1、PRIVATE CAPITAL PRACTICECEO&BOARD PRACTICE2025 Private EquityBacked Chief Executive Officer Compensation SurveyContentsA letter from the authors 3Market context 4Demographics 5Company situations 8Compensation:United States and Canada 11Compensation:Europe 18About the authorsGustavo Alba is co-global

2、 managing partner of the Private Capital Practice;he is based in the Miami and New York City Stephen Schwanhausser is co-global managing partner of the Private Capital Practice;he is based in the Stamford Jeffery Sanders is a vice chair and co-managing partner of the global CEO&Board of Directors Pr

3、actice;he is based in the New York City 2025 PRIVATE EQUITYBACKED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION SURVEY2 Welcome to our 2025 Private EquityBacked Chief Executive Officer Compensation Survey,which gathered compensation data on 437 CEOs from Canada,continental Europe,the United Kingdom,and the U

4、nited States.We explore compensation trends for CEOs looking at demographics and compensation for these professionals.This report is part of a long-standing series of compensation surveys focusing on private equity investment and operating professionals,as well as PE-backed chief financial officers.

5、The goal of the reports is to provide a comprehensive picture of the compensation that key executives currently receive in PE firms and portfolio companies.We hope you enjoy reading the report,and we welcome suggestions,so please feel free to contact us with questions and comments.Warmly,On confiden

6、tialityThe Heidrick&Struggles PEbacked chief executive officer compensation survey,2025,was conducted anonymously for individuals and their employers,and Heidrick&Struggles has removed data relating to identity from reported compensation figures.Gustavo Alba Co-global managing partner,Private Capita