KION GROUP AG

OTCPK:KNNG.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$8.3b

KION GROUP Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Rob Smith

Chief executive officer

€5.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage26.68%
CEO tenure4.2yrs
CEO ownershipn/a
Management average tenure3.5yrs
Board average tenure9.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Rob Smith's remuneration changed compared to KION GROUP's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2025€5m€1m

€230m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

€272m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

€230m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

€204m

Dec 31 2024€3m€1m

€360m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

€332m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

€340m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

€343m

Dec 31 2023€3m€1m

€306m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

€258m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

€273m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

€91m

Dec 31 2022€2m€1m

€98m

Compensation vs Market: Rob's total compensation ($USD6.08M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD7.61M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Rob's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Rob Smith (60 yo)

4.2yrs
Tenure
€5,248,000
Compensation

Dr. Richard Robinson Smith, also Known as Rob, is a Non-Executive Director at Weichai Power Co., Ltd. since June 28, 2023. He served as Interim Chief Financial Officer at KION GROUP AG since April 2022 and...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Richard Robinson Smith
CEO, Labour Director & Member of Executive Board4.2yrs€5.25mno data
Christian Harm
CFO & Member of Management Board2.7yrs€3.08mno data
Ching Pong Quek
CTO, President of KION ITS Asia Pacific & Member of the Executive Board13.2yrs€4.49mno data
Andreas Krinninger
President of KION ITS EMEA & Member of Executive Board5.2yrs€3.47mno data
Valeria Gargiulo
Chief People & Sustainability Officer2.8yrs€3.04mno data
Hans Larsson
President KION Supply Chain Solutions & ITS Americas and Member of the Executive Board2.2yrs€1.77mno data
Markus Georgi
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Group Communicationsno datano datano data
3.5yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: KNNG.F's management team is considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mohsen Sohi
Chairman of the Supervisory Boardless than a year€181.83kno data
Alexander Dibelius
Independent Member of Supervisory Board19yrs€104.08kno data
Birgit Behrendt
Independent Member of Supervisory Board11.2yrs€87.50kno data
Kui Jiang
Member of Supervisory Board13.3yrs€115.92kno data
Peter Kameritsch
Member of Supervisory Boardless than a year€120.42kno data
Ozcan Pancarci
Employee Representative Deputy Chairman of Supervisory Board12.8yrs€167.92kno data
Alexandra Schädler
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board12.4yrs€138.58kno data
Jorg Milla
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board10.3yrs€122.17kno data
Claudia Wenzel
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board9.3yrs€96.83kno data
Martin Fahrendorf
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board7.8yrs€78.75kno data
Dominique Lembke
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board3.8yrs€77.25kno data
Thomas Mainka
Employee Representative Member of the Supervisory Board3.8yrs€77.25kno data
9.8yrs
Average Tenure
58.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: KNNG.F's board of directors are considered experienced (9.8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/05 21:04
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/24 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
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

KION GROUP AG is covered by 28 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Timothy LeeBarclays
Lasse StuebenBerenberg
Philippe LorrainBernstein