Grifols Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Grifols' CEO is Nacho Abia Buenache, appointed in Apr 2024, has a tenure of 1.92 years. total yearly compensation is €3.52M, comprised of 56.9% salary and 43.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.016% of the company’s shares, worth €944.62K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.2 years and 5.3 years respectively.
Key information
Nacho Abia Buenache
Chief executive officer
€3.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 56.87% |
| CEO tenure | 1.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.02% |
| Management average tenure | 7.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | €4m | €2m | €402m |
Compensation vs Market: Nacho's total compensation ($USD4.08M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Spanish market ($USD2.19M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Nacho's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Nacho Abia Buenache (57 yo)
Mr. Jose Ignacio Abia Buenache, also known as Nacho, serves as Chief Executive Officer of Grifols, S.A. from April 1, 2024 and has been its Director since February 26, 2024. Mr. Abia Buenache had been Chie...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.9yrs | €3.52m | 0.016% € 944.6k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 1.5yrs | no data | 0.0015% € 90.0k | |
| Senior Vice President of Strategy & COO Office | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations & Sustainability and Vice President | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Corporate Affairs & Legal Officer | 23.2yrs | no data | 0.0029% € 175.3k | |
| Chief Compliance Officer | 7.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Communications and Reputation Officer | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Chief Human Resources & Talent Officer | 2.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Quality Officer | 33.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Commercial Tech Support | 7.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Proprietary Director | no data | €4.45m | 0.016% € 944.6k | |
| Chief Industrial Services Officer | 7.2yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: GRF.P's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 2.1yrs | €3.52m | 0.016% € 944.6k | |
| Proprietary Director | 9.8yrs | €4.45m | 0.016% € 944.6k | |
| Independent Director | 10.8yrs | €164.00k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | €129.00k | no data | |
| Member of the Advisory Committee | 11.2yrs | €380.00k | no data | |
| Vice-Chairman | 10.8yrs | €129.00k | 0.033% € 1.9m | |
| Independent External Director | 25.9yrs | €129.00k | 0.045% € 2.7m | |
| Proprietary Director | 2.3yrs | €129.00k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | €139.00k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3.8yrs | €164.00k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3.8yrs | €154.00k | no data | |
| Independent Chairman | 1.8yrs | €380.00k | no data |
Experienced Board: GRF.P's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/03/10 07:36 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/03/10 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| 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
Grifols, S.A. is covered by 29 analysts. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Guilherme Sampaio | Banco BPI, S.A. |
| Luis Arredondo | Banco de Sabadell. S.A. |
| null null | Banco de Sabadell. S.A. |