Swissquote Group Holding Ltd

BATS-CHIXE:SQNZ Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 5.2b

Swissquote Group Holding Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Swissquote Group Holding's CEO is Marc Burki, appointed in Jan 1999, has a tenure of 26.25 years. total yearly compensation is CHF1.18M, comprised of 46.5% salary and 53.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 11.85% of the company’s shares, worth CHF619.50M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.4 years and 5.4 years respectively.

Key information

Marc Burki

Chief executive officer

CHF 1.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage46.5%
CEO tenure26.3yrs
CEO ownership11.8%
Management average tenure5.4yrs
Board average tenure5.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Marc Burki's remuneration changed compared to Swissquote Group Holding's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024CHF 1mCHF 550k

CHF 294m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

CHF 275m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

CHF 256m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

CHF 237m

Dec 31 2023CHF 1mCHF 550k

CHF 218m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

CHF 202m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

CHF 187m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

CHF 172m

Dec 31 2022CHF 834kCHF 550k

CHF 157m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

CHF 156m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

CHF 154m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

CHF 173m

Dec 31 2021CHF 1mCHF 543k

CHF 193m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

CHF 175m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

CHF 157m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

CHF 124m

Dec 31 2020CHF 1mCHF 520k

CHF 91m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

CHF 82m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

CHF 73m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

CHF 59m

Dec 31 2019CHF 919kCHF 520k

CHF 45m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

CHF 43m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

CHF 41m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

CHF 43m

Dec 31 2018CHF 876kCHF 513k

CHF 45m

Compensation vs Market: Marc's total compensation ($USD1.38M) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD3.67M).

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

CEO

Marc Burki (63 yo)

26.3yrs

Tenure

CHF 1,183,252

Compensation

Mr. Marc Burki is Co-Founder of Swissquote Group Holding Ltd and has been the Chief Executive Officer since 1999. He co-founded Swissquote Bank Ltd and has been the Chief Executive Officer since March 1, 2...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Marc Burki
Co-Founder & CEO26.3yrsCHF 1.18m11.85%
CHF 619.5m
Yvan Cardenas
Chief Financial Officer6.3yrsno data0.0043%
CHF 225.9k
Nestor Verrier
Chief Operating Officer1.3yrsno data0.0013%
CHF 70.1k
Alexandru Craciun
Chief Technology Officer4.3yrsno data0.0081%
CHF 423.0k
Morgan Lavanchy
Chief Legal Officer8.3yrsno data0.0088%
CHF 461.2k
Jan De Schepper
Chief Sales & Marketing Officer6.3yrsno data0.019%
CHF 1.0m
Paolo Buzzi
Founding Partner & Non-Executive Non-Independent Director4.3yrsCHF 149.69k10.68%
CHF 558.5m
Gilles Chantrier
Chief Risk Officer8.3yrsno data0.0042%
CHF 221.7k
Tara Yip
Chief People Officerless than a yearno datano data
Thomas Keller
Head of Digital Assets4.9yrsno datano data
Stephane Marie
Head of Foreign Exchange Trading & Market Strategy5.8yrsno datano data
Karim Yakhloufi
Head of Distribution for Germany4.4yrsno datano data

5.4yrs

Average Tenure

50yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SQNZ's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Paolo Buzzi
Founding Partner & Non-Executive Non-Independent Director2.9yrsCHF 149.69k10.68%
CHF 558.5m
Michael Ploog
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director3.9yrsCHF 149.69k0.26%
CHF 13.7m
Markus Dennler
Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board20.1yrsCHF 260.30k0.22%
CHF 11.5m
Beat Oberlin
Independent Non-Executive Director8.9yrsCHF 162.96k0.029%
CHF 1.5m
Jean-Christophe Pernollet
Independent Non-Executive Director9.9yrsCHF 176.79k0.033%
CHF 1.7m
Monica Dell'Anna
Independent Non-Executive Director6.9yrsCHF 149.69kno data
Demetra Kalogerou
Independent Non-Executive Director2.9yrsCHF 143.17k0.0032%
CHF 168.9k
Esther Finidori
Non-Executive Independent Director1.9yrsCHF 161.31k0.0016%
CHF 81.6k

5.4yrs

Average Tenure

60.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SQNZ's board of directors are considered experienced (5.4 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/09 09:15
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/09 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Swissquote Group Holding Ltd is covered by 12 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Markus MayerBaader Helvea Equity Research
Grégoire HermannBerenberg
Christoph GreulichBerenberg