AUO Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
AUO's CEO is Frank Ko, appointed in Sep 2019, has a tenure of 6.75 years. total yearly compensation is NT$75.60M, comprised of 94.2% salary and 5.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.087% of the company’s shares, worth €4.29M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.8 years and 4 years respectively.
Key information
Frank Ko
Chief executive officer
NT$75.6m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 94.24% |
| CEO tenure | 6.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.09% |
| Management average tenure | 6.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | NT$2b |
| Dec 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | NT$7b |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | NT$6b |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | NT$6b |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | NT$4b |
| Dec 31 2024 | NT$76m | NT$71m | -NT$3b |
Compensation vs Market: Frank's total compensation ($USD2.40M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.61M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Frank's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Frank Ko (54 yo)
Dr. Fu-Jen Ko, Ph D., also known as Frank, was a Director at Darwin Precisions Corporation since June 12, 2020 until 2025. He serves as President and Director of AUO Corporation since September 10, 2019, C...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 6.8yrs | NT$75.60m | 0.087% € 4.3m | |
| VP, Chief Financial & Accounting Officer and Spokesperson | 1.9yrs | no data | 0.0035% € 173.9k | |
| CTO & Senior VP | 7.6yrs | no data | 0.055% € 2.7m | |
| Head of IR Department | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Display Strategy Business Group | 15.7yrs | no data | 0.032% € 1.6m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Sustainability Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Group | 1.4yrs | no data | 0.027% € 1.3m | |
| Chief Digital Officer & Senior VP | 14.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Security Officer | 1.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: AU7's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 6.8yrs | NT$75.60m | 0.087% € 4.3m | |
| Director | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 13yrs | NT$3.75m | 0.0010% € 50.3k | |
| Chairman and Group CSO | 16yrs | NT$69.33m | 0.19% € 9.2m | |
| Director | 4yrs | NT$2.13m | 0.000070% € 3.4k | |
| Independent Director | 4yrs | NT$2.95m | no data | |
| Independent Director | 7yrs | NT$3.13m | no data | |
| Independent Director | 4yrs | NT$2.89m | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | no data | no data | 0.0013% € 65.5k | |
| Independent Director | 1.1yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: AU7's board of directors are considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/06/16 19:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| 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
AUO Corporation is covered by 31 analysts. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Wanping Yeh | Barclays |
| Alberto Moel | Bernstein |
| Brad Lin | BofA Global Research |