We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.
Key information
Christian Kotz
Chief executive officer
€2.8m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
30.16%
CEO tenure
7.1yrs
CEO ownership
n/a
Management average tenure
4.3yrs
Board average tenure
9.5yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Christian Kotz's remuneration changed compared to Continental's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
-€456m
Dec 31 2025
€3m
€850k
-€445m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-€79m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€1b
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
€1b
Dec 31 2024
€3m
€800k
€1b
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€1b
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€1b
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
€985m
Dec 31 2023
€3m
€800k
€1b
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
€1b
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
€669m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
€209m
Dec 31 2022
€3m
€800k
€67m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-€89m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
€376m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
€1b
Dec 31 2021
€4m
€800k
€1b
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
€1b
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
€407m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-€567m
Dec 31 2020
€4m
€773k
-€609m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-€1b
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-€2b
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-€1b
Dec 31 2019
€3m
€600k
-€1b
Compensation vs Market: Christian's total compensation ($USD3.31M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.67M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Christian's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Christian Kotz (55 yo)
7.1yrs
Tenure
€2,818,000
Compensation
Mr. Christian Kotz serves as Member of Executive Board at Continental Aktiengesellschaft since April 1, 2019 and is its Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO from January 01, 2026. He is responsible for...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Christian Kotz
Chairman of the Executive Board & CEO
7.1yrs
€2.82m
no data
Philip Nelles
Member of Executive Board
4.9yrs
€2.82m
no data
Ulrike Hintze
Executive Board Member for HR & Director of Labor Relations
less than a year
€1.34m
no data
Roland Welzbacher
CFO & Member of Executive Board
less than a year
no data
no data
Nino Romano
Chief Technology Officer of Automotive Group
1.3yrs
no data
no data
Max Westmeyer
Head of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Felix Gress
Head of Corporate Communications & Public Affairs
no data
no data
no data
Vincent Charles
Head of Corporate Media Relations
no data
no data
no data
Ingo Holstein
Head of Human Relations of Powertrain Division
16.3yrs
no data
no data
Ferdinand Hoyos
Head of Replacement Tire Business In Europe
no data
no data
no data
Dalibor Kalina
Head of BA Replacement Tire In APAC Region
4.3yrs
no data
no data
Aruna Anand
President & CEO of Automotive Grp. Sector and Head of Architecture & Networking Bus. Area for NA
no data
no data
no data
4.3yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CTTA.Y's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Wolfgang Reitzle
Independent Chairman of Supervisory Board
16.7yrs
€541.00k
no data
Klaus Rosenfeld
Member of Supervisory Board
17.1yrs
€274.00k
no data
Jorg Schonfelder
Employee Representative Member of the Supervisory Board
22yrs
€185.00k
no data
Francesco Grioli
Employee Representative Member of the Supervisory Board
7.5yrs
€280.00k
no data
Sabine Neuß
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
12.1yrs
€180.00k
no data
Georg F. Schaeffler
Member of Supervisory Board
17.3yrs
€274.00k
no data
Rolf Nonnenmacher
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
11.6yrs
€456.00k
no data
Dorothea von Boxberg
Member of Supervisory Board
4.1yrs
€180.00k
no data
Isabel Knauf
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
7.1yrs
€276.00k
no data
Hasan Allak
Employee Representative Vice Chairman of Supervisory Board
7.1yrs
€278.00k
no data
Satish Khatu
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
7.1yrs
€186.00k
no data
Matthias Tote
Employee Representative Supervisory Board Member
2.1yrs
€278.00k
no data
9.5yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CTTA.Y's board of directors are considered experienced (9.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/07 15:51
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/07 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Continental Aktiengesellschaft is covered by 36 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.