We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.
Key information
Robert Forrester
Chief executive officer
UK£1.0m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
43.56%
CEO tenure
19.8yrs
CEO ownership
2.1%
Management average tenure
5.6yrs
Board average tenure
7.4yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Robert Forrester's remuneration changed compared to Vertu Motors's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Feb 28 2026
UK£1m
UK£450k
UK£15m
Nov 30 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£16m
Aug 31 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£16m
May 31 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£17m
Feb 28 2025
UK£829k
UK£415k
UK£18m
Nov 30 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£19m
Aug 31 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£19m
May 31 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£22m
Feb 29 2024
UK£880k
UK£415k
UK£26m
Nov 30 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£26m
Aug 31 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£26m
May 31 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£26m
Feb 28 2023
UK£1m
UK£415k
UK£26m
Nov 30 2022
n/a
n/a
UK£35m
Aug 31 2022
n/a
n/a
UK£44m
May 31 2022
n/a
n/a
UK£52m
Feb 28 2022
UK£988k
UK£395k
UK£60m
Nov 30 2021
n/a
n/a
UK£56m
Aug 31 2021
n/a
n/a
UK£51m
May 31 2021
n/a
n/a
UK£34m
Feb 28 2021
UK£596k
UK£337k
UK£16m
Nov 30 2020
n/a
n/a
UK£4m
Aug 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-UK£7m
May 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-UK£2m
Feb 29 2020
UK£690k
UK£315k
UK£3m
Compensation vs Market: Robert's total compensation ($USD1.41M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.41M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Robert's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Robert Forrester (57 yo)
19.8yrs
Tenure
UK£1,033,000
Compensation
Mr. Robert Thomas Forrester serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Vertu Motors Plc. Mr. Forrester founded Vertu Motors plc in 2006. He serves as Vice President of Automotive Fellowship International.He...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Robert Forrester
CEO & Executive Director
no data
UK£1.03m
2.13% $ 7.4m
Karen Anderson
CFO & Executive Director
7.4yrs
UK£591.00k
0.55% $ 1.9m
David Crane
COO & Executive Director
10.4yrs
UK£591.00k
0.018% $ 64.5k
Bruce Clark
Chief Technology Officer
4.3yrs
no data
no data
Nicola Jane Loose
Company Secretary
11.4yrs
no data
no data
Liz Cope
Chief Marketing Officer
10.4yrs
no data
no data
Steve Rowe
Group Sales Director & Member of Operations Board
5.6yrs
no data
no data
Matthew Barr
Group HR Director
8.4yrs
no data
no data
Anthony Masterson
Managing Director
less than a year
no data
0.032% $ 111.4k
Leon Caruso
Managing Director
less than a year
no data
0.0059% $ 20.6k
Chris Penny
Chief Product Officer
less than a year
no data
no data
Derek Proctor
Vice President of Logistics & Fluids
3.3yrs
no data
no data
5.6yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: VTMT.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Robert Forrester
CEO & Executive Director
19.8yrs
UK£1.03m
2.13% $ 7.4m
Karen Anderson
CFO & Executive Director
7.4yrs
UK£591.00k
0.55% $ 1.9m
David Crane
COO & Executive Director
8.1yrs
UK£591.00k
0.018% $ 64.5k
Jonathan Mewett
Independent Non-Executive Director
3.2yrs
UK£45.00k
0.016% $ 57.5k
Andrew Goss
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
7.9yrs
UK£131.00k
0.020% $ 71.4k
David Gillard
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
2.6yrs
UK£59.00k
no data
Amanda Cox
Independent Non-Executive Director
1.6yrs
UK£50.00k
no data
7.4yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: VTMT.F's board of directors are considered experienced (7.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/08/22 13:24
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/21 00:00
Earnings
2026/02/28
Annual Earnings
2026/02/28
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Analyst Sources
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