Air France-KLM Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Air France-KLM's CEO is Ben Smith, appointed in Sep 2018, has a tenure of 5.67 years. total yearly compensation is €4.24M, comprised of 21.3% salary and 78.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.017% of the company’s shares, worth $464.48K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.5 years and 6 years respectively.
Key information
Ben Smith
Chief executive officer
€4.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 21.3% |
| CEO tenure | 5.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.02% |
| Management average tenure | 5.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | €594m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | €772m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €2b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €1b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | €799m |
| Dec 31 2022 | €4m | €900k | €591m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -€172m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -€762m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -€3b |
| Dec 31 2021 | €4m | €900k | -€3b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -€4b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -€6b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -€7b |
| Dec 31 2020 | €3m | €745k | -€7b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -€6b |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -€4b |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -€1b |
| Dec 31 2019 | €4m | €900k | €273m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -€79m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | €331m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | €340m |
| Dec 31 2018 | €2m | €263k | €395m |
Compensation vs Market: Ben's total compensation ($USD4.54M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.66M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ben's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Ben Smith (52 yo)
5.7yrs
Tenure
€4,235,149
Compensation
Mr. Benjamin M. Smith, also known as Ben, is Vice-Chair of the Board of WestJet Airlines Ltd. Mr. Smith has been Chief Executive Officer at Air France-KLM SA since September 17, 2018 and has been its Direc...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 5.7yrs | €4.24m | 0.017% € 464.5k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Operations and Accountable Manager | 8.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Marketing | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Human Resources & Sustainability | 3.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Information Technology | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Caribbean & Indian Ocean | 7.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Europe | 7.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Engineering & Maintenance | 7.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Deputy CEO & CEO of Air France | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Commercial Officer | 5.3yrs | no data | no data |
5.5yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AFLY.Y's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 5.4yrs | €4.24m | 0.017% € 464.5k | |
| Independent Director | 11yrs | €53.88k | 0.000040% € 1.1k | |
| Representative Director | 3.3yrs | €51.57k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 8yrs | €54.81k | 0.000040% € 1.1k | |
| Independent Director | 7yrs | €60.00k | 0.00061% € 17.2k | |
| Independent Director | 6.5yrs | €47.50k | 0.000040% € 1.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairwoman | 8yrs | €215.98k | 0.00015% € 4.2k | |
| Director | 5yrs | €39.19k | 0.00013% € 3.7k | |
| Director | 4.8yrs | €43.44k | 0.00030% € 8.4k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Director | 4yrs | €50.44k | 0.00015% € 4.2k | |
| Employee Representative Director | 6.9yrs | €44.25k | no data |
6.0yrs
Average Tenure
62.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AFLY.Y's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).