L'Air Liquide Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
L'Air Liquide's CEO is Francois Jackow, appointed in Jun 2022, has a tenure of 3.08 years. total yearly compensation is €4.65M, comprised of 26% salary and 74% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.012% of the company’s shares, worth €12.09M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.2 years and 4.4 years respectively.
Key information
Francois Jackow
Chief executive officer
€4.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 26.02% |
| CEO tenure | 3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | 3.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2024 | €5m | €1m | €3b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | €3b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | €3b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | €3b |
| Dec 31 2023 | €4m | €1m | €3b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €3b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €3b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | €3b |
| Dec 31 2022 | €3m | €642k | €3b |
Compensation vs Market: Francois's total compensation ($USD5.33M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Austrian market ($USD4.71M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Francois's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Francois Jackow (56 yo)
Mr. Francois Jackow serves as Director of L'Air Liquide S.A. since May 04, 2022. He serves as Chief Executive Officer at L'Air Liquide S.A. since June 01, 2022. In 2019, he was appointed as Executive Vice...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 3yrs | €4.65m | 0.012% € 12.1m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Global Markets & Technologies Activities | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | 10.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group Human Resources Vice President | 2.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President | 7.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| CEO of Air Liquide North America | 3.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & General Secretary | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| CEO of Airgas | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: AI's management team is considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 3.1yrs | €4.65m | 0.012% € 12.1m | |
| Chairman of the Board | 25.1yrs | €803.00k | 0.13% € 132.6m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 8.1yrs | €122.50k | 0.0034% € 3.6m | |
| Independent Director | 4.1yrs | €97.00k | 0.00010% € 104.5k | |
| Independent Director | 2.1yrs | €99.00k | 0.00010% € 104.5k | |
| Independent Director | 5.1yrs | €111.00k | 0.00011% € 114.9k | |
| Independent Director | 4.1yrs | €73.50k | 0.00011% € 114.9k | |
| Independent Director | 2.1yrs | €97.50k | 0.00010% € 104.5k | |
| Independent Director | 11.1yrs | €145.50k | 0.00056% € 584.9k | |
| Employee Representative Director | 11yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2.1yrs | €74.50k | 0.00010% € 104.5k | |
| Employees Representing Director | 4.7yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: AI's board of directors are considered experienced (4.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/06/18 07:54 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/06/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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
L'Air Liquide S.A. is covered by 58 analysts. 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Fabrice Farigoule | AlphaValue |
| Pierre-Yves Gauthier | AlphaValue |
| Alfonso Mariátegui | Banco de Sabadell. S.A. |