since March...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group CEO & Director | 4.5yrs | UK£1.70m | 0.21% $ 4.0m | |
| CFO & Director | 1.3yrs | UK£711.42k | 0.0054% $ 103.8k | |
| Co-Owner | no data | no data | no data | |
| Co-Owner | no data | no data | no data | |
| Co-Owner | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Digital & Technology Officer | 2.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group General Counsel & Company Secretary | 3.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 2.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of SSP Asia Pacific | 3.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of UK & Ireland | 3.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Continental Europe Business | 1.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| MD & CEO of Travel Food Services | 1.7yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: SSPP.F's management team is considered experienced (2.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group CEO & Director | 4.5yrs | UK£1.70m | 0.21% $ 4.0m | |
| CFO & Director | 1.3yrs | UK£711.42k | 0.0054% $ 103.8k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6.1yrs | UK£73.00k | 0.0054% $ 104.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.7yrs | UK£54.00k | 0.0024% $ 45.5k | |
| Chairman of the Board | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.9yrs | UK£72.00k | 0.0059% $ 113.9k | |
| Senior Independent Director | 7.9yrs | UK£84.00k | 0.0048% $ 93.2k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.7yrs | UK£65.00k | 0.0036% $ 69.7k |
Experienced Board: SSPP.F's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/09/10 17:51 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| 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
SSP Group plc is covered by 31 analysts. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Chandni Hirani | Barclays |
| James Rowland Clark | Barclays |
| Richard Taylor | Barclays |