Swiss Life Holding Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Swiss Life Holding's CEO is Matthias Aellig, appointed in Mar 2019, has a tenure of 6.17 years. total yearly compensation is CHF3.22M, comprised of 39.5% salary and 60.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.014% of the company’s shares, worth $3.93M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3 years and 9.6 years respectively.
Key information
Matthias Aellig
Chief executive officer
CHF 3.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 39.5% |
| CEO tenure | 6.2yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | 3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 9.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2024 | CHF 3m | CHF 1m | CHF 1b |
Compensation vs Market: Matthias's total compensation ($USD3.90M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.44M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Matthias's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Matthias Aellig (53 yo)
6.2yrs
Tenure
CHF 3,222,650
Compensation
Mr. Matthias Aellig had been Group Chief Financial Officer of Swiss Life Holding AG until 2024 and serves as its Member of Executive board since March 1, 2019 and serves as its Group Chief Executive Office...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group CEO & Member of Corporate Executive Board | 6.2yrs | CHF 3.22m | 0.014% $ 3.9m | |
| Group CFO & Member of Corporate Executive Board | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| CEO of France & Member of the Corporate Executive Board | 4.2yrs | no data | 0.010% $ 2.9m | |
| CEO of International & Member of the Corporate Executive Board | 1.8yrs | no data | 0.0027% $ 779.2k | |
| CEO of Switzerland & Member of Corporate Executive Board | 1.8yrs | no data | 0.0085% $ 2.4m | |
| CEO of Germany & Member of the Corporate Executive Board | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Group Chief Investment Officer & Member of Corporate Executive Board | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Head of Corporate Finance and M&A | 15.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Group Controlling | 10.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investment Management for Third-Party Asset Management - Swiss Life Asset Managers | 6.9yrs | no data | no data |
3.0yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: SWSD.F's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the Board | 17.3yrs | CHF 1.20m | 0.11% $ 31.4m | |
| Director | 6.1yrs | CHF 226.90k | 0.086% $ 24.8m | |
| Director | 11.1yrs | CHF 170.41k | 0.0041% $ 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 19yrs | CHF 170.41k | 0.054% $ 15.5m | |
| Independent Director | 22yrs | CHF 170.41k | 0.013% $ 3.6m | |
| Director | 8.1yrs | CHF 280.15k | 0.0032% $ 934.5k | |
| Independent Vice Chairman | 12.1yrs | CHF 351.19k | 0.0061% $ 1.8m | |
| Independent Director | 7yrs | CHF 206.45k | 0.0027% $ 779.2k | |
| Director | 3.1yrs | CHF 170.41k | 0.00053% $ 152.4k | |
| Director | 14yrs | CHF 190.45k | 0.0076% $ 2.2m | |
| Director | 2.1yrs | CHF 170.41k | 0.0041% $ 1.2m | |
| Director | 2.1yrs | CHF 170.41k | 0.00043% $ 123.6k |
9.6yrs
Average Tenure
62.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: SWSD.F's board of directors are considered experienced (9.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/02 13:09 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| 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
Swiss Life Holding AG is covered by 26 analysts. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Daniel Bischof | Baader Helvea Equity Research |
| Stefan Schürmann | Bank Vontobel AG |
| Alessia Magni | Barclays |