We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.
Key information
Christian Kullmann
Chief executive officer
€4.3m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
32.71%
CEO tenure
11.8yrs
CEO ownership
n/a
Management average tenure
10yrs
Board average tenure
8yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Christian Kullmann's remuneration changed compared to Evonik Industries's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
€4m
€1m
€265m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€94m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€423m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
€299m
Dec 31 2024
€5m
€1m
€222m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€229m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
-€90m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
-€356m
Dec 31 2023
€4m
€1m
-€465m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-€604m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-€295m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
€272m
Dec 31 2022
€4m
€1m
€539m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
€926m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
€944m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
€869m
Dec 31 2021
€5m
€1m
€748m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
€724m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
€642m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
€546m
Dec 31 2020
€5m
€1m
€489m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
€614m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
€617m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
€679m
Dec 31 2019
€5m
€1m
€753m
Compensation vs Market: Christian's total compensation ($USD5.02M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.81M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Christian's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Christian Kullmann (56 yo)
11.8yrs
Tenure
€4,280,000
Compensation
Mr. Christian Kullmann has been Chairman of Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of Evonik Industries AG since May 24, 2017 and May 23, 2017 respectively and serves as its CFO since September 18, 20...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Christian Kullmann
CEO, CFO & Chairman of the Executive Board
11.8yrs
€4.28m
no data
Thomas Wessel
Chief Human Resources Officer
14.7yrs
€2.36m
no data
Lauren Kjeldsen
COO of Custom Solutions & Member of the Management Board
1.1yrs
€1.34m
no data
Claudine Mollenkopf
COO of Advanced Technologies & Member of the Management Board
1.1yrs
€1.33m
no data
Wilfried Ostendorf
Head of Production and Technology
no data
no data
no data
Tim Lange
Head of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Thomas Mahlstedt
Vice President M&A
no data
no data
no data
Christian Schmid
Head of Corporate Communications
10yrs
no data
no data
Stefan Mack
Head of the Methionine & Derivatives Product Line
no data
no data
no data
Matthias Ruch
Head of External Communications & Corporate Press Officer
no data
no data
no data
Gaetano Blanda
Head of Business Line Coating Additives
no data
no data
no data
Stefan Plass
Head of Business Line Interface & Performance
no data
no data
no data
10.0yrs
Average Tenure
57.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: EVK's management team is seasoned and experienced (10 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Bernd Tönjes
Independent Chairman of the Supervisory Board
8yrs
€395.00k
no data
Aldo Belloni
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
9yrs
€171.00k
no data
Werner Fuhrmann
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
4.9yrs
€171.00k
no data
Michael Rudiger
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
13.2yrs
€236.00k
no data
Alexandra Krieger
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board
4yrs
€168.00k
no data
Angela Titzrath
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
10yrs
€159.00k
no data
Barbara Albert
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
11.8yrs
€137.00k
no data
Martin Albers
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board
10.6yrs
€182.00k
no data
Martin Kubessa
Employee Representative Member of the Supervisory Board
8yrs
€105.00k
no data
Martina Reisch
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board
7yrs
€122.00k
no data
Hussin El Moussaoui
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board
6.4yrs
€122.00k
no data
Alexander Bercht
Employee Representative Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
2.7yrs
€277.00k
no data
8.0yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: EVK's board of directors are considered experienced (8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/07 04:05
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/07 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Evonik Industries AG is covered by 30 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.