Centrica's CEO is Chris O'Shea, appointed in Mar 2020, has a tenure of 6.25 years. total yearly compensation is £4.73M, comprised of 22% salary and 78% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.18% of the company’s shares, worth $19.62M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.7 years and 3 years respectively.
Key information
Chris O'Shea
Chief executive officer
UK£4.7m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
21.96%
CEO tenure
6.3yrs
CEO ownership
0.2%
Management average tenure
5.7yrs
Board average tenure
3yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Chris O'Shea's remuneration changed compared to Centrica's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
UK£5m
UK£1m
-UK£72m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-UK£158m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-UK£244m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
UK£544m
Dec 31 2024
UK£4m
UK£845k
UK£1b
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£1b
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£1b
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
UK£3b
Dec 31 2023
UK£8m
UK£810k
UK£4b
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£4b
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£4b
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
UK£2b
Dec 31 2022
UK£4m
UK£790k
-UK£782m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-UK£901m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-UK£1b
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
-UK£217m
Dec 31 2021
UK£875k
UK£775k
UK£586m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
UK£700m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
UK£814m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
UK£270m
Dec 31 2020
UK£765k
UK£659k
-UK£274m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-UK£759m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-UK£861m
Dec 31 2019
UK£752k
UK£620k
-UK£964m
Compensation vs Market: Chris's total compensation ($USD6.33M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.81M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Chris's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Chris O'Shea (53 yo)
6.3yrs
Tenure
UK£4,731,000
Compensation
Mr. Christopher Michael O'Shea, also known as Chris is an Independent Director at ITT Inc since May 15, 2024. Mr. O’Shea has served as the CEO of Centrica plc since 2020 and also sits on Centrica’s Board o...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Christopher O'Shea
Group Chief Executive & Executive Director
6.3yrs
UK£4.73m
0.18% $ 19.6m
Russell O'Brien
Group CFO & Executive Director
3.3yrs
UK£2.58m
0.027% $ 3.0m
Fraser Jamieson
Group Head of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Rajarshi Roy
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
5.7yrs
no data
no data
Jill Shedden
Group Chief People Officer
14.9yrs
no data
no data
Jim Rushen
Group Head of Environment
no data
no data
no data
Rob Simister
Head of Fleet - British Gas
3.7yrs
no data
no data
5.7yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CPYY.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Christopher O'Shea
Group Chief Executive & Executive Director
7.6yrs
UK£4.73m
0.18% $ 19.6m
Russell O'Brien
Group CFO & Executive Director
3.3yrs
UK£2.58m
0.027% $ 3.0m
Jonathan Anton Howell
Director
less than a year
no data
no data
Kevin O'Byrne
Independent Chairman
7.1yrs
UK£440.00k
0.0062% $ 693.0k
Frank Mastiaux
Independent Non-Executive Director
less than a year
UK£22.00k
0.00022% $ 24.6k
Nathan Bostock
Independent Non-Executive Director
4.1yrs
UK£104.00k
0.00060% $ 67.1k
Philippe François Boisseau
Independent Non-Executive Director
2.8yrs
UK£79.00k
0.00054% $ 60.4k
Sue Whalley
Independent Non-Executive Director
2.5yrs
UK£79.00k
0.00033% $ 36.9k
Jo Harlow
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
2.5yrs
UK£99.00k
0.00039% $ 43.6k
Alessandra Pasini
Independent Non-Executive Director
less than a year
UK£38.00k
no data
Amber Rudd
Independent Non-Executive Director
4.4yrs
UK£79.00k
0.0015% $ 165.4k
Chanderpreet Duggal
Independent Non-Executive Director
3.5yrs
UK£79.00k
0.00033% $ 36.9k
3.0yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CPYY.F's board of directors are considered experienced (3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/10 09:53
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/08 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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