Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding's CEO is Dario Eklund, appointed in Dec 2019, has a tenure of 6.42 years. total yearly compensation is CHF2.02M, comprised of 26.4% salary and 73.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.79% of the company’s shares, worth $2.41M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 6 years respectively.
Key information
Dario Eklund
Chief executive officer
CHF 2.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 26.36% |
| CEO tenure | 6.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.8% |
| Management average tenure | 3.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 49m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 57m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 66m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 54m |
| Dec 31 2024 | CHF 2m | CHF 532k | -CHF 42m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | CHF 10m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | CHF 63m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | CHF 59m |
| Dec 31 2023 | CHF 2m | CHF 516k | CHF 55m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 5m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 65m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 68m |
| Dec 31 2022 | CHF 2m | CHF 505k | -CHF 71m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 68m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 65m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 60m |
| Dec 31 2021 | CHF 1m | CHF 500k | -CHF 56m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 56m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 56m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 62m |
| Dec 31 2020 | CHF 681k | CHF 500k | -CHF 68m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 46m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 24m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -CHF 21m |
| Dec 31 2019 | CHF 2m | CHF 42k | -CHF 19m |
Compensation vs Market: Dario's total compensation ($USD2.58M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.51M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Dario's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Dario Eklund (57 yo)
Mr. Dario Eklund is Member of Supervisory Board of Fab'entech- Immeuble Domilyon. Mr. Eklund has been Chief Executive Officer at Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding AG since December 1, 2019. He served as Hea...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Chairman | 9.1yrs | CHF 200.00k | 0.35% $ 1.1m | |
| Chief Executive Officer | 6.4yrs | CHF 2.02m | 0.79% $ 2.4m | |
| Chief Medical Officer | no data | no data | 0.34% $ 1.0m | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | no data | no data | 0.034% $ 101.6k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.032% $ 97.5k | |
| Head of Compliance | 11.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | 1.8yrs | no data | 0.046% $ 138.9k | |
| Head of Global Marketing & Partner Management | no data | no data | no data | |
| Global Head of People & Culture | 4.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Corporate Planning & Business Development | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: SPHD.F's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Chairman | 9.1yrs | CHF 200.00k | 0.35% $ 1.1m | |
| Independent Non Executive Director | 2.9yrs | CHF 135.00k | 0.14% $ 422.8k | |
| Non Executive Independent Director | 9.1yrs | CHF 145.00k | 0.16% $ 499.1k | |
| Director | 1yr | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: SPHD.F's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/05/04 12:48 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/04/28 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
Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding AG is covered by 3 analysts. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Raghuram Selvaraju | H.C. Wainwright & Co. |
| Richard Parkes | Piper Sandler Companies |
| null null | RBC Capital Markets |