Candel Therapeutics, Inc.

NasdaqGM:CADL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$352.3m

Candel Therapeutics Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Candel Therapeutics' CEO is Paul-Peter Tak, appointed in Sep 2020, has a tenure of 5.5 years. total yearly compensation is $1.45M, comprised of 47.5% salary and 52.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.37% of the company’s shares, worth $1.29M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4 years and 7.3 years respectively.

Key information

Paul-Peter Tak

Chief executive officer

US$1.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage47.54%
CEO tenure5.5yrs
CEO ownership0.4%
Management average tenure4yrs
Board average tenure7.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Candel Therapeutics Has A Protracted, But Real, Timeline To Approval Now

Oct 13

Candel Therapeutics: Entering Its Pivotal Year

Feb 20

Candel Therapeutics: Surprising Win Puts Potential Drug Approval In Sight

Dec 11

Candel Therapeutics: Innovative Cancer Therapies, But Short Cash Runway

Jul 01

Candel Therapeutics: CAN-2409 May Go Beyond Scope Of Targeting Pancreatic Cancer

Apr 15

Candel gets European orphan drug designation for brain, spinal cord tumor treatment

Sep 15

Candel Therapeutics appoints CFO, chief medical officer

Sep 07

Candel Therapeutics: Next-Generation Oncolytic Viral Immunotherapies

Oct 21

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Paul-Peter Tak's remuneration changed compared to Candel Therapeutics's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2025n/an/a

-US$38m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$23m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$22m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$40m

Dec 31 2024US$1mUS$689k

-US$55m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$52m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$50m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$37m

Dec 31 2023US$1mUS$670k

-US$38m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$32m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$32m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$27m

Dec 31 2022US$2mUS$670k

-US$19m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$12m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$20m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$33m

Dec 31 2021US$957kUS$545k

-US$36m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$48m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$35m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$20m

Dec 31 2020US$3mUS$135k

-US$18m

Compensation vs Market: Paul-Peter's total compensation ($USD1.45M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.40M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Paul-Peter's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Paul-Peter Tak (65 yo)

5.5yrs
Tenure
US$1,449,222
Compensation

Dr. Paul-Peter Tak, M.D. PH.D. FMEDSCI, has been Member of Advisory Board at SecondWave Systems, Inc. from March 2024. He serves as President & Chief Executive Officer at Candel Therapeutics, Inc. since Se...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Paul-Peter Tak
President5.5yrsUS$1.45m0.37%
$ 1.3m
Seshu Tyagarajan
Chief Technical & Development Officer3.9yrsUS$613.23k0.12%
$ 437.1k
Francesca Barone
Chief Scientific Officer4.1yrsUS$726.22k0.14%
$ 484.9k
Charles Schoch
Senior VP2.2yrsno data0.059%
$ 208.7k
Ileen Winick
Chief People Officerno datano datano data
Susan Stewart
Chief Regulatory Officer5.4yrsno datano data
William Garrett
Chief Medical Officer3.5yrsno data0.072%
$ 252.5k
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: CADL's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Paul-Peter Tak
President5.5yrsUS$1.45m0.37%
$ 1.3m
Edward Benz
Member of Research Advisory Board & Independent Director8.5yrsUS$111.41k0%
$ 0
Paul Manning
Independent Chairman7.3yrsUS$138.41k6.07%
$ 21.4m
Scott Eggener
Member of Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Adam Kibel
Member of Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data
E. Chiocca
Member of Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Christopher Martell
Independent Director7.3yrsUS$122.41k0.75%
$ 2.6m
Charu Aggarwal
Member of Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Steven Albelda
Member of Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Mark Bloomston
Member of Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Tri Le
Member of Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Nicoletta Loggia
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$109.67k0.0029%
$ 10.3k
7.3yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: CADL's board of directors are considered experienced (7.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/30 18:54
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/27 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Candel Therapeutics, Inc. is covered by 9 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Evan SeigermanBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Alec StranahanBofA Global Research
Brian Kemp DolliverBrookline Capital Markets