Alexander KarpAlexander Karp earned $1B in 2024

In 2021, Frank H. Laukien, Ph.D. earned $820.28K in total compensation at Bruker, primarily from $811.58K salary. Most recently acquired 40,000 shares in Feb 2025. Currently holds stock worth $1.86B. Has donated $61.82M in stock to charitable causes. Led Bruker as CEO for 3 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Frank H. Laukien, Ph.D., including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2021

Total Compensation

$820.28K

Salary

$811.58K

Bonus

$0.00

Other

$8.70K

Salary

$811.58K

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy aligns with company performance, peer benchmarking, and retention strategies, focusing on competitive compensation that recognizes contributions to Bruker.

Bonus

$0.00

Board Justification

No bonus was reported for 2021.

Other Compensation

$8.70K

Board Justification

This amount represents a matching contribution made by Bruker to a 401(k) plan for the benefit of the CEO.

Restricted Stock

$0.000 RSU

Board Justification

No vested stock was reported for 2021.

Performance Metrics

Performance metrics included financial performance goals linked to the company's overall performance.

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Frank H. Laukien, Ph.D.

Founder and Ex-CEO of Bruker

Education

Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Massachusetts.

Field of Expertise

Other - Science

Sector of Economy

Healthcare

Born

January 1, 1950 - 75 years ago

CEO of Bruker for

3 years 6 months (Feb 2018 - Aug 2021)

Previous Experience

Chairman and President of Bruker Corporation since its inception.

Holdings

Track Frank H. Laukien, Ph.D.'s stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$106.70M

BRKR

$106.70M

1,762,531 BRKR shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Frank H. Laukien, Ph.D. didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra BRKR1,762,531 shares worth $84.99M.
This is -20.35% and $21.71M less than what they got when they sold the stock.

Charitable Transactions

BRKR

1,281,941 shares

BRKR

Recent Charitable Transactions

BRKR

48,908 shares

BRKR

Dec 16, 2019

Charity

BRKR

22,820 shares

BRKR

Apr 7, 2016

Charity

BRKR

1,210,213 shares

BRKR

Dec 31, 2012

Charity

Insider Trading

Frank H. Laukien, Ph.D.'s recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

BRKR

$2.04M

BRKR at $50.99/share

Feb 18, 2025

Purchase

BRKR

$5.07M

BRKR at $50.67/share

Nov 18, 2024

Purchase

BRKR

28,307 shares

BRKR

Aug 9, 2024

Received

BRKR

38,521 shares

BRKR

Aug 10, 2023

Received

BRKR

$2.46M

BRKR at $64.81/share

Aug 8, 2023

Sale

BRKR

$14.62M

BRKR at $73.12/share

May 15, 2023

Sale

BRKR

$15.31M

BRKR at $76.53/share

May 8, 2023

Sale

BRKR

$1.30M

BRKR at $79.21/share

May 3, 2023

Sale

BRKR

$14.41M

BRKR at $78.51/share

May 1, 2023

Sale

BRKR

$16.00M

BRKR at $80.01/share

Apr 24, 2023

Sale

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