KION GROUP Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
KION GROUP's CEO is Rob Smith, appointed in Jan 2022, has a tenure of 2.25 years. total yearly compensation is €3.05M, comprised of 39.3% salary and 60.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.038% of the company’s shares, worth €2.19M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.6 years and 9.3 years respectively.
Key information
Rob Smith
Chief executive officer
€3.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 39.3% |
| CEO tenure | 2.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.04% |
| Management average tenure | 1.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 9.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | €343m |
| Dec 31 2023 | €3m | €1m | €306m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €258m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €83m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | €91m |
| Dec 31 2022 | €2m | €1m | €98m |
Compensation vs Market: Rob's total compensation ($USD3.27M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD3.42M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Rob's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Rob Smith (58 yo)
2.3yrs
Tenure
€3,053,000
Compensation
Dr. Richard Robinson Smith, also Known as Rob, is a Non-Executive Director at Weichai Power Co., Ltd. since June 28, 2023. He served as Interim Chief Financial Officer at KION GROUP AG since April 2022 and...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, Labour Director & Member of Executive Board | 2.3yrs | €3.05m | 0.038% € 2.2m | |
| CFO & Member of Management Board | less than a year | €1.19m | no data | |
| CTO, President of KION ITS Asia Pacific & Member of the Executive Board | 11.3yrs | €1.50m | 0.038% € 2.2m | |
| President of KION ITS EMEA & Member of Executive Board | 3.3yrs | €1.62m | 0.010% € 599.7k | |
| Chief People & Sustainability Officer | less than a year | €1.56m | no data | |
| President KION Supply Chain Solutions & ITS Americas and Member of the Executive Board | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Legal & Corporate Office | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Corporate Communications | no data | no data | no data |
1.6yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: KGX1's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Member of Supervisory Board | 17.1yrs | €81.00k | no data | |
| Independent Chairman of the Supervisory Board | 10.8yrs | €184.83k | no data | |
| Member of Supervisory Board | 4.9yrs | €55.00k | no data | |
| Independent Member of Supervisory Board | 9.3yrs | €68.50k | no data | |
| Member of Supervisory Board | 11.3yrs | €84.00k | no data | |
| Employee Representative Deputy Chairman of Supervisory Board | 10.8yrs | €139.00k | no data | |
| Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board | 10.5yrs | €115.50k | no data | |
| Member of Supervisory Board | 9.3yrs | €65.50k | no data | |
| Independent Member of Supervisory Board | less than a year | €90.00k | no data | |
| Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board | 8.4yrs | €100.50k | no data | |
| Independent Member of the Supervisory Board | 7.9yrs | €67.00k | no data | |
| Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board | 7.4yrs | €81.00k | no data |
9.3yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: KGX1's board of directors are considered experienced (9.3 years average tenure).