Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli's CEO is Adalbert Lechner, appointed in Jan 2017, has a tenure of 7.92 years. total yearly compensation is CHF4.19M, comprised of 28.7% salary and 71.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.003% of the company’s shares, worth CHF701.50K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.9 years and 8.7 years respectively.
Key information
Adalbert Lechner
Chief executive officer
CHF 4.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 28.7% |
| CEO tenure | 7.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.003% |
| Management average tenure | 7.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | CHF 685m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | CHF 678m |
| Dec 31 2023 | CHF 4m | CHF 1m | CHF 671m |
Compensation vs Market: Adalbert's total compensation ($USD4.64M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD5.74M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Adalbert's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Adalbert Lechner
7.9yrs
Tenure
CHF 4,188,000
Compensation
Dr. Adalbert Lechner, Ph.D. in Law, has been Group Chief Executive Officer at Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG since October 1, 2022 and serves as its Member of Group Management since January 1, 2017....
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors | 31.9yrs | CHF 1.49m | 1.33% CHF 307.8m | |
| Group CEO & Member of Group Management | 7.9yrs | CHF 4.19m | 0.0030% CHF 701.5k | |
| Group CFO | 7.9yrs | no data | 0.0026% CHF 601.6k | |
| Member of the Group Management | 10.9yrs | no data | 0.011% CHF 2.5m | |
| Member of Group Management | 7.9yrs | no data | 0.0030% CHF 701.5k | |
| Head of U.S. Operations & Member of the Group Management | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.0013% CHF 302.0k | |
| Member of Group Management & Group Operations Officer | 7.9yrs | no data | 0.0013% CHF 302.0k | |
| Member of Group Management | 16.9yrs | no data | 0.00043% CHF 99.9k | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer & Member of the Group Management | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Management Board | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Lindt Canada | 29.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Lindt Australia | no data | no data | no data |
7.9yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: 0QP1's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors | 31.9yrs | CHF 1.49m | 1.33% CHF 307.8m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 8.7yrs | CHF 157.00k | no data | |
| Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors | 2.7yrs | CHF 13.00k | 0.0022% CHF 501.7k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 36.9yrs | CHF 157.00k | 0.47% CHF 109.4m | |
| Non-Executive Director | 15.9yrs | CHF 157.00k | 0.00043% CHF 99.9k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 6.6yrs | CHF 157.00k | 0.0065% CHF 1.5m | |
| Non-Executive Director | 1.7yrs | no data | no data |
8.7yrs
Average Tenure
70yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 0QP1's board of directors are considered experienced (8.7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/27 01:09 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/27 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| 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
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG is covered by 37 analysts. 16 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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| Pierre-Yves Gauthier | AlphaValue |
| Andreas von Arx | Baader Helvea Equity Research |
| Volker Bosse | Baader Helvea Equity Research |