Shearwater Group PLC (SWG) Board of Directors | TickerRt Hon. the Lord Reid of Cardowan
Advisory Panel Chairman
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RS
Robin Simon Southwell
Non-Executive Chair
10 yrsAge: 66British
Philip Leslie Higgins
Group Chief Executive Officer
7 yrs 10 mosAge: 60British
Chief Financial Officer
2 yrs 1 mos
SR
Stephen Robert Ball
Non-Executive Director
10 yrsAge: 73British
JD
Executive Director
2 yrs 1 mosAge: 50British
JE
Jonathan Entract
Non-Executive Director
3 mosAge: 53British
Marcus Willett, CB, OBE
Advisory Panel Member
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| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
Rt Hon. the Lord Reid of Cardowan | Advisory Panel Chairman | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Chair | 10 Oct 2016 | 10 yrs | British |
| Group Chief Executive Officer | 11 Dec 2018 | 7 yrs 10 mos | British |
|
Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Total |
|---|
| P Higgins | Executive Director | £275,000 | – | £100,000 | – | – |
Tenure: 9 yrs 3 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2026
David Jeffreys Williams
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 10 yrs 9 mosResigned: 31 Jan 2026
Adam Howard Hurst
Secretary
Tenure: 10 mosResigned: 24 Sept 2024
Adam Howard Hurst
Executive Director
Tenure: 10 mosResigned: 24 Sept 2024
Rt Hon. the Lord Reid of Cardowan
Advisory Panel Chairman
–
RS
Robin Simon Southwell
Non-Executive Chair
10 yrsAge: 66British
Philip Leslie Higgins
Group Chief Executive Officer
7 yrs 10 mosAge: 60British
Chief Financial Officer
2 yrs 1 mos
SR
Stephen Robert Ball
Non-Executive Director
10 yrsAge: 73British
JD
Executive Director
2 yrs 1 mosAge: 50British
JE
Jonathan Entract
Non-Executive Director
3 mosAge: 53British
Marcus Willett, CB, OBE
Advisory Panel Member
–
| Name | Role | Appointed | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
Rt Hon. the Lord Reid of Cardowan | Advisory Panel Chairman | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Chair | 10 Oct 2016 | 10 yrs | British |
| Group Chief Executive Officer | 11 Dec 2018 | 7 yrs 10 mos | British |
|
Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Total |
|---|
| P Higgins | Executive Director | £275,000 | – | £100,000 | – | – |
Tenure: 9 yrs 3 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2026
David Jeffreys Williams
Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 10 yrs 9 mosResigned: 31 Jan 2026
Adam Howard Hurst
Secretary
Tenure: 10 mosResigned: 24 Sept 2024
Adam Howard Hurst
Executive Director
Tenure: 10 mosResigned: 24 Sept 2024
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | 24 Oct 2016 | 10 yrs | British |
| Executive Director | 24 Sept 2024 | 2 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Jul 2026 | 3 mos | British |
| J Hall | Executive Director | £137,000 | £42,000 | – | £2,000 | £4,000 | £185,000 |
| A Hurst | Executive Director | £92,000 | – | £25,000 | – | – | £117,000 |
| D Williams | Non-Executive Director | £63,000 | – | – | – | – | £63,000 |
| G Willits | Non-Executive Director | £32,000 | – | – | – | – | £32,000 |
| R Southwell | Non-Executive Director | £32,000 | – | – | – | – | £32,000 |
| S Ball | Non-Executive Director | £32,000 | – | – | – | – | £32,000 |
Prior year comparison (7 directors)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Total |
|---|
| P Higgins | Executive Director | £220,000 | – | – | – | – | £220,000 |
| A Hurst | Executive Director | £69,000 | – | – | – | – | £69,000 |
| J Hall | Executive Director | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| D Williams | Non-Executive Director | £51,000 | – | – | – | – | £51,000 |
| G Willits | Non-Executive Director | £26,000 | – | – | – | – | £26,000 |
| R Southwell | Non-Executive Director | £26,000 | – | – | – | – | £26,000 |
| S Ball | Non-Executive Director | £26,000 | – | – | – | – | £26,000 |
Tenure: 5 yrs 1 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2023
Tenure: 5 yrs 8 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2023
Michael Joseph Stevens
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 6 mosResigned: 12 Apr 2019
Tenure: 6 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2018
Christopher John Eadie
Secretary
Tenure: 1 yrsResigned: 29 Sept 2017
Christopher John Eadie
Executive Director
Tenure: 1 yrsResigned: 29 Sept 2017
Sean Eamonn Finlay
Director
Tenure: 13 yrsResigned: 13 Apr 2017
Haresh Damodar Kanabar
Executive Director
Tenure: 12 yrs 5 mosResigned: 29 Sept 2016
Mark Christopher Jones
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 9 mosResigned: 20 Apr 2015
Christopher John Eadie
Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 4 mosResigned: 20 Mar 2015
Colin Joseph Knight
Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 4 mosResigned: 1 Jan 2011
Tenure: 2 yrs 3 mosResigned: 1 May 2007
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Giles Kirkley Willits | Non-Executive Director | 9 Dec 2016 | 31 Mar 2026 | 9 yrs 3 mos | British |
| David Jeffreys Williams | Non-Executive Director | 20 Apr 2015 | 31 Jan 2026 | 10 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Adam Howard Hurst | Secretary | 3 Nov 2023 | 24 Sept 2024 | 10 mos | – |
| Adam Howard Hurst | Executive Director | 3 Nov 2023 | 24 Sept 2024 | 10 mos | British |
| Paul John McFadden | Executive Director | 17 Oct 2018 |
| Non-Executive Director | – | – | – |
| Non-Executive Director | 24 Oct 2016 | 10 yrs | British |
| Executive Director | 24 Sept 2024 | 2 yrs 1 mos | British |
| Non-Executive Director | 1 Jul 2026 | 3 mos | British |
| J Hall | Executive Director | £137,000 | £42,000 | – | £2,000 | £4,000 | £185,000 |
| A Hurst | Executive Director | £92,000 | – | £25,000 | – | – | £117,000 |
| D Williams | Non-Executive Director | £63,000 | – | – | – | – | £63,000 |
| G Willits | Non-Executive Director | £32,000 | – | – | – | – | £32,000 |
| R Southwell | Non-Executive Director | £32,000 | – | – | – | – | £32,000 |
| S Ball | Non-Executive Director | £32,000 | – | – | – | – | £32,000 |
Prior year comparison (7 directors)
| Director | Role | Base Salary | Benefits | Bonus | LTIP | Pension | Total |
|---|
| P Higgins | Executive Director | £220,000 | – | – | – | – | £220,000 |
| A Hurst | Executive Director | £69,000 | – | – | – | – | £69,000 |
| J Hall | Executive Director | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| D Williams | Non-Executive Director | £51,000 | – | – | – | – | £51,000 |
| G Willits | Non-Executive Director | £26,000 | – | – | – | – | £26,000 |
| R Southwell | Non-Executive Director | £26,000 | – | – | – | – | £26,000 |
| S Ball | Non-Executive Director | £26,000 | – | – | – | – | £26,000 |
Tenure: 5 yrs 1 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2023
Tenure: 5 yrs 8 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2023
Michael Joseph Stevens
Director
Tenure: 2 yrs 6 mosResigned: 12 Apr 2019
Tenure: 6 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2018
Christopher John Eadie
Secretary
Tenure: 1 yrsResigned: 29 Sept 2017
Christopher John Eadie
Executive Director
Tenure: 1 yrsResigned: 29 Sept 2017
Sean Eamonn Finlay
Director
Tenure: 13 yrsResigned: 13 Apr 2017
Haresh Damodar Kanabar
Executive Director
Tenure: 12 yrs 5 mosResigned: 29 Sept 2016
Mark Christopher Jones
Director
Tenure: 9 yrs 9 mosResigned: 20 Apr 2015
Christopher John Eadie
Director
Tenure: 8 yrs 4 mosResigned: 20 Mar 2015
Colin Joseph Knight
Director
Tenure: 5 yrs 4 mosResigned: 1 Jan 2011
Tenure: 2 yrs 3 mosResigned: 1 May 2007
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Tenure | Nationality |
|---|
| Giles Kirkley Willits | Non-Executive Director | 9 Dec 2016 | 31 Mar 2026 | 9 yrs 3 mos | British |
| David Jeffreys Williams | Non-Executive Director | 20 Apr 2015 | 31 Jan 2026 | 10 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Adam Howard Hurst | Secretary | 3 Nov 2023 | 24 Sept 2024 | 10 mos | – |
| Adam Howard Hurst | Executive Director | 3 Nov 2023 | 24 Sept 2024 | 10 mos | British |
| Paul John McFadden | Executive Director | 17 Oct 2018 |
| Paul McFadden | Secretary | 31 Mar 2018 | 20 Nov 2023 | 5 yrs 8 mos | – |
| Michael Joseph Stevens | Director | 3 Oct 2016 | 12 Apr 2019 | 2 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Raaj Kaur Degun | Secretary | 29 Sept 2017 | 31 Mar 2018 | 6 mos | – |
| Christopher John Eadie | Secretary | 29 Sept 2016 | 29 Sept 2017 | 1 yrs | – |
| Christopher John Eadie | Executive Director | 8 Sept 2016 | 29 Sept 2017 | 1 yrs | British |
| Sean Eamonn Finlay | Director | 5 Apr 2004 | 13 Apr 2017 | 13 yrs | Irish |
| Haresh Damodar Kanabar | Executive Director | 5 Apr 2004 | 29 Sept 2016 | 12 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Mark Christopher Jones | Director | 1 Jul 2005 | 20 Apr 2015 | 9 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Christopher John Eadie | Director | 17 Nov 2006 | 20 Mar 2015 | 8 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Colin Joseph Knight | Director | 6 Sept 2005 | 1 Jan 2011 | 5 yrs 4 mos | British |
| John Webster | Director | 1 Feb 2005 | 1 May 2007 | 2 yrs 3 mos | British |
| Paul McFadden | Secretary | 31 Mar 2018 | 20 Nov 2023 | 5 yrs 8 mos | – |
| Michael Joseph Stevens | Director | 3 Oct 2016 | 12 Apr 2019 | 2 yrs 6 mos | British |
| Raaj Kaur Degun | Secretary | 29 Sept 2017 | 31 Mar 2018 | 6 mos | – |
| Christopher John Eadie | Secretary | 29 Sept 2016 | 29 Sept 2017 | 1 yrs | – |
| Christopher John Eadie | Executive Director | 8 Sept 2016 | 29 Sept 2017 | 1 yrs | British |
| Sean Eamonn Finlay | Director | 5 Apr 2004 | 13 Apr 2017 | 13 yrs | Irish |
| Haresh Damodar Kanabar | Executive Director | 5 Apr 2004 | 29 Sept 2016 | 12 yrs 5 mos | British |
| Mark Christopher Jones | Director | 1 Jul 2005 | 20 Apr 2015 | 9 yrs 9 mos | British |
| Christopher John Eadie | Director | 17 Nov 2006 | 20 Mar 2015 | 8 yrs 4 mos | British |
| Colin Joseph Knight | Director | 6 Sept 2005 | 1 Jan 2011 | 5 yrs 4 mos | British |
| John Webster | Director | 1 Feb 2005 | 1 May 2007 | 2 yrs 3 mos | British |
