Photon Energy Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Photon Energy's CEO is Georg Hotar, appointed in Jan 2008, has a tenure of 17.33 years. total yearly compensation is €361.00K, comprised of 100% salary and 0% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 33.01% of the company’s shares, worth €15.94M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.3 years and 3.7 years respectively.
Key information
Georg Hotar
Chief executive officer
€361.0k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 100.00% |
| CEO tenure | 17.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 33.0% |
| Management average tenure | 6.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2024 | €361k | €361k | -€13m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -€13m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -€12m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -€13m |
| Dec 31 2023 | €355k | €355k | -€16m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -€10m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -€2m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | €4m |
| Dec 31 2022 | €447k | €350k | €6m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | €6m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -€2m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -€5m |
| Dec 31 2021 | €321k | €321k | -€6m |
Compensation vs Market: Georg's total compensation ($USD402.50K) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD492.89K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Georg's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Georg Hotar (49 yo)
17.3yrs
Tenure
€361,000
Compensation
Mr. Georg Hotar serves as Chairman of the Board of AtomTrace a.s. He co-founded Photon Energy Investments NV in 2008 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since May 2011. Mr. Hotar co-founded Photon Ene...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 17.3yrs | €361.00k | 33.01% € 15.9m | |
| Group CFO & Member of Management Board | 1.3yrs | €356.27k | no data | |
| Chief Operating Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Investor Relations Manager | 6.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Photon Energy Technology CEE | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Photon Energy Operations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Photon Water Technology | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Monitoring & Control | no data | no data | no data |
6.3yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: P7V's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member of Supervisory Board | less than a year | €136.09k | 2.86% € 1.4m | |
| Independent Member of Supervisory Board | 4.4yrs | €15.00k | no data | |
| Independent Chairman of Supervisory board | 4.4yrs | €15.00k | no data | |
| Independent Member of the Supervisory Board | 3yrs | €15.00k | no data |
3.7yrs
Average Tenure
56.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: P7V's board of directors are considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/18 00:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Photon Energy N.V. is covered by 3 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Kamil Kliszcz | Biuro maklerskie mBanku |
| Norbert Kalliwoda | Dr. Kalliwoda Research |
| Oliver Wojahn | mwb research AG |