Aegon's CEO is E. Friese, appointed in May 2020, has a tenure of 6.08 years. total yearly compensation is €3.54M, comprised of 38.5% salary and 61.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.041% of the company’s shares, worth €4.48M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.3 years and 5 years respectively.
Key information
E. Friese
Chief executive officer
€3.5m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
38.54%
CEO tenure
6.1yrs
CEO ownership
0.04%
Management average tenure
5.3yrs
Board average tenure
5yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has E. Friese's remuneration changed compared to Aegon's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
€4m
€1m
€924m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€1b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€1b
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
€939m
Dec 31 2024
€3m
€1m
€611m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€227m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
-€158m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
-€184m
Dec 31 2023
€4m
€2m
-€210m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
€201m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
€31m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
€56m
Dec 31 2022
€4m
€2m
€690m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
€172m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
€295m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
€1b
Dec 31 2021
€4m
€1m
€980m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
€1b
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
€1b
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-€879m
Dec 31 2020
€2m
€931k
-€670m
Compensation vs Market: E.'s total compensation ($USD4.13M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.59M).
Compensation vs Earnings: E.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
E. Friese (64 yo)
6.1yrs
Tenure
€3,542,000
Compensation
Mr. E. Lard Friese is Non-Independent Member of Supervisory Board of Aegon NV. Mr. Friese serves as Director of Transamerica Corporation. He serves as Director at The Geneva Association since June 2022.He...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
E. Friese
CEO, Chairman of Management Board & Executive Director
6.1yrs
€3.54m
0.041% € 4.5m
Duncan Russell
CFO & Member of Management Board
5.8yrs
no data
0.031% € 3.4m
Marco Baptist Keim
CEO of Aegon International & Member of the Management Board
18yrs
no data
no data
J. van Klinken
General Counsel
12.4yrs
no data
no data
Michael Holliday-Williams
CEO of Aegon UK & Member of Management Board
6.3yrs
no data
no data
Wilford Fuller
Member of the Management Board & CEO of Aegon Americas
5.3yrs
no data
0.14% € 15.3m
Deborah Waters
CTO & Member of the Management Board
4.3yrs
no data
no data
Astrid Jakel
Chief Risk Officer & Member of the Management Board
4.3yrs
no data
no data
Shawn C. Johnson
Global CEO of Aegon Asset Management & Member of Executive Committee
1.8yrs
no data
no data
Michele A. Bareggi
Chief Strategy
1.6yrs
no data
no data
Holly Waters
Chief Human Resources Officer & Member of Management Board
less than a year
no data
no data
Bradley Dawson
Global Head of Marketing of Aegon Asset Management
no data
no data
no data
5.3yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: J06's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
E. Friese
CEO, Chairman of Management Board & Executive Director
no data
€3.54m
0.041% € 4.5m
David Herzog
Independent Chairman of the Board
1yr
€109.00k
0.0016% € 180.3k
Albert Benchimol
Independent Non-Executive Director
2yrs
€153.00k
0.0010% € 115.0k
Thomas Wellauer
Independent Director
6.1yrs
€172.00k
0.00074% € 81.8k
Mark Ellman
Independent Director
9.1yrs
€160.00k
0.0010% € 115.0k
Lori Fouche
Independent Director
1yr
€75.00k
0.00059% € 65.3k
John McGarry
Independent Director
5yrs
€170.00k
0.0010% € 115.0k
Jay Ralph
Independent Director
1yr
€75.00k
0.00059% € 65.3k
Karen Fawcett
Independent Director
4.1yrs
€155.00k
0.00058% € 64.1k
Francis Blom
Board Observer
5.7yrs
no data
no data
Corien Kool Wortmann
Independent Vice Chairman
12.1yrs
€160.00k
0.00089% € 98.4k
Caroline Ramsay
Independent Director
6.1yrs
€192.00k
0.00071% € 78.5k
5.0yrs
Average Tenure
67yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: J06's board of directors are considered experienced (5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/01 14:57
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/29 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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