Air France-KLM Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Air France-KLM's CEO is Ben Smith, appointed in Sep 2018, has a tenure of 5.75 years. total yearly compensation is €4.17M, comprised of 21.6% salary and 78.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.017% of the company’s shares, worth €356.76K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4 years and 5.3 years respectively.
Key information
Ben Smith
Chief executive officer
€4.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 21.6% |
| CEO tenure | 5.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.02% |
| Management average tenure | 4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | €597m |
| Dec 31 2023 | €4m | €900k | €772m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €2b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €1b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | €783m |
| Dec 31 2022 | €4m | €900k | €591m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -€172m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -€762m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -€3b |
| Dec 31 2021 | €4m | €900k | -€3b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -€4b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -€6b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -€7b |
| Dec 31 2020 | €3m | €745k | -€7b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -€6b |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -€4b |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -€1b |
| Dec 31 2019 | €4m | €900k | €273m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -€79m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | €331m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | €340m |
| Dec 31 2018 | €2m | €263k | €395m |
Compensation vs Market: Ben's total compensation ($USD4.47M) is above average for companies of similar size in the BG market ($USD1.38M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ben's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Ben Smith (53 yo)
5.8yrs
Tenure
€4,169,954
Compensation
Mr. Benjamin M. Smith, also known as Ben, is Vice-Chair of the Board of WestJet Airlines Ltd. Mr. Smith has been Chief Executive Officer at Air France-KLM SA since September 17, 2018 and has been its Direc...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 5.8yrs | €4.17m | 0.017% € 356.8k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 2.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Marketing | 1.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Human Resources & Sustainability | 3.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Information Technology | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Caribbean & Indian Ocean | 7.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Engineering & Maintenance | 7.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Air France | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Cargo | 4.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Strategy & Transformation | 3.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| CEO & President of KLM | 1.9yrs | no data | no data |
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
54.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AFR0's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 5.5yrs | €4.17m | 0.017% € 356.8k | |
| Independent Director | 11.1yrs | €56.50k | 0.000040% € 864.4 | |
| Representative Director | 3.3yrs | €51.00k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 8.1yrs | €57.23k | 0.000040% € 864.4 | |
| Independent Director | 7.1yrs | €60.00k | 0.00061% € 13.2k | |
| Independent Director | 6.6yrs | €40.68k | 0.000040% € 864.4 | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairwoman | 8.1yrs | €215.98k | 0.00015% € 3.2k | |
| Director | 5.1yrs | €35.64k | 0.00013% € 2.8k | |
| Director | 4.9yrs | €46.71k | 0.00030% € 6.5k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Director | 4.1yrs | €52.00k | 0.00015% € 3.2k | |
| Independent Director | 3.1yrs | €54.76k | 0.00013% € 2.8k |
5.3yrs
Average Tenure
63.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AFR0's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).