Sulzer Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Sulzer's CEO is Suzanne Thoma, appointed in Nov 2022, has a tenure of 2.5 years. total yearly compensation is CHF4.83M, comprised of 21.7% salary and 78.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.008% of the company’s shares, worth CHF362.28K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.4 years and 3.1 years respectively.

Key information

Suzanne Thoma

Chief executive officer

CHF 4.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage21.7%
CEO tenure2.5yrs
CEO ownership0.008%
Management average tenure2.4yrs
Board average tenure3.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Suzanne Thoma's remuneration changed compared to Sulzer's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024CHF 5mCHF 1m

CHF 262m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

CHF 252m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

CHF 242m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

CHF 235m

Dec 31 2023CHF 4mCHF 950k

CHF 229m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

CHF 205m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

CHF 181m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

CHF 105m

Dec 31 2022CHF 2mCHF 158k

CHF 29m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

CHF 29m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

CHF 30m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

CHF 84m

Dec 31 2021CHF 323kn/a

CHF 138m

Compensation vs Market: Suzanne's total compensation ($USD5.87M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD3.80M).

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


CEO

Suzanne Thoma (62 yo)

2.5yrs

Tenure

CHF 4,834,000

Compensation

Dr. Suzanne Thoma, Ph.D. Chemical Engineer ETH, has been the Chief Executive Officer of BKW Management AG (formerly known as BKW Energie AG) since 2013, Head of Group Management since 2010 and serves as Me...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Suzanne Thoma
Executive Chair & CEO2.5yrsCHF 4.83m0.0076%
CHF 362.3k
Thomas Zickler
Group Treasurer & CFO10.3yrsno data0.010%
CHF 481.8k
Louise Graffner
Group Chief Information Officer1.8yrsno datano data
Marcel Reinhard
General Counsel2.3yrsno datano data
Marlene Betschart
Head of Corporate Communications1.3yrsno datano data
Haining Auperin
Chief Human Resources Officer2.3yrsno data0.015%
CHF 729.8k
Tim Schulten
Division President of Chemtech3.3yrsno datano data
Michael Schüepp
Head of Ventures2.6yrsno datano data
Emmanuel Rapendy
Global Business Unit Head Polymer & Crystallization1.8yrsno datano data
Ravin Ramsamy
Division President of Services4.3yrsno datano data
Florian Hauser
Head of Programme Management19.6yrsno datano data
Alina Halank
Head of Corporate Services & Chief Sustainability Officer1.5yrsno datano data

2.4yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 0QQ9's management team is considered experienced (2.4 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Suzanne Thoma
Executive Chair & CEO4.1yrsCHF 4.83m0.0076%
CHF 362.3k
Hariolf Kottmann
Independent Director2.1yrsCHF 317.00k0.0030%
CHF 141.5k
Per Utnegaard
Independent Director2.1yrsCHF 295.00k0.0041%
CHF 194.5k
David Metzger
Director4.1yrsCHF 299.00k0.0051%
CHF 245.7k
Prisca Havranek-Kosicek
Independent Director2.1yrsCHF 333.00kno data
Alexey Moskov
Director5.1yrsCHF 243.00k0.0063%
CHF 299.2k
Markus Kammuller
Vice-Chair of the Board & Lead Independent Director3.1yrsCHF 389.00k0.0016%
CHF 76.0k

3.1yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 0QQ9's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/07 06:07
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/07 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Sulzer Ltd is covered by 24 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Zana MamelliBaader Helvea Equity Research
Allan SmylieBarclays
Martin WuermliBerenberg