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Business Times
11-07-2025
- Business
- Business Times
Sats CEO Kerry Mok sees pay hike of 30.5% to S$3.1 million
[SINGAPORE] Kerry Mok, chief executive officer of inflight caterer and ground-handling company Sats , earned over S$3.1 million in total remuneration in FY2025 ended March, up 30.5 per cent from S$2.4 million in FY2024. The 54-year-old was rewarded with about S$1 million in salary or 32 per cent of his total remuneration, S$1.2 million in bonuses, and about S$862,500 worth of Sats shares and S$74,000 in benefits in FY2025, indicated Sats' annual report. His FY2024 total compensation was made up of about S$916,400 in salary or 38 per cent of the total remuneration, S$896,700 in bonuses, S$537,700 worth of shares and benefits stayed at around S$74,000. During FY2025, the group made several key adjustments to align the remuneration framework with its future business priorities and transformational goals after a review. It suspended the group's Economic Value Added-based Incentive Plan for senior management from April 2024, but granted a one-off transformation long-term incentives award to group management board (GMB) members. This award, the group said, is designed to support its transformation agenda, enhance alignment with long-term shareholder value creation, and retain and motivate the GMB over a five-year performance period. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up There are 11 GMB members including the CEO. Sats reported S$243.8 million in earnings for FY2025, soaring more than four times from S$56.4 million from the year-ago period. Turnover was S$5.8 billion, 13 per cent higher year on year. It is rewarding shareholders a final dividend of S$0.035 per share if the proposed payout is approved at the annual general meeting. Sats also reported customer privacy breaches and customer data losses in the annual report. There were two complaints received from outside parties regarding data incidents impacting Sats suppliers, and one incident arising from an internal unauthorised access by Sats employees. Sats shares dipped S$0.02 or 0.6 per cent to S$3.11 at 4.50 pm on Friday (Jul 11).
Business Times
11-07-2025
- Business
- Business Times
Sats CEO Kerry Mok earns S$3.1 million in remuneration in FY2025, increase of over 30%
[SINGAPORE] Kerry Mok, chief executive officer (CEO) of inflight caterer and ground-handling company Sats , earned over S$3.1 million in total remuneration in FY2025 ended March, up 30.5 per cent from S$2.4 million in FY2024. The 54-year-old was rewarded with about S$1 million in salary or 32 per cent of his total remuneration, S$1.2 million in bonuses, S$862,500 worth of Sats shares and S$74,000 in benefits in FY2025, indicated Sats' annual report. His FY2024 total compensation was made up of about S$916,400 in salary or 38 per cent of the total remuneration, S$896,700 in bonuses, S$537,700 worth of shares and benefits stayed at around S$74,000. During FY2025, the group made several key adjustments to align the remuneration framework with its future business priorities and transformational goals after a review. It suspended the group's Economic Value Added-based Incentive Plan for senior management from April 2024, but granted a one-off transformation long-term incentives award to Group Management Board (GMB) members. This award, the group said, is designed to support its transformation agenda, enhance alignment with long-term shareholder value creation, and retain and motivate the GMB over a five-year performance period. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up There are 11 GMB members including the CEO. Sats reported S$243.8 million in earnings for FY2025, soaring more than four times from S$56.4 million from the year-ago period. Turnover was S$5.8 billion, 13 per cent higher year on year. It is rewarding shareholders a final dividend of S$0.035 per share if the proposed payout is approved at the annual general meeting. Sats also reported customer privacy breaches and customer data losses in the annual report. There were two complaints received from outside parties regarding data incidents impacting Sats suppliers, and one incident arising from an internal unauthorised access by Sats employees. Sats shares dipped S$0.02 or 0.6 per cent to S$3.11 at 4.50 pm on Friday (Jul 11).
CNA
06-06-2025
- Business
- CNA
Uncertainty over US tariffs affecting business confidence, but opportunities available: SATS CEO
The chief executive officer of SATS Group, Kerry Mok, says disruption due to the US tariffs may create opportunities elsewhere. During a cargo conference in Munich, he said that the stop-start nature of the tariffs causes uncertainty and affects business confidence. However, it has allowed SATS to increase its volumes in the Middle East, where it runs a big cargo handling operation in Saudi Arabia. Ross Cullen reports.
Straits Times
03-06-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Sats ‘confident' in navigating tariff situation, says chief executive Kerry Mok
– Sats, the Singapore-listed air cargo handling services provider, is confident in facing any disruptions of the global trade war being waged by the US, Mr Kerry Mok, the company's president and chief executive, said on June 3. Speaking to The Straits Times on the sidelines of the Air Cargo Europe trade show, Mr Mok said he views the tariff situation as 'another macroeconomic challenge that we have to handle' that is similar to navigating the pandemic. Air Cargo Europe is being held in Munich until June 5. Sats is the world's largest air cargo handler, following its acquisition of Paris-based global air cargo logistics provider Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in 2023 at a cost of €1.3 billion (S$1.8 billion). Its global footprint includes 215 cargo and ground handling stations in 27 countries, covering trade routes responsible for more than 50 per cent of global air cargo volume. Mr Mok said his confidence stems from 'the playbook that we have developed through Covid, (which) has served us well'. So far, air cargo volumes have not been affected by hefty tariff increases, possibly because of front-loading by businesses to get their goods off the ground during the 90-day reprieve, he said. On May 12, China and the US agreed to lower reciprocal tariffs to 10 per cent for 90 days while they commit to trade talks. While it is uncertain what will happen after the 90 days, Mr Mok said he expects that Sats, as a global company, will be able to weather the storm. A part of the business that is not doing well could be propped up by other parts of the business that are unaffected, he said. 'In a networked environment, if US volumes drop, Europe's volume increases, Asia volumes may increase,' he said. Because Sats has a global network, it may in fact benefit from a rise in volumes elsewhere, he added. Total demand for air cargo rose by 5.8 per cent in April 2025, compared to April 2024 levels, according to data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) . Its director-general also said the outlook for air cargo is encouraging, though 'stresses in world trade are no secret'. One of the lessons to come out of the Covid-19 pandemic is that air cargo was 'a shining spot' for many airlines and companies, said Mr Mok. When Sats was looking to expand, 'we identified cargo as a segment for expansion, because cargo is global ... and our customers operate in a global environment'. Sats offers airport services like airfreight handling, passenger services, and ground handling. It is also a major airline caterer and provider of food solutions to other institutions. 'We can't just stay big in Singapore and then be happy with that,' he said. Mr Mok said the WFS acquisition made sense because 'we are the leader in Asia Pacific, and they are market leaders in the US, the Americas and in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) , and we have very little overlap'. Nonetheless , Mr Mok said, the acquisition was not without its naysayers. 'People said there's no chance… that Singapore companies always fail when they go overseas,' he said. But Sats took a long-term view, rather than focus on short-term profits and liabilities. 'That's not how we run the business,' he said. 'I think people are now starting to understand that it's working financially. We're now back on track,' he said. In May, Sats reported a net profit of $38.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, gaining 18.3 per cent from $32.7 million in the corresponding year-ago period. Revenue for the fourth quarter was $1.5 billion, up 10.4 per cent year-on-year from $1.3 billion. This was driven by continued business volume growth and rate improvements, said Sats in a media release in May. On a full-year basis, the group reported profit of $243.8 million, soaring more than four times from $56.4 million a year ago. Revenue came in at $5.8 billion, gaining 13 per cent from $5.1 billion a year ago. Terminal 5 Turning to Terminal 5, Mr Mok said Sats will 'play a big part in the design of T5', particularly in the area of technology. In May, Sats announced that it would be investing over $250 million to upgrade its ground operations and cargo handling infrastructure at Changi Airport ahead of the opening of T5 in the mid-2030s. An expansion project more than a decade in the making, T5 will position Changi Airport to ride a predicted surge in air travel within the Asia-Pacific and beyond. Designed to handle about 50 million passengers a year, T5 will effectively double the size of Changi Airport and boost its current capacity of 90 million by more than 55 per cent. The Changi East development, where T5 is located, will also house the Changi East Industrial Zone, which will almost double the airport's annual cargo handling capacity from three million tonnes to 5.4 million tonnes. Mr Mok said the investment would refresh Sats' operations and bring in new equipment, with the goal of driving up productivity. 'We've got to find new technologies, new ways that will allow us to be efficient in driving the growth of T5,' he said. The solutions will not be those that exist today, he promised, noting that Sats can tap global network and the trials it has going on around the world. For example, a WFS cargo facility in Barcelona is testing automatic guided vehicles as part of an initiative to incorporate automation and improve efficiency, safety and productivity. 'It's important that T5 succeeds, and we want to play a big role in making that work for Changi,' Mr Mok said. Vanessa Paige Chelvan is a correspondent at The Straits Times. 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CNA
03-06-2025
- Business
- CNA
SATS managing ongoing trade uncertainty by focusing on its customers: CEO Kerry Mok
As trade tensions continue to cast a shadow on the air freight industry, SATS CEO Kerry Mok said the Singapore-based cargo handling company is staying nimble and focusing on customers. He was speaking on the sidelines of the Air Cargo Europe trade fair in Munich. SATS — the world's biggest provider of air cargo handling services — plans to invest S$250 million to expand capacity and upgrade its fleet over the next five years. Ross Cullen reports.
