We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.
Key information
Christoph Klenk
Chief executive officer
€2.2m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
39.37%
CEO tenure
23.4yrs
CEO ownership
n/a
Management average tenure
12.4yrs
Board average tenure
8.5yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Christoph Klenk's remuneration changed compared to Krones's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
€291m
Dec 31 2025
n/a
n/a
€299m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€290m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€287m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
€287m
Dec 31 2024
€2m
€880k
€277m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€249m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€238m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
€227m
Dec 31 2023
€2m
€880k
€225m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
€234m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
€225m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
€210m
Dec 31 2022
€2m
€880k
€187m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
€183m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
€168m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
€149m
Dec 31 2021
€2m
€800k
€141m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-€11m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-€44m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-€86m
Dec 31 2020
€1m
€760k
-€80m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-€14m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-€3m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
€12m
Dec 31 2019
€829k
€800k
€9m
Compensation vs Market: Christoph's total compensation ($USD2.61M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.24M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Christoph's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Christoph Klenk (63 yo)
23.4yrs
Tenure
€2,235,000
Compensation
Mr. Christoph Klenk has been Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board at Krones Ag since January 1, 2016 and has been its Member of the Executive Board since 2003. Mr. Klenk served as an...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Christoph Klenk
Chairman of Executive Board & CEO
23.4yrs
€2.24m
no data
Uta Anders
CFO & Member of Executive Board
3.4yrs
€1.01m
no data
Thomas Ricker
Chief Sales Officer & Member of Executive Board
14.4yrs
€1.51m
no data
Markus Tischer
Member of Executive Board
12.4yrs
€1.47m
no data
Ralf Goldbrunner
COO & Member of Executive Board
11.8yrs
€1.31m
no data
Olaf Scholz
Head of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Roland Pokorny
Head of Corporate Communications
no data
no data
no data
Ingrid Reuschl
Head of Public Relations
no data
no data
no data
12.4yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: KRN's management team is seasoned and experienced (12.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Volker Kronseder
Chairman of Supervisory Board
10yrs
€108.00k
36.83% € 1.4b
Robert Friedmann
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
8yrs
€42.50k
no data
Petra Schadeberg-Herrmann
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
15yrs
€44.00k
no data
Josef Weitzer
Employee Representative Deputy Chairman of Supervisory Board
19.4yrs
€73.00k
no data
Norbert Broger
Member of Supervisory Board
3.1yrs
€54.00k
no data
Verena Di Pasquale
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board
12yrs
€44.00k
no data
Susanne Nonnast
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
10yrs
€55.50k
no data
Beate Eva Pöpperl
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board
9yrs
€44.00k
no data
Oliver Grober
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board
8yrs
€44.00k
no data
Thomas Hiltl
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board
8yrs
€42.50k
no data
Matthias Winkler
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
8yrs
€59.50k
no data
Markus Huttner
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board
5.9yrs
€55.50k
no data
8.5yrs
Average Tenure
59.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: KRN's board of directors are considered experienced (8.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/01 09:17
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/29 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
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