Genus' CEO is JK Kokke, appointed in Jul 2023, has a tenure of 2.83 years. total yearly compensation is £1.92M, comprised of 32.5% salary and 67.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.18% of the company’s shares, worth $3.83M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.5 years and 2.7 years respectively.
Key information
JK Kokke
Chief executive officer
UK£1.9m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
32.52%
CEO tenure
2.8yrs
CEO ownership
0.2%
Management average tenure
2.5yrs
Board average tenure
2.7yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has JK Kokke's remuneration changed compared to Genus's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£48m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£33m
Jun 30 2025
UK£2m
UK£624k
UK£19m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£8m
Dec 31 2024
n/a
n/a
-UK£4m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£2m
Jun 30 2024
UK£1m
UK£653k
UK£8m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£21m
Dec 31 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£33m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£33m
Jun 30 2023
UK£4m
UK£94k
UK£33m
Compensation vs Market: JK's total compensation ($USD2.55M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.53M).
Compensation vs Earnings: JK's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
JK Kokke (57 yo)
2.8yrs
Tenure
UK£1,917,570
Compensation
Mr. Jorgen Kokke, also known as JK, had been Executive Vice President and President of North and South America at Ingredion Incorporated since October 1, 2020 until May 01, 2023. Mr. Kokke is Director of G...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Jorgen Kokke
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
2.8yrs
UK£1.92m
0.18% $ 3.8m
Andrew Russell
CFO & Executive Director
less than a year
no data
0.032% $ 683.5k
Matt Culbertson
Chief Operating Officer
2.8yrs
no data
no data
Elena Rice
Head of R&D and Chief Scientific Officer
6.8yrs
no data
no data
Lucie Mary Grant
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
1.2yrs
no data
no data
Mark Birri
Chief Corporate Development Officer
1.2yrs
no data
no data
Angelle Rosata
Chief Human Resources Officer
8.8yrs
no data
no data
Jim Low
Chief Operating Officer of Genus ABS
2.1yrs
no data
no data
Janet Duane
Group Financial Controller
no data
no data
no data
2.5yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: GENS.F's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Jorgen Kokke
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
3yrs
UK£1.92m
0.18% $ 3.8m
Andrew Russell
CFO & Executive Director
less than a year
no data
0.032% $ 683.5k
Celia Baxter
Non-Executive Director
less than a year
no data
0.0026% $ 55.2k
Iain George Ferguson
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
5.8yrs
UK£238.00k
0.030% $ 639.8k
Lesley Mary Knox
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
7.9yrs
UK£68.00k
0.0072% $ 153.5k
Lysanne Gray
Independent Non-Executive Director
10.1yrs
UK£73.00k
no data
Ralph Heuser
Non-Executive Director
2.3yrs
UK£57.00k
no data
Robert Reiter
Non-Executive Director
less than a year
no data
no data
2.7yrs
Average Tenure
62.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: GENS.F's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/16 23:11
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/13 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/06/30
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Analyst Sources
Genus plc is covered by 18 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.