Aebi Schmidt Holding (AEBI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Barend Fruithof, Group Chief Executive Officer, was paid $2.8M in 2025.

Filed
April 10, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$2.8M2025
CEO pay in equity
11%$309,656 in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$2,848,741For fiscal year 2025
Adjusted EBITDA
$156m13.4% increase vs 2024
Order Intake
$2.061b22.0% increase vs 2024
Net Sales
$1.907bPost-acquisition execution
Expected Synergies
$40mFrom Shyft Group acquisition
Net Leverage Ratio
2.8xAs of December 31, 2025

How Fruithof was paid

$2.8M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary35%Bonus8%Stock awards11%Non-equity incentive40%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Barend FruithofGroup Chief Executive Officer$2,848,741
Marco PortmannGroup Chief Financial Officer$842,874
Thomas SchenkirschChief Group Services and Deputy Group CEO$1,073,580
Steffen SchewerdaCEO North America and President Vehicle Solutions$1,453,880
Henning SchröderCEO Europe and Rest of World$742,280
Tim TecklenburgFormer Chief Financial Officer$343,082

What changed and why

  • $2.8MCEO total compensation was $2,848,741 for fiscal year 2025.
  • Acquisition of The Shyft Group was successfully completed on July 1, 2025.
  • 13.4%Adjusted EBITDA reached $156m, representing a 13.4% increase versus 2024.
  • 22.0%Order intake increased by 22.0% to $2.061b driven by airport, chassis, and municipal segments.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.