u-blox Holding Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

u-blox Holding's CEO is Stephan Zizala, appointed in Jan 2023, has a tenure of 1.25 years. total yearly compensation is CHF1.23M, comprised of 39.9% salary and 60.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.037% of the company’s shares, worth CHF229.77K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.6 years and 6 years respectively.

Key information

Stephan Zizala

Chief executive officer

CHF1.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	39.9%
CEO tenure	1.3yrs
CEO ownership	0.04%
Management average tenure	4.6yrs
Board average tenure	6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Stephan Zizala's remuneration changed compared to u-blox Holding's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	CHF1m	CHF492k	-CHF9m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	CHF47m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	CHF102m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	CHF102m
Dec 31 2022	CHF966k	CHF123k	CHF102m

Compensation vs Market: Stephan's total compensation ($USD1.34M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.30M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Stephan's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Stephan Zizala (51 yo)

1.3yrs

Tenure

CHF1,232,634

Compensation

Dr. Stephan Zizala serves as Chief Executive Officer at u-blox Holding AG since January 01, 2023. He joined u-blox Holding AG on October 01, 2022. He serves as Vice President and General Manager of Busines...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Stephan Zizala	Chief Executive Officer	1.3yrs	CHF1.23m	0.037% CHF 229.8k
Roland Jud	Chief Financial Officer	12.7yrs	CHF736.39k	0.13% CHF 810.8k
Markus Schafer	Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing	4.6yrs	CHF749.31k	0.037% CHF 230.8k
Jean-Pierre Wyss	Head of Production and Logistics & Executive Director	no data	CHF773.15k	0.32% CHF 2.0m
Andreas Thiel	Head of Product Centers	no data	CHF754.89k	0.55% CHF 3.4m
Rafael Duarte	Head of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data

4.6yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 0QNI's management team is considered experienced (4.6 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Jean-Pierre Wyss	Head of Production and Logistics & Executive Director	16.6yrs	CHF773.15k	0.32% CHF 2.0m
Elke Eckstein	Independent Non-Executive Director	1.4yrs	CHF147.46k	0.0030% CHF 18.7k
Thomas Seiler	Independent Non-Executive Director	16.6yrs	CHF186.75k	2.06% CHF 12.8m
Karin Sonnenmoser	Independent Non-Executive Director	1.4yrs	CHF163.19k	0.027% CHF 165.9k
Ulrich Looser	Independent Non-Executive Director	6yrs	CHF162.77k	0.032% CHF 198.3k
Andre Muller	Independent Non-Executive Chairman	9yrs	CHF288.74k	0.046% CHF 283.4k
Markus Borchert	Independent Non-Executive Director	5yrs	CHF128.82k	0.021% CHF 129.3k

6.0yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 0QNI's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).

u-blox Holding Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

u-blox Holding AG, Annual General Meeting, Apr 18, 2024

No independent directors

u-blox Holding AG, Annual General Meeting, Apr 19, 2023

No independent directors

Recent updates

Dividend of CHF1.00 announced

u-blox Incorporates Newest Nordic Semiconductor Bluetooth Chips in Two New Compact Modules

u-blox Launches New GNSS Platform for Enhanced Positioning Accuracy in Urban Environments

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Full year 2023 earnings released: CHF1.21 loss per share (vs CHF14.60 profit in FY 2022)

Now 21% overvalued

Now 22% overvalued

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

u-blox Holding AG to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Aug 07, 2024

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

u-blox Announce its LARA-R6 LTE Cat 1 and LARA-L6 LTE Cat 4 Cellular Module

u-blox Introduces u-safe, Comprehensive Functional Safety Solution for Vehicle Positioning, Designed to Accelerate Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles

u-blox Introduces the Smallest Single-Mode LTE Cat 1bis IoT Module

u-blox Introduces its First Multi-Mmo Cellular and Satellite IoT Module with Embedded Positioning

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: CHF6.52 (vs CHF6.60 in 1H 2022)

New minor risk - Dividend sustainability

Now 28% undervalued after recent price drop

u-blox Holding AG Revises Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 19%

u-blox AG Introduces its Newest Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 and Dual-Mode Bluetooth(R) 5.3 Module

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 18%

u-blox Holding AG, Annual General Meeting, Apr 18, 2024

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

u-blox AG Announces JODY-W4, The First Automotive-Grade Module Supporting Wi-Fi 6E Technology and Bluetooth LE Audio Functionalities

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Now 25% undervalued after recent price drop

No independent directors

u-blox Holding AG Announces Explorer Kits for Product Designers Needing Centimeter-Level Positioning Accuracy

Now 21% undervalued

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

u-blox Holding AG, Annual General Meeting, Apr 19, 2023

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

u-Blox AG Launches World’s Smallest GPS Module

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

u-blox Holding AG Revises Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

U-Blox Holding Ag Launches World’S Smallest Lte Cat 4 Module with Global Coverage and 2G/3G Fallback

u-blox Holding AG Announces the U-Blox Maya-W2 Tri-Radio Module

No independent directors

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

u-blox Holding AG Launches Scalable Digital Certificate Management System for IoT Devices

u-blox introduces two new LTE Cat 1 module platforms

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS CHF0.32 (vs CHF8.64 loss in 1H 2020)

u-blox Presents Bluetooth AoA Explorer Kits for High Precision Indoor Positioning

u-blox Holding AG Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2021

u-blox Holding AG (SWX:UBXN) acquired the remaining stake in SAPCORDA SERVICES GmbH from Robert Bosch GmbH, Geo++ GmbH and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TSE:6503).

Full year 2020 earnings released

Revenue misses expectations

u-blox Holding AG to Report First Half, 2021 Results on Aug 20, 2021

u-blox Withraws Full Year Guidance for Full Year of 2020

Telit Communications PLC (AIM:TCM) made a preliminary proposal to acquire u-blox Holding AG (SWX:UBXN) in a reverse merger transaction.

u-blox Holding AG to Report Fiscal Year 2020 Results on Mar 12, 2021

U-blox AG Not Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2020

CEO Compensation Analysis

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