AO World plc (AO.) Board of Directors | TickerGeoffrey Ian Cooper
Chair
10 yrs 3 mosAge: 72British
VR
Vic Rodgers
Chief People Officer
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KS
Kristian Smith
Chief Officer
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SM
Sarah McMath
Non-Executive Director
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AW
Andrew Wilson
Non-Executive Director
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CH
Chris Hopkinson
Non-Executive Director
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AK
Anil Kumar
Non-Executive Director
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DL
David Levin
Non-Executive Director
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SJ
Sarah Jones
Non-Executive Director
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JR
Jason Robinson
Non-Executive Director
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JC
John Charles Roberts
Executive Director
21 yrs 2 mosAge: 53British
JM
Jonathan Mark Stephen Higgins
Executive Director
11 yrs 2 mosAge: 48British
Shaun McCabe
Non-Executive Director
8 yrs 3 mosAge: 58British
PP
Peter Paul Pritchard
Non-Executive Director
4 yrsAge: 56British
SL
Sarah Louise Venning
Non-Executive Director
3 yrs 11 mosAge: 53British
SA
Non-Executive Director
1 yrs 1 mosAge: 57British
JW
Jonathan Williams
Senior Independent Director
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LW
Lynne Wood
Director of Service Delivery
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MA
Mark Armstrong
Head of Sales for the housebuilders sector
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SR
Simon Ryan
Director of Operations at AO (Mobile)
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KH
Karl Hinchcliffe
Director of Sales
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DR
David Reynolds
Head Youth Coach
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JW
James Warburton
Learning Specialist
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VM
Vicky Monk
Director of Customer & Brand
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GH
Gary Holt
Business Development Manager
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AR
Andrew Robinson
Business Development Manager
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TC
Tony Chrystal
Director of Operations
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AS
Anthony Sant
MD of AO Business
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DL
Dan Lampard
Finance Director
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CP
Carl Phillips
Director of Group IT
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JA
Julie Angela Louise Finnemore
Secretary
12 yrs 3 mos
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Chair | – | – | – |
| Chair | 1 Jul 2016 | 10 yrs 3 mos | British |
| CEO | – | – | – |
| CFO |
Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Total |
|---|
| Geoff Cooper | Chair | £210,000 | – | – | – | – |
Christopher John Hopkinson
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 20 yrs 9 mosResigned: 24 Sept 2026
Maria Luisa Cassoni
Senior Independent Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 7 mosResigned: 27 Sept 2023
Luisa Deplazes De Andrade Delgado
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 3 yrsResigned: 31 Jan 2022
Jacqueline De Rojas
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 1 yrs 10 mosResigned: 24 Sept 2019
Brian James McBride
Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 5 mosResigned: 17 Jul 2019
Geoffrey Ian Cooper
Chair
10 yrs 3 mosAge: 72British
VR
Vic Rodgers
Chief People Officer
–
KS
Kristian Smith
Chief Officer
–
SM
Sarah McMath
Non-Executive Director
–
AW
Andrew Wilson
Non-Executive Director
–
CH
Chris Hopkinson
Non-Executive Director
–
AK
Anil Kumar
Non-Executive Director
–
DL
David Levin
Non-Executive Director
–
SJ
Sarah Jones
Non-Executive Director
–
JR
Jason Robinson
Non-Executive Director
–
JC
John Charles Roberts
Executive Director
21 yrs 2 mosAge: 53British
JM
Jonathan Mark Stephen Higgins
Executive Director
11 yrs 2 mosAge: 48British
Shaun McCabe
Non-Executive Director
8 yrs 3 mosAge: 58British
PP
Peter Paul Pritchard
Non-Executive Director
4 yrsAge: 56British
SL
Sarah Louise Venning
Non-Executive Director
3 yrs 11 mosAge: 53British
SA
Non-Executive Director
1 yrs 1 mosAge: 57British
JW
Jonathan Williams
Senior Independent Director
–
LW
Lynne Wood
Director of Service Delivery
–
MA
Mark Armstrong
Head of Sales for the housebuilders sector
–
SR
Simon Ryan
Director of Operations at AO (Mobile)
–
KH
Karl Hinchcliffe
Director of Sales
–
DR
David Reynolds
Head Youth Coach
–
JW
James Warburton
Learning Specialist
–
VM
Vicky Monk
Director of Customer & Brand
–
GH
Gary Holt
Business Development Manager
–
AR
Andrew Robinson
Business Development Manager
–
TC
Tony Chrystal
Director of Operations
–
AS
Anthony Sant
MD of AO Business
–
DL
Dan Lampard
Finance Director
–
CP
Carl Phillips
Director of Group IT
–
JA
Julie Angela Louise Finnemore
Secretary
12 yrs 3 mos
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Chair | – | – | – |
| Chair | 1 Jul 2016 | 10 yrs 3 mos | British |
| CEO | – | – | – |
| CFO |
Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Total |
|---|
| Geoff Cooper | Chair | £210,000 | – | – | – | – |
Christopher John Hopkinson
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 20 yrs 9 mosResigned: 24 Sept 2026
Maria Luisa Cassoni
Senior Independent Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 7 mosResigned: 27 Sept 2023
Luisa Deplazes De Andrade Delgado
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 3 yrsResigned: 31 Jan 2022
Jacqueline De Rojas
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 1 yrs 10 mosResigned: 24 Sept 2019
Brian James McBride
Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 5 mosResigned: 17 Jul 2019
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Executive Director | 2 Aug 2005 | 21 yrs 2 mos | British |
JM Jonathan Mark Stephen Higgins | Executive Director | 1 Aug 2015 | 11 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 24 Jul 2018 | 8 yrs 3 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Oct 2022 | 4 yrs | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Nov 2022 | 3 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Sept 2025 | 1 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Senior Independent Director | – | – | – |
| Director of Service Delivery | – | – | – |
| Head of Sales for the housebuilders sector | – | – | – |
| Director of Operations at AO (Mobile) | – | – | – |
| Director of Customer & Brand | – | – | – |
| Business Development Manager | – | – | – |
| Business Development Manager | – | – | – |
| Director of Operations | – | – | – |
JA Julie Angela Louise Finnemore | Secretary | 18 Jul 2014 | 12 yrs 3 mos | – |
| John Roberts | Executive Director | £546,174 | £65,836 | £422,193 | £353,827 | £4,000 | £1,392,030 |
| Mark Higgins | Executive Director | £400,500 | £49,907 | £309,587 | £266,895 | £10,000 | £1,036,889 |
| Peter Pritchard | Non-Executive Director | £78,000 | – | – | – | – | £78,000 |
| Shaun McCabe | Non-Executive Director | £76,000 | – | – | – | – | £76,000 |
| Sarah Venning | Non-Executive Director | £67,000 | – | – | – | – | £67,000 |
| Christopher Hopkinson | Non-Executive Director | £59,000 | – | – | – | – | £59,000 |
Prior year comparison (7 directors)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Total |
|---|
| Geoff Cooper | Chair | £200,000 | – | – | – | – | £200,000 |
| John Roberts | Executive Director | £510,427 | £63,150 | £503,791 | £460,200 | £4,000 | £1,541,568 |
| Mark Higgins | Executive Director | £385,097 | £47,602 | £380,091 | £347,134 | £10,000 | £1,169,924 |
| Shaun McCabe | Non-Executive Director | £72,000 | – | – | – | – | £72,000 |
| Peter Pritchard | Non-Executive Director | £64,500 | – | – | – | – | £64,500 |
| Sarah Venning | Non-Executive Director | £57,000 | – | – | – | – | £57,000 |
| Christopher Hopkinson | Non-Executive Director | £57,000 | – | – | – | – | £57,000 |
Stephen James Caunce
Tenure: 13 yrs 3 mosResigned: 31 Jan 2019
Rudolf Josef Lamprecht
Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 16 Feb 2017
Richard Sidney Rose
Director
Tenure: 7 yrs 11 mosResigned: 21 Jul 2016
Tenure: 9 yrs 11 mosResigned: 21 Jul 2015
Tenure: 6 mosResigned: 18 Jul 2014
Norman Kelvin Stoller
Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 6 mosResigned: 25 Feb 2014
Tenure: 8 yrs 6 mosResigned: 25 Feb 2014
Philip Hinton Cort
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 10 mosResigned: 6 Aug 2008
Tenure: 2 yrs 2 mosResigned: 23 Oct 2007
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Christopher John Hopkinson | Non-Executive Director | 12 Dec 2005 | 24 Sept 2026 | 20 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Maria Luisa Cassoni | Senior Independent Director | 5 Feb 2014 | 27 Sept 2023 | 9 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Luisa Deplazes De Andrade Delgado | Non-Executive Director | 1 Jan 2019 | 31 Jan 2022 | 3 yrs | Swiss |
| Jacqueline De Rojas | Non-Executive Director | 23 Nov 2017 | 24 Sept 2019 | 1 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Brian James McBride | Director | 6 Feb 2014 | 17 Jul 2019 | 5 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Stephen James Caunce | Director |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Executive Director | 2 Aug 2005 | 21 yrs 2 mos | British |
JM Jonathan Mark Stephen Higgins | Executive Director | 1 Aug 2015 | 11 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 24 Jul 2018 | 8 yrs 3 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Oct 2022 | 4 yrs | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Nov 2022 | 3 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Sept 2025 | 1 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Senior Independent Director | – | – | – |
| Director of Service Delivery | – | – | – |
| Head of Sales for the housebuilders sector | – | – | – |
| Director of Operations at AO (Mobile) | – | – | – |
| Director of Customer & Brand | – | – | – |
| Business Development Manager | – | – | – |
| Business Development Manager | – | – | – |
| Director of Operations | – | – | – |
JA Julie Angela Louise Finnemore | Secretary | 18 Jul 2014 | 12 yrs 3 mos | – |
| John Roberts | Executive Director | £546,174 | £65,836 | £422,193 | £353,827 | £4,000 | £1,392,030 |
| Mark Higgins | Executive Director | £400,500 | £49,907 | £309,587 | £266,895 | £10,000 | £1,036,889 |
| Peter Pritchard | Non-Executive Director | £78,000 | – | – | – | – | £78,000 |
| Shaun McCabe | Non-Executive Director | £76,000 | – | – | – | – | £76,000 |
| Sarah Venning | Non-Executive Director | £67,000 | – | – | – | – | £67,000 |
| Christopher Hopkinson | Non-Executive Director | £59,000 | – | – | – | – | £59,000 |
Prior year comparison (7 directors)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Total |
|---|
| Geoff Cooper | Chair | £200,000 | – | – | – | – | £200,000 |
| John Roberts | Executive Director | £510,427 | £63,150 | £503,791 | £460,200 | £4,000 | £1,541,568 |
| Mark Higgins | Executive Director | £385,097 | £47,602 | £380,091 | £347,134 | £10,000 | £1,169,924 |
| Shaun McCabe | Non-Executive Director | £72,000 | – | – | – | – | £72,000 |
| Peter Pritchard | Non-Executive Director | £64,500 | – | – | – | – | £64,500 |
| Sarah Venning | Non-Executive Director | £57,000 | – | – | – | – | £57,000 |
| Christopher Hopkinson | Non-Executive Director | £57,000 | – | – | – | – | £57,000 |
Stephen James Caunce
Tenure: 13 yrs 3 mosResigned: 31 Jan 2019
Rudolf Josef Lamprecht
Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 16 Feb 2017
Richard Sidney Rose
Director
Tenure: 7 yrs 11 mosResigned: 21 Jul 2016
Tenure: 9 yrs 11 mosResigned: 21 Jul 2015
Tenure: 6 mosResigned: 18 Jul 2014
Norman Kelvin Stoller
Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 6 mosResigned: 25 Feb 2014
Tenure: 8 yrs 6 mosResigned: 25 Feb 2014
Philip Hinton Cort
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 10 mosResigned: 6 Aug 2008
Tenure: 2 yrs 2 mosResigned: 23 Oct 2007
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Christopher John Hopkinson | Non-Executive Director | 12 Dec 2005 | 24 Sept 2026 | 20 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Maria Luisa Cassoni | Senior Independent Director | 5 Feb 2014 | 27 Sept 2023 | 9 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Luisa Deplazes De Andrade Delgado | Non-Executive Director | 1 Jan 2019 | 31 Jan 2022 | 3 yrs | Swiss |
| Jacqueline De Rojas | Non-Executive Director | 23 Nov 2017 | 24 Sept 2019 | 1 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Brian James McBride | Director | 6 Feb 2014 | 17 Jul 2019 | 5 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Stephen James Caunce | Director |
| Rudolf Josef Lamprecht | Director | 17 Jan 2014 | 16 Feb 2017 | 3 yrs 1 mos | German |
| Richard Sidney Rose | Director | 1 Aug 2008 | 21 Jul 2016 | 7 yrs 11 mos | British |
| William Holroyd | Director | 2 Aug 2005 | 21 Jul 2015 | 9 yrs 11 mos | British |
| David Myers | Secretary | 14 Jan 2014 | 18 Jul 2014 | 6 mos | – |
| Norman Kelvin Stoller | Director | 2 Aug 2005 | 25 Feb 2014 | 8 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Kevin Philbin | Director | 2 Aug 2005 | 25 Feb 2014 | 8 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Philip Hinton Cort | Director | 13 Oct 2005 | 6 Aug 2008 | 2 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Robert Durston | Director | 2 Aug 2005 | 23 Oct 2007 | 2 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Rudolf Josef Lamprecht | Director | 17 Jan 2014 | 16 Feb 2017 | 3 yrs 1 mos | German |
| Richard Sidney Rose | Director | 1 Aug 2008 | 21 Jul 2016 | 7 yrs 11 mos | British |
| William Holroyd | Director | 2 Aug 2005 | 21 Jul 2015 | 9 yrs 11 mos | British |
| David Myers | Secretary | 14 Jan 2014 | 18 Jul 2014 | 6 mos | – |
| Norman Kelvin Stoller | Director | 2 Aug 2005 | 25 Feb 2014 | 8 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Kevin Philbin | Director | 2 Aug 2005 | 25 Feb 2014 | 8 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Philip Hinton Cort | Director | 13 Oct 2005 | 6 Aug 2008 | 2 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Robert Durston | Director | 2 Aug 2005 | 23 Oct 2007 | 2 yrs 2 mos | British |
