Woolworths Holdings' CEO is Sam Ngumeni, appointed in Jun 2026, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is ZAR21.81M, comprised of 46.8% salary and 53.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.21% of the company’s shares, worth $5.42M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1 years and 5.4 years respectively.
Key information
Sam Ngumeni
Chief executive officer
R21.8m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
46.83%
CEO tenure
less than a year
CEO ownership
0.2%
Management average tenure
1yrs
Board average tenure
5.4yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Sam Ngumeni's remuneration changed compared to Woolworths Holdings's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 28 2025
n/a
n/a
R2b
Sep 28 2025
n/a
n/a
R2b
Jun 29 2025
n/a
n/a
R2b
Mar 29 2025
n/a
n/a
R3b
Dec 29 2024
n/a
n/a
R3b
Sep 29 2024
n/a
n/a
R3b
Jun 30 2024
R24m
R9m
R3b
Dec 24 2023
n/a
n/a
R4b
Sep 24 2023
n/a
n/a
R4b
Jun 25 2023
R40m
R8m
R4b
Dec 25 2022
n/a
n/a
R4b
Sep 25 2022
n/a
n/a
R4b
Jun 26 2022
R32m
R8m
R4b
Mar 26 2022
n/a
n/a
R3b
Dec 26 2021
n/a
n/a
R3b
Sep 26 2021
n/a
n/a
R4b
Jun 27 2021
R30m
R7m
R4b
Mar 27 2021
n/a
n/a
R3b
Dec 27 2020
n/a
n/a
R2b
Sep 27 2020
n/a
n/a
R1b
Jun 28 2020
R13m
R7m
R557m
Compensation vs Market: Sam's total compensation ($USD1.34M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.99M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Sam's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Sam Ngumeni (58 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
R21,812,000
Compensation
Mr. Samuel Daniel Ngumeni, MBA, BCom, AMP, also known as Sam, is Group CEO of Woolworths Holdings Limited from June 1, 2026 and was its Chief Executive Officer of Foods from 2024 to June 2026 and is its Ex...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Samuel Ngumeni
Group CEO & Executive Director
less than a year
R21.81m
0.21% $ 5.4m
Zaid Manjra
Group Finance Director & Executive Director
3.1yrs
R11.69m
0.050% $ 1.3m
Bradley Nitsckie
Chief Operating Officer
less than a year
no data
no data
Christie Koorts
Chief Digital & Technology Officer
1.1yrs
no data
no data
Chantel Reddiar
Group Company Secretary and Director of Governance
9.9yrs
no data
no data
Simphiwe Pato
Interim Chief Marketing Officer
less than a year
no data
no data
Melanie Naidu
Group People Director
4.3yrs
no data
no data
Simon Susman
Honorary President
no data
R1.17m
no data
Manie Maritz
Chief Executive Officer of FBH
5.6yrs
no data
no data
Chan Pillay
Chief Executive Officer of Food
less than a year
no data
no data
Sivi Pillay
Chief Executive Officer of Woolworths Financial Services
no data
no data
no data
Steven Cook
Chief Executive Officer of The Country Road Group
1yr
no data
no data
1.0yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: WLWH.Y's management team is not considered experienced ( 1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Samuel Ngumeni
Group CEO & Executive Director
12.5yrs
R21.81m
0.21% $ 5.4m
Zaid Manjra
Group Finance Director & Executive Director
2.7yrs
R11.69m
0.050% $ 1.3m
Belinda Earl
Independent Non-Executive Director
7.1yrs
R2.46m
no data
Clive Thomson
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
7yrs
R2.98m
0.0011% $ 28.1k
Nolulamo Nobambiswano Gwagwa
Independent Non-Executive Director
1.8yrs
R600.00k
no data
Itumeleng Kgaboesele
Independent Non-Executive Director
1.9yrs
R728.00k
0.0012% $ 31.1k
Thembisa Dingaan
Independent Non-Executive Director
7.4yrs
R1.28m
no data
Christopher Colfer
Independent Non-Executive Director
7.1yrs
R2.81m
no data
Rob Collins
Independent Non-Executive Director
3.8yrs
R2.29m
no data
Lwazi Bam
Independent Non-Executive Director
3.3yrs
R1.25m
no data
5.4yrs
Average Tenure
57.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: WLWH.Y's board of directors are considered experienced (5.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/08/07 07:06
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/30 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/28
Annual Earnings
2025/06/29
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Analyst Sources
Woolworths Holdings Limited is covered by 20 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.