IDEX Biometrics ASA

OB:IDEX Stock Report

Market Cap: NOK 618.5m

IDEX Biometrics Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

IDEX Biometrics' CEO is Kjell-Arne Besseberg, appointed in Jun 2026, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is NOK1.49M, comprised of 75% salary and 25% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.39% of the company’s shares, worth NOK2.40M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.4 years and 3.2 years respectively.

Key information

Kjell-Arne Besseberg

Chief executive officer

NOK 1.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage75.02%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.4%
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenure3.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Sep 11

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Analysis Article • Oct 23

We Think IDEX Biometrics (OB:IDEX) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully

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Analysis Article • May 14

We Think IDEX Biometrics (OB:IDEX) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully

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Analysis Article • Mar 03

Chief Executive Officer Vincent Graziani Just Bought 19% More Shares In IDEX Biometrics ASA (OB:IDEX)

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Analysis Article • Feb 27

Did The Underlying Business Drive IDEX Biometrics' (OB:IDEX) Lovely 324% Share Price Gain?

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CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kjell-Arne Besseberg's remuneration changed compared to IDEX Biometrics's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

-NOK 92m

Dec 31 2025NOK 1mNOK 1m

-NOK 101m

Compensation vs Market: Kjell-Arne's total compensation ($USD153.41K) is below average for companies of similar size in the Norwegian market ($USD395.89K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Kjell-Arne's compensation with company performance.

CEO

Kjell-Arne Besseberg (52 yo)

less than a year
Tenure
NOK 1,491,412
Compensation

Mr. Kjell-Arne Besseberg is Chief Executive Officer of IDEX Biometrics ASA from June 1, 2026 and was its Interim Chief Financial Officer since June 1, 2026 until July 01, 2026. Mr. Besseberg was Chief Oper...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Anders Storbraten
Executive Chairman of the Boardless than a yearNOK 10.14m16.79%
NOK 103.8m
Kjell-Arne Besseberg
Chief Executive Officerless than a yearNOK 1.49m0.39%
NOK 2.4m
Didrik Martens
Chief Product Officer1.5yrsNOK 1.31m0.32%
NOK 2.0m
Svein Mathiassen
Co-Founder30yrsno datano data
Ingvill Tomt
Chief Financial Officerno datano datano data
Marianne Bøe
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Sarah Mathews
Vice President of Human Resources3.5yrsno datano data
Thomas Naess
Chief Revenue Officerless than a yearno datano data
Paul Taylor
Vice President of Operations & Program Managementno datano datano data
0.4yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: IDEX's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Anders Storbraten
Executive Chairman of the Boardless than a yearNOK 10.14m16.79%
NOK 103.8m
Adriana Saitta
Independent Director3.2yrsNOK 423.34kno data
Annika Olsson Roth
Independent Director5.2yrsNOK 423.34k0.20%
NOK 1.2m
3.2yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: IDEX's board of directors are considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/09 10:59
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/09 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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

IDEX Biometrics ASA is covered by 5 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Hans Rettedal ChristiansenCarnegie Investment Bank AB
Jonas LisauskasNorne Securities AS
Auguste RichardNorthland Capital Markets