BKW Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
BKW's CEO is Robert Itschner, appointed in Oct 2022, has a tenure of 3.17 years. total yearly compensation is CHF1.59M, comprised of 50.3% salary and 49.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.004% of the company’s shares, worth €404.68K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 7.6 years respectively.
Key information
Robert Itschner
Chief executive officer
CHF 1.6m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 50.25% |
| CEO tenure | 3.2yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.004% |
| Management average tenure | 2.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.6yrs |
Recent management updates
No updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | CHF 459m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | CHF 541m |
| Dec 31 2024 | CHF 2m | CHF 800k | CHF 622m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | CHF 562m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | CHF 501m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | CHF 489m |
| Dec 31 2023 | CHF 2m | CHF 770k | CHF 478m |
Compensation vs Market: Robert's total compensation ($USD1.98M) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.30M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Robert's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Robert Itschner (59 yo)
Mr. Robert Itschner is Chief Executive Officer & Member of Executive Board of BKW AG from October 1, 2022. He joined the BKW AG in 2022. He is Chairman of the Executive Board at BKW AG since November, 01 2...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the Executive Board & CEO | 3.2yrs | CHF 1.59m | 0.0043% € 404.7k | |
| CFO, Deputy to CEO & Member of Executive Board | 2.4yrs | no data | 0.0014% € 132.1k | |
| Head of Power Grid Division & Member of Executive Board | 4.9yrs | no data | 0.013% € 1.2m | |
| Head of Group Communications & Public Relations and Member of Extended Group Executive Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Energy Production & Member of the Executive Board | 5.9yrs | no data | 0.016% € 1.5m | |
| Head of Engineering Division & Member of the Executive Board | no data | no data | 0.0032% € 299.0k | |
| Head of the Building Solutions Division & Member of Executive Board | 2.1yrs | no data | 0.0014% € 129.2k | |
| Head of the Infra Services Division & Member of Executive Board | 2.1yrs | no data | 0.0034% € 320.7k | |
| Head of Energy Markets Business Division & Member of the Executive Board | 2.1yrs | no data | 0.00040% € 37.7k | |
| Head of Human Resources & Member of the Extended Executive Board | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Head of Corporate Legal Services | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Region Oberland | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: B9W's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Director | 13.6yrs | CHF 129.00k | 0.0018% € 170.7k | |
| Independent Chairman of Board | 12.6yrs | CHF 397.00k | 0.013% € 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 7.6yrs | CHF 140.00k | 0.0052% € 488.6k | |
| Independent Director | 4.6yrs | CHF 155.00k | 0.0018% € 170.7k | |
| Independent Director | 3.6yrs | CHF 123.00k | 0.0064% € 599.9k | |
| Independent Deputy Chair | 7.6yrs | CHF 141.00k | 0.0029% € 273.6k | |
| Independent Director | 7.3yrs | CHF 134.00k | 0.0052% € 488.6k | |
| Director | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: B9W's board of directors are considered experienced (7.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/12/02 02:58 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/12/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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
BKW AG is covered by 9 analysts. 4 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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| Peter Rothenaicher | Baader Helvea Equity Research |
| Marta Bruska | Baader Helvea Equity Research |
| Andreas von Arx | Baader Helvea Equity Research |