Kardigan Management
Management criteria checks 0/4
Kardigan's CEO is Tassos Anastasios Gianakakos, appointed in Aug 2023, has a tenure of 2.83 years. total yearly compensation is $18.81M, comprised of 2.8% salary and 97.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 16.47% of the company’s shares, worth $323.72M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.6 years and 1.9 years respectively.
Key information
Tassos Anastasios Gianakakos
Chief executive officer
US$18.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 2.83% |
| CEO tenure | 2.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 16.5% |
| Management average tenure | 1.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 1.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | -US$230m |
| Dec 31 2025 | US$19m | US$533k | -US$192m |
Compensation vs Market: Tassos Anastasios's total compensation ($USD18.81M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.28M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Tassos Anastasios's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Tassos Anastasios Gianakakos (53 yo)
Mr. Tassos Anastasios E. Gianakakos, M.Sc., MBA has been an Independent Director of Lianbio since August 2020. He is a Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chair at Kardigan, Inc since August 2023 and i...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 2.8yrs | US$18.81m | 16.47% $ 323.7m | |
| Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer | no data | US$3.57m | 8.02% $ 157.6m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 1.6yrs | US$1.83m | 0% $ 0 | |
| Co-founder & Scientific Advisor | no data | no data | no data | |
| Co-Founder | no data | no data | no data | |
| Co-Founder | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Technical Operations Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Communications Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Quality Officer | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: KARD's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 2.8yrs | US$18.81m | 16.47% $ 323.7m | |
| Independent Director | 1.8yrs | US$386.80k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | US$268.92k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 1.7yrs | US$388.44k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | US$268.92k | 0% $ 0 |
Experienced Board: KARD's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/06/21 21:55 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| 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
Kardigan, Inc. is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.