Ascential plc (ASCL.L)

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Ascential plc

81-87 High Holborn
2nd Floor
London WC1V 6DF
United Kingdom
44 207 5165000
https://www.ascential.com

Sector(s): Communication Services
Industry: Advertising Agencies
Full-time employees: 700

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Ms. Amanda Jane Gradden	CFO & Executive Director	950k	N/A	1968
Mr. Philip Owain Thomas	CEO & Executive Director	N/A	N/A	1961
Mr. Kent Dreadon	Chief Operating Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hiran Pattani	Chief Technology Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rory Elliott	Director of Investor Relations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alison Wood	General Counsel	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nina Preston-Smith	Vice President of Communications	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Nancy Parks	Chief People Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Jeff Lupinacci	Chief Financial Officer of Digital Commerce	N/A	N/A	1970
Mr. Paul Coxhill	COO of LIONS & President of LIONS Insight	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of 31 December 2023, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in GBp.

Description

Ascential plc provides specialist information, analytics, and e-commerce optimization platforms in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, Canada, China, rest of the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The company operates in two segments, Marketing and Financial Technology. The Marketing segment conducts events, as well as offers intelligence and advisory services for marketing champion activities. The Financial Technology segment provides events and intelligence that improves performance and innovation for various customers, including payments, banks, technology companies, venture capitalists, startups, and regulators, as well as merchants, retailers, and brands. It offers data, analytics, and insights platforms, which provide actionable intelligence to drive informed strategic decisions; and advisory and training services that help customers in industry trends and best practices. The company was formerly known as Trident Floatco PLC and changed its name to Ascential plc in January 2016. Ascential plc was founded in 1887 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Corporate governance

Ascential plc’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 April 2024 is 2. The pillar scores are Audit: 5; Board: 2; Shareholder rights: 1; Compensation: 3.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.