Thales Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Thales' CEO is Patrice Caine, appointed in Dec 2014, has a tenure of 11.08 years. total yearly compensation is €3.59M, comprised of 27.9% salary and 72.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.013% of the company’s shares, worth $7.85M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 10 years and 10.1 years respectively.
Key information
Patrice Caine
Chief executive officer
€3.6m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 27.89% |
| CEO tenure | 11.1yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | 10yrs |
| Board average tenure | 10.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | €1b |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | €1b |
| Dec 31 2024 | €4m | €1m | €1b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | €980m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | €953m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | €951m |
| Dec 31 2023 | €3m | €850k | €949m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €1b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €1b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | €1b |
| Dec 31 2022 | €3m | €850k | €1b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | €1b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | €1b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | €1b |
| Dec 31 2021 | €2m | €800k | €971m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | €773m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | €607m |
| Dec 31 2020 | €2m | €784k | €441m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | €557m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | €630m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | €876m |
| Dec 31 2019 | €2m | €800k | €1b |
Compensation vs Market: Patrice's total compensation ($USD4.16M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.19M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Patrice's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Patrice Caine (55 yo)
Mr. Patrice Caine has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thales SA since December 23, 2014. In 2002, Mr. Caine joined the Thales Group's Strategy department before being appointed to manage t...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 11.1yrs | €3.59m | 0.013% $ 7.9m | |
| Senior EVP of Finance & Information Systems and CFO | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Executive Vice President of Operations & Performance | 2.3yrs | €26.72k | no data | |
| Head of Group Treasury & Corporate Finance and Vice President | 9.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Executive Vice-President of Strategy | 10yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Scientific Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President & Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Executive VP | 10.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Communications | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer & Senior VP | 11.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Executive Vice President of Human Resources | 4.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Executive Vice President of International Development | 19yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: THLE.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (10 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 11.1yrs | €3.59m | 0.013% $ 7.9m | |
| Director | 8yrs | €50.47k | no data | |
| Director | 16.7yrs | €66.88k | 0.00025% $ 155.8k | |
| Independent Director | 13.7yrs | €80.00k | 0.00030% $ 187.0k | |
| Director | 12.3yrs | €65.63k | 0.00024% $ 149.6k | |
| Director | 16.7yrs | €57.50k | 0.00024% $ 149.6k | |
| Independent Director | 2.7yrs | €55.00k | 0.00024% $ 149.6k | |
| Representative Director | 18.8yrs | €68.75k | 0.00063% $ 392.7k | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | €81.25k | 0.00024% $ 149.6k | |
| Director | 4.7yrs | €46.75k | 0.00010% $ 62.3k | |
| Employee Representative Director | 9.1yrs | €75.00k | 0.000080% $ 49.9k | |
| Director | 4.7yrs | €56.31k | no data |
Experienced Board: THLE.F's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/01/16 23:21 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| 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
Thales S.A. is covered by 30 analysts. 17 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 |
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| Joseph Campbell | Barclays |
| Milene Kerner | Barclays |
| George Mcwhirter | Berenberg |