The comparative presentation in accordance with section 162 (1) no. 2 AktG shows the annual change in the compensation of current and former members of the Executive Board as well as members of the Supervisory Board, the development of earnings of the Group and the development of the average compensation of a full-time employee of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, over the last five years.
For employee compensation, the average personnel expenses excluding company pension costs are used. This reflects the total compensation of employees worldwide.
For members of the Executive Board, the compensation awarded or due in the fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 is used in accordance with section 162 AktG. For fiscal 2020, the allocated compensation is used excluding the service costs according to the German Corporate Governance Code (DCGK) sample table in the Compensation Report 2020.
in € thousand/change in % |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Change 2024/2023 |
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Change 2023/2022 |
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Change 2022/2021 |
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Change 2021/2020 |
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Member of the Executive Board |
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Belén Garijo (Chair since May 1, 2021) |
|
6,145 |
|
9,889 |
|
-37.9% |
|
– |
|
22.2% |
|
43.3% |
Kai Beckmann (since April 1, 2011) |
|
4,553 |
|
7,820 |
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-41.8% |
|
-0.9% |
|
25.0% |
|
37.9% |
Peter Guenter (since January 1, 2021) |
|
5,325 |
|
5,144 |
|
3.5% |
|
8.0% |
|
185.1% |
|
– |
Matthias Heinzel (since April 1, 2021) |
|
4,924 |
|
4,768 |
|
3.3% |
|
32.6% |
|
288.9% |
|
– |
Helene von Roeder (since July 1, 2023) |
|
3,043 |
|
609 |
|
399.6% |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
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Former Member of the Executive Board |
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Marcus Kuhnert (until June 30, 2023) |
|
3,832 |
|
7,158 |
|
-46.5% |
|
-5.6% |
|
23.5% |
|
43.2% |
Stefan Oschmann (until April 30, 2021) |
|
642 |
|
4,011 |
|
-84.0% |
|
-60.6% |
|
-11.8% |
|
41.8% |
Karl-Ludwig Kley (until August 31, 2016) |
|
768 |
|
756 |
|
1.5% |
|
8.8% |
|
10.3% |
|
– |
Bernd Reckmann (until April 29, 2016) |
|
521 |
|
443 |
|
17.5% |
|
– |
|
-3.5% |
|
6.7% |
Further former members |
|
7,328 |
|
7,409 |
|
-1.1% |
|
5.9% |
|
-66.0% |
|
85.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
Member of the Supervisory Board |
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|
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Michael Kleinemeier |
|
191.3 |
|
50.8 |
|
277.0% |
|
1.5% |
|
– |
|
– |
Wolfgang Büchele |
|
13.6 |
|
112.8 |
|
-88.0% |
|
0.7% |
|
2.1% |
|
13.1% |
Sascha Held (Vice Chair) |
|
143.8 |
|
89.3 |
|
61.2% |
|
0.8% |
|
2.7% |
|
17.3% |
Birgit Biermann (since July 14, 2022) |
|
72.8 |
|
50.8 |
|
43.4% |
|
116.0% |
|
– |
|
– |
Gabriele Eismann (until April 26, 2024) |
|
16.5 |
|
50.8 |
|
-67.4% |
|
1.5% |
|
– |
|
– |
Katja Garcia Vila (since April 26, 2024) |
|
89.9 |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
Jürgen Glaser (until April 26, 2024) |
|
21.3 |
|
65.8 |
|
-67.6% |
|
10.5% |
|
20.7% |
|
-1.4% |
Renate Koehler (until April 26, 2024) |
|
16.5 |
|
50.8 |
|
-67.4% |
|
1.5% |
|
– |
|
– |
Carla Kriwet (since April 26, 2024) |
|
56.4 |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
Barbara Lambert (since August 11, 2023) |
|
148.4 |
|
30.5 |
|
387.2% |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
Anne Lange |
|
72.8 |
|
50.8 |
|
43.4% |
|
1.5% |
|
– |
|
– |
Peter Emanuel Merck (until April 26, 2024) |
|
16.5 |
|
50.8 |
|
-67.4% |
|
1.5% |
|
– |
|
– |
Dietmar Oeter |
|
72.8 |
|
50.8 |
|
43.4% |
|
1.5% |
|
– |
|
– |
Stefan Palzer (since April 26, 2024) |
|
56.4 |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
Alexander Putz |
|
70.8 |
|
50.8 |
|
39.5% |
|
1.5% |
|
– |
|
70.1% |
Christian Raabe |
|
111.1 |
|
65.8 |
|
68.9% |
|
1.2% |
|
3.7% |
|
25.4% |
Michael Reinhart (since April 26, 2024) |
|
111.1 |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
Helga Rübsamen-Schaeff |
|
15.8 |
|
50.8 |
|
-68.9% |
|
1.5% |
|
– |
|
– |
Susanne Schaffert (since April 26, 2024) |
|
56.4 |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
Sandra Schwebke (since April 26, 2024) |
|
55.4 |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
Daniel Thelen |
|
76.6 |
|
65.8 |
|
16.5% |
|
1.2% |
|
3.7% |
|
25.4% |
Simon Thelen |
|
72.8 |
|
50.8 |
|
43.4% |
|
1.5% |
|
– |
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personnel expenses without pension expenses |
|
6,320,000 |
|
6,152,000 |
|
2.7% |
|
-0.5% |
|
11.0% |
|
3.9% |
Average number of employees |
|
62,329 |
|
63,642 |
|
-2.1% |
|
1.7% |
|
6.6% |
|
2.0% |
Average compensation of an employee |
|
101.4 |
|
96.7 |
|
4.9% |
|
-2.2% |
|
4.2% |
|
1.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit after tax of the Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (HGB) |
|
284,333 |
|
284,881 |
|
-0.2% |
|
17.7% |
|
-16.2% |
|
59.4% |
Profit after tax of the the Group of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany (IFRS) |
|
2,659,863 |
|
2,759,954 |
|
-3.6% |
|
-16.1% |
|
9.5% |
|
56.8% |