Aebi Schmidt Holding Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Aebi Schmidt Holding's CEO is Barend Fruithof, appointed in Jan 2017, has a tenure of 9.17 years. total yearly compensation is $1.70M, comprised of 50.8% salary and 49.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.37% of the company’s shares, worth $24.50M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.4 years and 0.7 years respectively.
Key information
Barend Fruithof
Chief executive officer
US$1.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 50.80% |
| CEO tenure | 9.2yrs |
| CEO ownership | 2.4% |
| Management average tenure | 3.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | less than a year |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$10m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$14m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$24m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$2m | US$864k | US$31m |
Compensation vs Market: Barend's total compensation ($USD1.70M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.42M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Barend's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Barend Fruithof (58 yo)
Mr. Barend Fruithof is Group Chief Executive Officer of Aebi Schmidt Holding AG from 2017 and serves as its Vice Chairman and it's Director since July 1, 2025. Mr. Fruithof has been Chairman of the board o...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Chairman & CEO | 9.2yrs | US$1.70m | 2.37% $ 24.5m | |
| President of Vehicle Solutions & CEO North America | 5.2yrs | US$844.37k | 0.091% $ 939.5k | |
| Chief Group Services & Deputy CEO | 3.4yrs | US$452.67k | 0.14% $ 1.4m | |
| Group Chief Financial Officer | no data | no data | 0.032% $ 333.8k | |
| Member of Management Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| CCO and Member of Management Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Management Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of Commercial & Fleet | less than a year | no data | 0.016% $ 161.3k | |
| Chief Supply Chain | no data | no data | 0.014% $ 143.5k | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Europe & Rest of the World | no data | no data | 0.075% $ 774.2k | |
| Chief Engineering | 1.9yrs | no data | 0.026% $ 267.0k | |
| Group Controller | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: AEBI's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Chairman & CEO | less than a year | US$1.70m | 2.37% $ 24.5m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.054% $ 558.8k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.055% $ 566.4k | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | less than a year | no data | 0.21% $ 2.2m | |
| Director | no data | US$127.77k | 10.64% $ 109.8m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.13% $ 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.065% $ 672.7k | |
| Independent Director | 9.3yrs | US$105.16k | 0.14% $ 1.5m | |
| Independent Director | 4.2yrs | US$93.85k | 0.056% $ 580.3k | |
| Director | 4.2yrs | US$76.89k | 0.055% $ 566.2k | |
| Director | 3.2yrs | US$88.20k | 0.029% $ 300.4k |
Experienced Board: AEBI's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/03/08 04:12 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/03/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| 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
Aebi Schmidt Holding AG is covered by 4 analysts. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Gregory Lewis | BTIG |
| null null | D.A. Davidson & Co. |
| Michael Shlisky | D.A. Davidson & Co. |