On Holding AG Announces CEO Transition, New Leadership, and Share Class Conversion

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On Holding AG announced a significant leadership transition with the exit of its CEO, new Co-CEOs, and other executive appointments, alongside a material share class conversion and notable executive compensation proposals.

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• CEO Transition and New Leadership

  Martin Hoffmann has exited as CEO. Founders David Allemann and Caspar Coppetti will assume roles as Co-CEOs. Scott Maguire has been promoted to COO & President, and Frank Sluis appointed as the new CFO.

• Share Class Conversion Proposed

  The company proposes to convert 16,250,000 Class B shares into 1,625,000 Class A shares, a change directly related to the former CEO's departure and impacting the company's share structure.

• Supplementary 2025 Executive Compensation

  Shareholder approval is requested for a CHF 1,329,687 supplementary executive compensation for 2025, which exceeded the previously approved maximum aggregate amount due to a CHF 5 million RSU grant to the former CEO.

• Increased 2027 Executive Compensation Limit

  The Board proposes to approve a maximum aggregate compensation of CHF 30,000,000 for executive officers for the financial year 2027, an increase from the prior limit of CHF 26 million.

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This 6-K filing, an invitation to the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting, reveals several significant corporate developments. Most notably, it discloses the exit of CEO Martin Hoffmann and a leadership transition to Co-CEOs (founders David Allemann and Caspar Coppetti), alongside new appointments for COO & President Scott Maguire and CFO Frank Sluis. This is a major change in the company's executive structure. Additionally, the filing proposes the conversion of 16,250,000 Class B shares into 1,625,000 Class A shares, directly linked to the former CEO's departure, which represents a material change in the company's share structure and voting rights. The company is also seeking retrospective approval for a CHF 1.33 million supplementary executive compensation for 2025, which exceeded previously approved limits, and proposes an increase in the maximum aggregate executive compensation for 2027 to CHF 30 million. These compensation items, particularly the retrospective approval, raise governance considerations.