We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.
Key information
Thomas Rabe
Chief executive officer
€1.5m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
40.31%
CEO tenure
7.1yrs
CEO ownership
n/a
Management average tenure
9.3yrs
Board average tenure
7.7yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Thomas Rabe's remuneration changed compared to RTL Group's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
n/a
n/a
€23m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€133m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€242m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
€288m
Dec 31 2024
€1m
€600k
€333m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€367m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€401m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
€377m
Dec 31 2023
€1m
€600k
€352m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
€324m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
€437m
Dec 31 2022
€1m
€600k
€549m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
€678m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
€683m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
€992m
Dec 31 2021
€2m
€600k
€1b
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
€1b
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
€1b
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
€877m
Dec 31 2020
€1m
€600k
€492m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
€474m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
€455m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
€605m
Dec 31 2019
€1m
€450k
€754m
Compensation vs Market: Thomas's total compensation ($USD1.75M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Swiss market ($USD1.89M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Thomas's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Thomas Rabe (60 yo)
7.1yrs
Tenure
€1,488,566
Compensation
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Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Thomas Rabe
CEO & Executive Director
7.1yrs
€1.49m
no data
Bjorn Bauer
CFO & Executive Director
6.8yrs
€2.20m
no data
Oliver Fahlbusch
Executive VP of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations and Chairman Corporate Responsibility
10.3yrs
no data
no data
Francesco Costadura
Executive VP of HR & Head of Human Resources
9.8yrs
no data
no data
Jean-Marie Bourhis
Deputy CFO & Executive VP of Finance
no data
no data
no data
Peter Kolosi
Chief Content Officer of RTL Hungary
10.8yrs
no data
no data
Vincent Pascaud
Senior Vice President of Group IT & IT Governance
13.3yrs
no data
no data
Andreas Fischer
Head of Business Development
9.3yrs
no data
no data
Tobias Schiwek
Chief Executive Officer of Multiplatform Network - Divimove
7.3yrs
no data
no data
Ingrid Heisserer
Chief Financial Officer of RTL Deutschland
3.4yrs
no data
no data
Nicolas de Tavernost Abel
Chairman of the Management Board & CEO of Groupe M6
no data
no data
no data
Christopher Baldelli
Chief Executive Officer of RTL Radio - France
no data
no data
no data
9.3yrs
Average Tenure
57.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: RRTL's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Thomas Rabe
CEO & Executive Director
20.3yrs
€1.49m
no data
Bjorn Bauer
CFO & Executive Director
2.1yrs
€2.20m
no data
John Taylor
Independent Chairman of the Board
25.8yrs
€400.00k
no data
Guillaume de Posch
Non-Executive Director
14.1yrs
€90.00k
no data
Elmar Heggen
Non-Executive Director
14.1yrs
€3.74m
no data
Pernille Erenbjerg
Independent Non-Executive Director
5.1yrs
€180.00k
no data
Immanuel Hermreck
Non-Executive Director
7.3yrs
€90.00k
no data
Lauren Zalaznick
Independent Non-Executive Director
8.1yrs
€90.00k
no data
Jean-Louis Schiltz
Independent Vice Chairman of the Board
9.1yrs
€180.00k
no data
Rolf Hellermann
Non-Executive Director
5.3yrs
€90.00k
no data
Carsten Coesfeld
Non-Executive Director
3.1yrs
€90.00k
no data
Alexander Torklus
Non-Executive Director
3.1yrs
€90.00k
no data
7.7yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: RRTL's board of directors are considered experienced (7.7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/07 07:40
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/07 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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