WH Smith Management
Management criteria checks 0/4
WH Smith's CEO is Andrew Harrison, appointed in Nov 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0.003% of the company’s shares, worth $26.92K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.8 years and 2.2 years respectively.
Key information
Andrew Harrison
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.003% |
| Management average tenure | less than a year |
| Board average tenure | 2.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Andrew Harrison (58 yo)
Mr. Andrew Acquaah Harrison is Interim Group Chief Executive Officer of WH Smith PLC since November 19, 2025 & serves as Director of WH Smith PLC from November 2025. He was Chief Executive Officer of Airpo...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COO, CFO & Director | 1.3yrs | UK£351.00k | no data | |
| Executive Officer | less than a year | UK£724.00k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Interim Group CEO & Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0026% $ 26.9k | |
| Legal Director & Company Secretary | 27.3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: WHSM.Y's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COO, CFO & Director | 1.1yrs | UK£351.00k | no data | |
| Interim Group CEO & Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0026% $ 26.9k | |
| Independent Chairman | 3.3yrs | UK£331.00k | 0.0064% $ 67.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.3yrs | UK£84.00k | 0.0020% $ 21.0k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 1.5yrs | UK£76.00k | no data | |
| Non-Executive Director | 1.8yrs | UK£81.00k | 0.0010% $ 10.5k | |
| Senior Independent Director | 6.9yrs | UK£80.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.5yrs | UK£65.00k | no data |
Experienced Board: WHSM.Y's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/13 19:03 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/05 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/08/31 |
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
WH Smith PLC is covered by 25 analysts. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Richard Taylor | Barclays |
| Luka Trnovsek | Berenberg |
| Nicholas Barker | BNP Paribas |