Paradox Interactive Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Fredrik Wester

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	3.2yrs
CEO ownership	n/a
Management average tenure	4yrs
Board average tenure	5.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Fredrik Wester's remuneration changed compared to Paradox Interactive's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	SEK 372m
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	SEK 322m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	SEK 534m
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	SEK 531m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	SEK 627m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	SEK 733m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	SEK 664m
Dec 31 2022	SEK 6k	SEK 6k	SEK 709m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	SEK 630m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	SEK 421m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	SEK 340m
Dec 31 2021	SEK 24k	SEK 8k	SEK 248m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	SEK 191m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	SEK 373m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	SEK 439m
Dec 31 2020	n/a	n/a	SEK 491m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	SEK 562m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	SEK 487m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	SEK 453m
Dec 31 2019	n/a	n/a	SEK 374m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	SEK 358m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	SEK 337m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	SEK 294m
Dec 31 2018	n/a	n/a	SEK 354m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	SEK 308m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	SEK 296m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	SEK 345m
Dec 31 2017	SEK 643k	SEK 615k	SEK 265m

Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Fredrik's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the German market.

Compensation vs Earnings: Fredrik's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Fredrik Wester (50 yo)

3.2yrs

Tenure

Mr. Fredrik Wester is the Chief Executive Officer of Paradox Interactive AB (publ) since September 01, 2021. He had been the Chairman of the Board at Paradox Interactive AB (publ) since August 1, 2018 unti...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Fredrik Wester	Founder	3.2yrs	no data	no data
Alexander Bricca	Chief Financial Officer	6.7yrs	no data	0.0048% € 81.2k
Charlotta Nilsson	Chief Operations Officer	4.8yrs	no data	no data
Henrik Fåhraeus	Chief Creative Officer	no data	no data	0.032% € 537.2k
Mattias Lilja	Deputy Chief Executive Officer	9.8yrs	no data	0.0010% € 17.5k
Henrik Fahreus	Chief Creative Officer	2.8yrs	no data	no data
Mattias Rengstedt	Chief Business Officer	less than a year	no data	no data

4.0yrs

Average Tenure

51yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: ETA's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Fredrik Wester	Founder	14.8yrs	no data	no data
Hakan Sjunnesson	Independent Chairman of the Board	14.8yrs	SEK 800.00k	2.93% € 49.2m
Mathias Hermansson	Independent Director	5.5yrs	SEK 433.00k	0.00095% € 16.0k
Linda Hoglund	Independent Director	4.5yrs	SEK 395.00k	no data
Andras Vajlok	Independent Director	3.5yrs	SEK 373.00k	0.095% € 1.6m

5.5yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: ETA's board of directors are considered experienced (5.5 years average tenure).

Paradox Interactive Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Insufficient new directors

Insufficient new directors

Paradox Interactive AB (Publ) Announces Appointment of Mattias Lilja as Deputy CEO

Paradox Interactive AB (publ) Announces Composition of Nomination Committee

Paradox Interactive AB (publ) Announces Appointment of Nomination Committee

Recent updates

Paradox Interactive Launches First Contact and Galactic Paragons for Stellaris: Console Edition on Both Playstation and Xbox Consoles

Paradox Interactive Launches "Tours and Tournaments" Expansion for Crusader Kings III on Consoles

Across the Obelisk Available Now on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S

Paradox Interactive AB (publ) to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Apr 24, 2025

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: kr1.13 (vs kr0.66 in 3Q 2023)

Now 21% undervalued

Paradox Interactive and Abrakam Announces Launch of Grand Archive, the New Story Pack for Sci-Fi Grand Strategy Game Stellaris on October 29 on PC

Insufficient new directors

Paradox Interactive Announces Friends & Foes Expansion Arrives for Crusader Kings on Console

Paradox Interactive Announces Cosmic Storms, the New Mechanical Expansion for Its Sci-Fi Strategy Game Stellaris

Paradox Interactive Decides to Cease Further Operations in its Wholly Owned Studio Paradox Tectonic in Berkeley, California

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Insufficient new directors

Paradox Interactive AB (Publ) Resolves to Pay Dividend, Payment to Be Made by Euroclear on 22 May 2024

Dividend of kr3.00 announced

Paradox Interactive Announces Two New DLC Packs Coming to Across the Obelisk on May 15

Paradox Interactive and Channel 3 Announces Availability of Foundry in Early Access

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: kr5.02 (vs kr6.71 in FY 2022)

Paradox Interactive AB (Publ) Announces Appointment of Mattias Lilja as Deputy CEO

Paradox Interactive Announces the Machine Age, A New Expansion for Its Sci-Fi Strategy Game Stellaris

New minor risk - Earnings quality

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Paradox Interactive AB (publ) Proposes Dividend

Paradox Interactive and Double Eleven Announces Prison Architect 2, the 3D Successor to Their Prison Management Simulator

Paradox Interactive AB (publ) and Whatboy Games Ltd Released Stellaris Nexus into Early Access on Text-Decoration:Underlinesteam

Paradox Interactive Releases Toxoids

Paradox Interactive and Triumph Studios Releases Age of Wonders 4: Empires & Ashes, a Full Expansion for the Hit Fantasy Strategy Game

Paradox Interactive AB (publ) Announces Composition of Nomination Committee

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: kr0.66 (vs kr1.67 in 3Q 2022)

Paradox Interactive AB (publ) to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Jul 25, 2024

Paradox Interactive and Nimble Giant Entertainment Launches the Sci-Fi Grand Strategy Game Star Trek: Infinite

Paradox Interactive and Triumph Studios Reveal Age of Wonders 4: Empires & Ashes Gameplay

New minor risk - Share price stability

Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes Release Lamplighters League and the Tower at the End of the World, the Globetrotting Tactical Turn-Based Strategy Game, for PC and Xbox Series X|S

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: kr2.27 (vs kr1.61 in 2Q 2022)

Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order Reveals the First-Ever Gameplay Trailer and Key Features for Cities: Skylines Ii At the Xbox Games Showcase

Paradox Interactive and Whatboy Games Announce Stellaris Nexus, A 4X Social Strategy Game Set in the Iconic Grand Strategy Universe, Published by Paradox Arc

Paradox Interactive AB (Publ) Approves Dividend for 2022, Payable on 25 May 2023

Upcoming dividend of kr2.00 per share at 0.8% yield

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: kr6.71 (vs kr2.35 in FY 2021)

Paradox Interactive Launches Remastered, an Enhanced and Specially Optimized Edition of Cities Skylines for Playstation5 and Xbox Series X|S

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: kr6.71 (vs kr2.35 in FY 2021)

Paradox Interactive AB (Publ) Proposes Dividend, Payable on May 25, 2023

Paradox Interactive and Triumph Studios Unveil Age of Wonders 4

Paradox Interactive Announces First Contact, A New Story Pack Coming Soon to Sci-Fi Strategy Game Stellaris

Paradox Interactive Announces Northern Lords Flavor Pack Now Available for Crusader Kings on Console

Paradox Interactive and Iceflake Studios Released Shattered Hope

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: kr1.67 (vs kr0.32 loss in 3Q 2021)

Paradox Interactive AB (publ) to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Apr 28, 2023

Paradox Interactive AB (publ) Announces Appointment of Nomination Committee

Paradox Interactive AB Announces Stardeus Awakens in Early Access

`Prison Architect: Undead' Arrives in the Land of the Living from Paradox Interactive and Double Eleven

Paradox Interactive AB (publ) Releases Aquatics Species Pack for Stellaris: Console Edition on Xbox and PlayStation

Paradox Interactive Announces Release of Across the Obelisk in Partnership with Dreamsite Games as Part of New Paradox Arc Publishing Initiative Within the Company

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: kr1.61 (vs kr0.84 in 2Q 2021)

Paradox Interactive AB (publ) Announces Aquatics Species Pack to Release for Stellaris: Console Edition on August 25, 2022

Paradox Interactive and Iceflake Studios Announce New Alliances

Paradox Interactive Announces Release of Overlord, Full Expansion for Stellaris Centered Around New Empire Management Features

Paradox Interactive AB (Publ) Approves Dividend, Payable on May 17, 2022

Upcoming dividend of kr1.00 per share

Paradox Interactive AB (publ) Releases Nemesis

Paradox Interactive Announces New Stellaris Expansion Overlord Arrives on May 12, 2022

Paradox Interactive AB (Publ) Announces Three Content Creator Packs for Surviving Mars

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS: kr2.35 (vs kr4.65 in FY 2020)

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Paradox Interactive AB (publ) Proposes Dividend, Payable on May 17, 2022

Now 21% undervalued

Paradox Interactive and Double Eleven Launch Prison Architect: Perfect Storm on PC and Consoles

Paradox Interactive Launches Latest Expansion for Cities: Skylines

Paradox Interactive AB (Publ) Release Major Hearts of Iron IV Expansion