Verbio Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Verbio's CEO is Claus Sauter, appointed in May 2006, has a tenure of 19.42 years. total yearly compensation is €1.05M, comprised of 73.4% salary and 26.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 21.17% of the company’s shares, worth €158.22M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 14.4 years and 15.3 years respectively.
Key information
Claus Sauter
Chief executive officer
€1.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 73.42% |
| CEO tenure | 19.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 21.2% |
| Management average tenure | 14.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 15.3yrs |
Recent management updates
No updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2025 | €1m | €768k | -€138m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -€32m |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -€29m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -€25m |
| Jun 30 2024 | €1m | €768k | €20m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | €19m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | €52m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €77m |
| Jun 30 2023 | €1m | €768k | €132m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | €240m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | €298m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | €370m |
| Jun 30 2022 | €1m | €768k | €316m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | €231m |
| Dec 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | €169m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | €84m |
| Jun 30 2021 | €1m | €768k | €93m |
Compensation vs Market: Claus's total compensation ($USD1.23M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Austrian market ($USD1.61M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Claus's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Claus Sauter (59 yo)
Mr. Claus Sauter is the Founder and Chairman of Management Board of VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG and has been its Chief Executive Officer since May 2006. He is Responsible for strategic corporate develo...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 19.4yrs | €1.05m | 21.17% € 158.2m | |
| CFO & Member of Management Board | 3.3yrs | €596.00k | no data | |
| COO of Europe & Member of Management Board | 15yrs | €940.00k | 15.16% € 113.3m | |
| Deputy CEO | 14.4yrs | €1.45m | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer & Member of Management Board | 14.4yrs | €1.43m | no data | |
| COO Global Trading and Corporate Affairs & Member of Management Board | 5.3yrs | €1.13m | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: VBKG's management team is seasoned and experienced (14.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the Supervisory Board | 19.3yrs | €90.00k | no data | |
| Vice Chairman of Supervisory Board | 15.3yrs | €68.00k | no data | |
| Member of the Supervisory Board | 4.8yrs | €45.00k | no data |
Experienced Board: VBKG's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 15.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/10/05 18:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Verbio SE is covered by 14 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Mengxian Sun | Deutsche Bank |
| Niklas Becker | Deutsche Bank |
| Thomas Schießle | EQUI.TS GmbH |