Solvay SA

WBAG:SOLB Stock Report

Market Cap: €3.6b

Solvay Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Philippe Kehren

Chief executive officer

€2.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage35.0%
CEO tenure2.3yrs
CEO ownershipn/a
Management average tenure1.4yrs
Board average tenure2.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Philippe Kehren's remuneration changed compared to Solvay's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024€2m€810k

€223m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-€64m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

€18m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

€127m

Dec 31 2023€1mn/a

-€37m

Compensation vs Market: Philippe's total compensation ($USD2.62M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Austrian market ($USD2.03M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Philippe's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Philippe Kehren (53 yo)

2.3yrs

Tenure

€2,313,709

Compensation

Mr. Philippe Kehren has been Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of Executive Committee at Solvay SA and serves as its Director since 2023 and was its President of Soda Ash Derivatives - Global Business Unit...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Philippe Kehren
CEO, Chairman of Executive Committee & Directorno data€2.31mno data
Alexandre Blum
Chief Financial & Strategy Officer and Member of Executive Committeeno data€1.35mno data
Lanny Duvall
COO & Member of Executive Committeeno data€1.26mno data
Mark Van Bijsterveld
Chief People Officer & Member of Executive Committee1.4yrs€1.14mno data
Lisa Brown
General Counsel1.4yrs€1.07mno data
An Nuyttens
President of Aroma Performance & Silica Businesses10.6yrsno datano data
Vincent Kamel
President of Performance Polyamidesno datano datano data
J. Radossich
President of Novecare Businessno datano datano data
Carlos Silveira
President of Peroxides GBUno datano datano data
Etienne Galan
President of GBU Soda Ash & Derivativesno datano datano data
Jean-Charles Djelalian
Chief Sustainability Officerno datano datano data
Alexis Brouhns
GM of Government & Public Affairs and President of Europe Zoneno datano datano data

1.4yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SOLB's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Philippe Kehren
CEO, Chairman of Executive Committee & Director2.3yrs€2.31mno data
Thomas Aebischer
Independent Director2.3yrs€120.00kno data
Wolfgang Colberg
Independent Director4yrs€137.00kno data
Maria Oudeman
Independent Director10yrs€136.00kno data
Yves Bonte
Independent Director2.3yrs€99.00kno data
Melchior de Vogue
Non-Independent Director2.3yrs€111.00kno data
Pierre Gurdjian
Independent Chair of the Board3yrs€291.00kno data
Annette Stube
Independent Director2.3yrs€92.00kno data
Aude de Maisieres
Vice Chairman of the Board5yrs€144.00kno data
Thierry Bonnefous
Non-Independent Director2.3yrs€94.00kno data

2.3yrs

Average Tenure

62.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SOLB's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/05 13:40
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/05 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Solvay SA is covered by 45 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mutlu GundoganABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Martin SchneeAlphaValue
Robert BateBarclays