Neste Oyj Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Neste Oyj's CEO is Heikki Malinen, appointed in Oct 2024, has a tenure of 1.42 years. total yearly compensation is €2.84M, comprised of 42.3% salary and 57.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.004% of the company’s shares, worth $848.43K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.4 years and 3.5 years respectively.
Key information
Heikki Malinen
Chief executive officer
€2.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 42.27% |
| CEO tenure | 1.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.004% |
| Management average tenure | 1.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | €3m | €1m | €144m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -€105m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -€189m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -€297m |
| Dec 31 2024 | €328k | €248k | -€95m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | €440m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | €956m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | €1b |
| Dec 31 2023 | €64k | n/a | €1b |
Compensation vs Market: Heikki's total compensation ($USD3.31M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.43M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Heikki's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Heikki Malinen (63 yo)
Mr. Heikki Malinen, M.Sc (Econ.), MBA (Harvard), is Supervisory Board Member at Keskinäinen Eläkevakuutusyhtiö Ilmarinen since 2025. He has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Neste Oyj since...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & President | 1.4yrs | €2.84m | 0.0042% $ 848.4k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | €4.00k | 0.00042% $ 84.6k | |
| Executive Vice President of People & Culture | 20.2yrs | no data | 0.0051% $ 1.0m | |
| Executive VP & COO | 1.4yrs | no data | 0.00027% $ 54.4k | |
| Senior Vice President of Technology & Innovation | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Officer | 13yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP of Legal & Compliance and General Counsel | 8.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Communications | 1.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of RP Commercial | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP of Oil Products | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of OP SCM | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: NTOI.F's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 2yrs | €190.00k | 0.00014% $ 28.2k | |
| Independent Director | 5.8yrs | €104.00k | 0.00050% $ 100.8k | |
| Independent Vice Chair of the Board | 5yrs | €111.00k | 0.00024% $ 48.4k | |
| Independent Director | 1.2yrs | €110.00k | no data | |
| Chairman of Stakeholder Advisory Panel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice Chairman of Stakeholder Advisory Panel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Stakeholder Advisory Panel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Stakeholder Advisory Panel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Stakeholder Advisory Panel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Stakeholder Advisory Panel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Stakeholder Advisory Panel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Stakeholder Advisory Panel | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: NTOI.F's board of directors are considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/03/05 07:28 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/02/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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
Neste Oyj is covered by 34 analysts. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Alejandro Vigil | Banco Santander |
| Naisheng Cui | Barclays |
| Henry Tarr | Berenberg |