BioNTech Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
BioNTech's CEO is Ugur Sahin, appointed in Jan 2008, has a tenure of 18.08 years. total yearly compensation is €264.88M, comprised of 0.3% salary and 99.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 16.81% of the company’s shares, worth €4.05B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.1 years and 5.9 years respectively.
Key information
Ugur Sahin
Chief executive officer
€264.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 0.26% |
| CEO tenure | 18.1yrs |
| CEO ownership | 16.8% |
| Management average tenure | 3.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -€572m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -€345m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -€766m |
| Dec 31 2024 | €265m | €700k | -€665m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -€467m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -€504m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | €113m |
| Dec 31 2023 | €1m | €700k | €930m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €3b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €4b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | €6b |
| Dec 31 2022 | €6m | €360k | €9b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | €10b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | €12b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | €13b |
| Dec 31 2021 | €12m | €360k | €10b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | €7b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | €4b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | €1b |
| Dec 31 2020 | €17m | €360k | €15m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -€410m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -€230m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -€192m |
| Dec 31 2019 | €7m | €311k | -€179m |
Compensation vs Market: Ugur's total compensation ($USD314.14M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.42M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ugur's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Ugur Sahin (60 yo)
Dr. Ugur Sahin, MD, is Member of Management Board of CureVac SE from December 2025. He is Co-Founder & CEO of BioNTech US Inc. Dr. Sahin has M.D. from Universität zu Köln in 1990. He is the Chief Executive...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 18.1yrs | €264.88m | 16.81% € 4.0b | |
| Co-Founder | 8.1yrs | €2.53m | 0.31% € 75.5m | |
| MD, COO & Member of Management Board | 12.1yrs | €2.57m | 0.31% € 73.6m | |
| Chief Legal & Business Officer and Member of the Management Board | 2.4yrs | €881.00k | 0.00031% € 74.6k | |
| Chief Commercial Officer & Member of Management Board | no data | €1.73m | no data | |
| CFO & Member of Management Board | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Global Financial Reporting & Accounting | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Strategy & Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President Corporate Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources | 3.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Operations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Immunotherapy & Preclinical Research | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 22UA's management team is considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supervisory Board Member | 3.7yrs | €114.00k | 0.00016% € 38.5k | |
| Independent Deputy Chairman Supervisory Board | 8.1yrs | €157.00k | 0.00059% € 142.0k | |
| Independent Supervisory Board Member | 18.1yrs | €100.00k | no data | |
| Independent Supervisory Board Chairman | 18.1yrs | €288.00k | 0.13% € 31.9m | |
| Member of Supervisory Board | 2.8yrs | €100.00k | no data | |
| Supervisory Board Member | 3.7yrs | €130.00k | 0.00010% € 24.1k |
Experienced Board: 22UA's board of directors are considered experienced (5.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/02/01 05:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| 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
BioNTech SE is covered by 34 analysts. 17 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 |
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| Samuel England | Berenberg |
| Harry Gillis | Berenberg |
| Zhiqiang Shu | Berenberg |