NEXT plc (NXGPF)

78.70 +0.35 (+0.45%) At close: 03:05PM EDT

NEXT plc

Desford Road
Enderby LE19 4AT
United Kingdom
44 33 3777 4577
https://www.nextplc.co.uk

Sector(s): Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Apparel Retail
Full-time employees: 26,836

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Lord Simon A. Wolfson	CEO & Exec. Director	2.88M	N/A	1967
Ms. Amanda James	Group Fin. Director & Exec. Director	1.31M	N/A	1972
Mr. Richard S V. Papp	Group Merchandise & Operations Director and Exec. Director	1.27M	N/A	N/A
Ms. Jane Shields	Group Sales, Marketing & HR Director and Exec. Director	1.32M	N/A	1964
Seonna L. Anderson	Company Sec.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of 31 December 2021, 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 USD.

Description

NEXT plc engages in the retail of clothing, footwear, and home products in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through NEXT Retail, NEXT Online, NEXT Finance, NEXT International Retail, NEXT Sourcing, Lipsy, NENA, and Property Management segments. It operates retail stores; an online retail platform; and 199 franchise stores in 35 countries. The company also offers consumer credit; NEXT branded products; and women's, men's, children's, homeware, and beauty products under the LABEL and Lipsy's own brand, and other third-party brands. In addition, it provides property management services, including holding and lease of properties. The company was formerly known as J Hepworth & Son and changed its name to NEXT plc in 1986. NEXT plc was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Enderby, the United Kingdom.

Corporate governance

NEXT plc’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 May 2022 is 6. The pillar scores are Audit: 7; Board: 8; Shareholder rights: 1; Compensation: 4.

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.