Essentra plc (ESNT) Board of Directors | TickerStephen Paul Good
Chair
2 yrs 1 mosAge: 65British
Klaus Gὄldenbot
Non - Executive Director
–
Non-Executive Director
9 yrs 1 mosAge: 73British
Non-Executive Director
5 yrs 2 mosAge: 58American
SM
Scott Morgan Taylor Fawcett Executive Director
3 yrs 7 mosAge: 55British
Kathryn Louise Durrant
Non-Executive Director
3 yrs 7 mosAge: 59British
RC
Executive Director
1 yrs 9 mosAge: 52British
KP
Klaus Peter Göldenbot
Director
11 mosAge: 61German,British
SN
Sharmila Nebhrajani
Director
2 mosAge: 60British
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Chair | 1 Jul 2024 | 2 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Chief Financial Officer | – | – | – |
|
Director Remuneration (FYE 2024)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Other | Total |
|---|
| Paul Lester | Chair | £192,000 | £1,000 | – | – |
| Year | Method | CEO Total | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|
| 2024 | A | £681,000 | 24:1 | 17:1 | 11:1 |
| 2023 | A | £1,031,000 | 38:1 | 26:1 | 17:1 |
Modupeola Shakirat Abiola
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 20 May 2026
Tenure: 3 yrs 2 mosResigned: 2 Mar 2026
Ralf Klaus Wunderlich
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 7 yrs 6 mosResigned: 8 Jan 2025
John James Clarke
Executive Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 7 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2024
Tenure: 8 yrs 10 mosResigned: 31 Oct 2024
Stephen Paul Good
Chair
2 yrs 1 mosAge: 65British
Klaus Gὄldenbot
Non - Executive Director
–
Non-Executive Director
9 yrs 1 mosAge: 73British
Non-Executive Director
5 yrs 2 mosAge: 58American
SM
Scott Morgan Taylor Fawcett Executive Director
3 yrs 7 mosAge: 55British
Kathryn Louise Durrant
Non-Executive Director
3 yrs 7 mosAge: 59British
RC
Executive Director
1 yrs 9 mosAge: 52British
KP
Klaus Peter Göldenbot
Director
11 mosAge: 61German,British
SN
Sharmila Nebhrajani
Director
2 mosAge: 60British
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Chair | 1 Jul 2024 | 2 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Chief Financial Officer | – | – | – |
|
Director Remuneration (FYE 2024)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Other | Total |
|---|
| Paul Lester | Chair | £192,000 | £1,000 | – | – |
| Year | Method | CEO Total | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|
| 2024 | A | £681,000 | 24:1 | 17:1 | 11:1 |
| 2023 | A | £1,031,000 | 38:1 | 26:1 | 17:1 |
Modupeola Shakirat Abiola
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 20 May 2026
Tenure: 3 yrs 2 mosResigned: 2 Mar 2026
Ralf Klaus Wunderlich
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 7 yrs 6 mosResigned: 8 Jan 2025
John James Clarke
Executive Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 7 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2024
Tenure: 8 yrs 10 mosResigned: 31 Oct 2024
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Jul 2017 | 9 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 28 Jun 2021 | 5 yrs 2 mos | American |
SM Scott Morgan Taylor Fawcett | Executive Director | 1 Jan 2023 | 3 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 3 Jan 2023 | 3 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Executive Director | 5 Nov 2024 | 1 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Director | 1 Sept 2025 | 11 mos | German,British |
| Secretary | 12 Mar 2026 | 5 mos | – |
| Director | 29 Jun 2026 | 2 mos | British |
| Steve Good | Chair | £115,000 | £8,000 | – | – | – | – | £123,000 |
| Scott Fawcett | Executive Director | £554,000 | £15,000 | – | £84,000 | £28,000 | – | £681,000 |
| Jack Clarke | Executive Director | £359,000 | £13,000 | – | £95,000 | £18,000 | £3,000 | £488,000 |
| Rowan Baker | Executive Director | £70,000 | £2,000 | – | – | £3,000 | – | £75,000 |
| Ralf K. Wunderlich | Non-Executive Director | £83,000 | £10,000 | – | – | – | – | £93,000 |
| Mary Reilly | Non-Executive Director | £90,000 | £2,000 | – | – | – | – | £92,000 |
| Adrian I. Peace | Non-Executive Director | £67,000 | £12,000 | – | – | – | – | £79,000 |
| Kath Durrant | Non-Executive Director | £65,000 | £1,000 | – | – | – | – | £66,000 |
| Dupsy Abiola | Non-Executive Director | £57,000 | £1,000 | – | – | – | – | £58,000 |
Prior year comparison (8 directors)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Other | Total |
|---|
| Paul Lester | Chair | £225,000 | – | – | – | – | – | £225,000 |
| Scott Fawcett | Executive Director | £540,000 | £14,000 | £243,000 | £202,000 | £27,000 | £5,000 | £1,031,000 |
| Jack Clarke | Executive Director | £350,000 | £13,000 | £131,000 | – | £18,000 | – | £512,000 |
| Ralf K. Wunderlich | Non-Executive Director | £86,000 | £14,000 | – | – | – | – | £100,000 |
| Mary Reilly | Non-Executive Director | £85,000 | £3,000 | – | – | – | – | £88,000 |
| Adrian I. Peace | Non-Executive Director | £62,000 | £20,000 | – | – | – | – | £82,000 |
| Kath Durrant | Non-Executive Director | £52,000 | £4,000 | – | – | – | – | £56,000 |
| Dupsy Abiola | Non-Executive Director | £52,000 | – | – | – | – | – | £52,000 |
Tenure: 5 yrs 11 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2022
Jon Michael Green
Secretary
Tenure: 17 yrs 5 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2022
Nicola Anne Demby
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 11 mosResigned: 19 May 2022
Lili Liu
Executive Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 6 mosResigned: 19 May 2022
Thomas Benedict Breen
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 1 mosResigned: 20 May 2021
Margaret Lorraine Trainer
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 10 mosResigned: 21 May 2020
Stefan Ludwig Schellinger
Executive Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 15 Nov 2018
Terence Twigger
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 10 mosResigned: 19 Apr 2018
Peter John Hill
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 9 mosResigned: 20 Apr 2017
Colin Richard Day
Executive Director
Tenure: 6 yrsResigned: 20 Apr 2017
Jeffery Francis Harris
Chair
Tenure: 10 yrs 11 mosResigned: 20 Apr 2016
Matthew Gregory
Executive Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 11 mosResigned: 28 Aug 2015
Paul Joseph Drechsler
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 11 mosResigned: 23 Apr 2015
Lars Gunnar Emilson
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 9 mosResigned: 4 Feb 2013
Stephen Paul Crummett
Executive Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 6 mosResigned: 7 Sept 2012
Mark Jeremy Harper
Executive Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 11 mosResigned: 14 Apr 2011
Adrian Richard Auer
Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 1 mosResigned: 1 Jun 2009
Stephen William Dryden
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 10 mosResigned: 19 Mar 2008
Warren D Knowlton
Director
Tenure: 10 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2007
Tenure: 11 mosResigned: 26 Apr 2006
Paul Nicholas Hussey
Director
Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 11 May 2005
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Modupeola Shakirat Abiola | Non-Executive Director | 18 Mar 2022 | 20 May 2026 | 4 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Emma Reid | Secretary | 1 Jan 2023 | 2 Mar 2026 | 3 yrs 2 mos | – |
| Ralf Klaus Wunderlich | Non-Executive Director | 1 Jul 2017 | 8 Jan 2025 | 7 yrs 6 mos | German |
| John James Clarke | Executive Director | 19 May 2022 | 31 Dec 2024 | 2 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Paul John Lester | Chair | 23 Dec 2015 | 31 Oct 2024 | 8 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Paul Anthony Forman | Executive Director | 1 Jan 2017 |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Jul 2017 | 9 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 28 Jun 2021 | 5 yrs 2 mos | American |
SM Scott Morgan Taylor Fawcett | Executive Director | 1 Jan 2023 | 3 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 3 Jan 2023 | 3 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Executive Director | 5 Nov 2024 | 1 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Director | 1 Sept 2025 | 11 mos | German,British |
| Secretary | 12 Mar 2026 | 5 mos | – |
| Director | 29 Jun 2026 | 2 mos | British |
| Steve Good | Chair | £115,000 | £8,000 | – | – | – | – | £123,000 |
| Scott Fawcett | Executive Director | £554,000 | £15,000 | – | £84,000 | £28,000 | – | £681,000 |
| Jack Clarke | Executive Director | £359,000 | £13,000 | – | £95,000 | £18,000 | £3,000 | £488,000 |
| Rowan Baker | Executive Director | £70,000 | £2,000 | – | – | £3,000 | – | £75,000 |
| Ralf K. Wunderlich | Non-Executive Director | £83,000 | £10,000 | – | – | – | – | £93,000 |
| Mary Reilly | Non-Executive Director | £90,000 | £2,000 | – | – | – | – | £92,000 |
| Adrian I. Peace | Non-Executive Director | £67,000 | £12,000 | – | – | – | – | £79,000 |
| Kath Durrant | Non-Executive Director | £65,000 | £1,000 | – | – | – | – | £66,000 |
| Dupsy Abiola | Non-Executive Director | £57,000 | £1,000 | – | – | – | – | £58,000 |
Prior year comparison (8 directors)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Other | Total |
|---|
| Paul Lester | Chair | £225,000 | – | – | – | – | – | £225,000 |
| Scott Fawcett | Executive Director | £540,000 | £14,000 | £243,000 | £202,000 | £27,000 | £5,000 | £1,031,000 |
| Jack Clarke | Executive Director | £350,000 | £13,000 | £131,000 | – | £18,000 | – | £512,000 |
| Ralf K. Wunderlich | Non-Executive Director | £86,000 | £14,000 | – | – | – | – | £100,000 |
| Mary Reilly | Non-Executive Director | £85,000 | £3,000 | – | – | – | – | £88,000 |
| Adrian I. Peace | Non-Executive Director | £62,000 | £20,000 | – | – | – | – | £82,000 |
| Kath Durrant | Non-Executive Director | £52,000 | £4,000 | – | – | – | – | £56,000 |
| Dupsy Abiola | Non-Executive Director | £52,000 | – | – | – | – | – | £52,000 |
Tenure: 5 yrs 11 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2022
Jon Michael Green
Secretary
Tenure: 17 yrs 5 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2022
Nicola Anne Demby
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 11 mosResigned: 19 May 2022
Lili Liu
Executive Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 6 mosResigned: 19 May 2022
Thomas Benedict Breen
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 1 mosResigned: 20 May 2021
Margaret Lorraine Trainer
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 6 yrs 10 mosResigned: 21 May 2020
Stefan Ludwig Schellinger
Executive Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 15 Nov 2018
Terence Twigger
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 10 mosResigned: 19 Apr 2018
Peter John Hill
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 3 yrs 9 mosResigned: 20 Apr 2017
Colin Richard Day
Executive Director
Tenure: 6 yrsResigned: 20 Apr 2017
Jeffery Francis Harris
Chair
Tenure: 10 yrs 11 mosResigned: 20 Apr 2016
Matthew Gregory
Executive Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 11 mosResigned: 28 Aug 2015
Paul Joseph Drechsler
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 11 mosResigned: 23 Apr 2015
Lars Gunnar Emilson
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 9 mosResigned: 4 Feb 2013
Stephen Paul Crummett
Executive Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 6 mosResigned: 7 Sept 2012
Mark Jeremy Harper
Executive Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 11 mosResigned: 14 Apr 2011
Adrian Richard Auer
Director
Tenure: 4 yrs 1 mosResigned: 1 Jun 2009
Stephen William Dryden
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 10 mosResigned: 19 Mar 2008
Warren D Knowlton
Director
Tenure: 10 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2007
Tenure: 11 mosResigned: 26 Apr 2006
Paul Nicholas Hussey
Director
Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 11 May 2005
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Modupeola Shakirat Abiola | Non-Executive Director | 18 Mar 2022 | 20 May 2026 | 4 yrs 2 mos | British |
| Emma Reid | Secretary | 1 Jan 2023 | 2 Mar 2026 | 3 yrs 2 mos | – |
| Ralf Klaus Wunderlich | Non-Executive Director | 1 Jul 2017 | 8 Jan 2025 | 7 yrs 6 mos | German |
| John James Clarke | Executive Director | 19 May 2022 | 31 Dec 2024 | 2 yrs 7 mos | British |
| Paul John Lester | Chair | 23 Dec 2015 | 31 Oct 2024 | 8 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Paul Anthony Forman | Executive Director | 1 Jan 2017 |
| Jon Michael Green | Secretary | 22 Jul 2005 | 31 Dec 2022 | 17 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Nicola Anne Demby | Non-Executive Director | 1 Jun 2019 | 19 May 2022 | 2 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Lili Liu | Executive Director | 15 Nov 2018 | 19 May 2022 | 3 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Thomas Benedict Breen | Non-Executive Director | 23 Apr 2015 | 20 May 2021 | 6 yrs 1 mos | Irish |
| Margaret Lorraine Trainer | Non-Executive Director | 1 Jul 2013 | 21 May 2020 | 6 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Stefan Ludwig Schellinger | Executive Director | 8 Oct 2015 | 15 Nov 2018 | 3 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Terence Twigger | Non-Executive Director | 1 Jun 2009 | 19 Apr 2018 | 8 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Peter John Hill | Non-Executive Director | 1 Jul 2013 | 20 Apr 2017 | 3 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Colin Richard Day | Executive Director | 1 Apr 2011 | 20 Apr 2017 | 6 yrs | British |
| Jeffery Francis Harris | Chair | 12 May 2005 | 20 Apr 2016 | 10 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Matthew Gregory | Executive Director | 11 Sept 2012 | 28 Aug 2015 | 2 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Paul Joseph Drechsler | Non-Executive Director | 12 May 2005 | 23 Apr 2015 | 9 yrs 11 mos | Irish |
| Lars Gunnar Emilson | Non-Executive Director | 1 May 2007 | 4 Feb 2013 | 5 yrs 9 mos | Swedish |
| Stephen Paul Crummett | Executive Director | 19 Mar 2008 | 7 Sept 2012 | 4 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Mark Jeremy Harper | Executive Director | 5 May 2005 | 14 Apr 2011 | 5 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Adrian Richard Auer | Director | 12 May 2005 | 1 Jun 2009 | 4 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Stephen William Dryden | Non-Executive Director | 5 May 2005 | 19 Mar 2008 | 2 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Warren D Knowlton | Director | 1 Jun 2006 | 30 Apr 2007 | 10 mos | American |
| Paul Heiden | Director | 12 May 2005 | 26 Apr 2006 | 11 mos | British |
| Paul Nicholas Hussey | Director | 5 May 2005 | 11 May 2005 | 0 mos | British |
| Jon Michael Green | Secretary | 22 Jul 2005 | 31 Dec 2022 | 17 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Nicola Anne Demby | Non-Executive Director | 1 Jun 2019 | 19 May 2022 | 2 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Lili Liu | Executive Director | 15 Nov 2018 | 19 May 2022 | 3 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Thomas Benedict Breen | Non-Executive Director | 23 Apr 2015 | 20 May 2021 | 6 yrs 1 mos | Irish |
| Margaret Lorraine Trainer | Non-Executive Director | 1 Jul 2013 | 21 May 2020 | 6 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Stefan Ludwig Schellinger | Executive Director | 8 Oct 2015 | 15 Nov 2018 | 3 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Terence Twigger | Non-Executive Director | 1 Jun 2009 | 19 Apr 2018 | 8 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Peter John Hill | Non-Executive Director | 1 Jul 2013 | 20 Apr 2017 | 3 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Colin Richard Day | Executive Director | 1 Apr 2011 | 20 Apr 2017 | 6 yrs | British |
| Jeffery Francis Harris | Chair | 12 May 2005 | 20 Apr 2016 | 10 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Matthew Gregory | Executive Director | 11 Sept 2012 | 28 Aug 2015 | 2 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Paul Joseph Drechsler | Non-Executive Director | 12 May 2005 | 23 Apr 2015 | 9 yrs 11 mos | Irish |
| Lars Gunnar Emilson | Non-Executive Director | 1 May 2007 | 4 Feb 2013 | 5 yrs 9 mos | Swedish |
| Stephen Paul Crummett | Executive Director | 19 Mar 2008 | 7 Sept 2012 | 4 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Mark Jeremy Harper | Executive Director | 5 May 2005 | 14 Apr 2011 | 5 yrs 11 mos | British |
| Adrian Richard Auer | Director | 12 May 2005 | 1 Jun 2009 | 4 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Stephen William Dryden | Non-Executive Director | 5 May 2005 | 19 Mar 2008 | 2 yrs 10 mos | British |
| Warren D Knowlton | Director | 1 Jun 2006 | 30 Apr 2007 | 10 mos | American |
| Paul Heiden | Director | 12 May 2005 | 26 Apr 2006 | 11 mos | British |
| Paul Nicholas Hussey | Director | 5 May 2005 | 11 May 2005 | 0 mos | British |
