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Executive Pay

  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    WPP PLC
    WPP boss faces pay battle after opposition from proxy shareholder groups

    Investors told to vote against proposed £11mn pay deal for chief executive Cindy Rose next week

    Cindy Rose stands with arms crossed, wearing a dark blazer, in a modern office setting.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    Rivian Automotive, Inc.
    Rivian CEO’s $403mn pay package dwarfs those of top US car bosses

    Founder of electric-truck maker earns about 13 times more than next best-paid American auto executive

    RJ Scaringe stands smiling on the Rivian pilot production line, with partially assembled white vehicles behind him.
  • Monday, 20 April, 2026
    Corporate governance
    FTSE bosses receive 18% pay bump this year in global fight for talent

    Companies are also watering down ESG elements of pay plans as boards reassess whether such awards ‘make sense’

    Silhouetted pedestrians cross London Bridge with the City of London skyline, including modern office towers, in the background.
  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    UK companies
    Alphaville. Making sense of a CEO:worker wage ratio with basic sums

    Pay rises for the many, hair shirts for the few, or some combination thereof

  • Tuesday, 14 April, 2026
    Utilities
    South East Water boss waives bonus after outages

    David Hinton had previously blamed shortages on rise in people working from home

    A person wearing a grey winter hat pushes a cart loaded with bottled water past a person in a high-visibility vest outside a car park.
  • Tuesday, 14 April, 2026
    Legal services
    Latham partners pocket record $8.7mn average pay

    US law firm’s revenues surpass $8bn for first time on the back of megamerger mandates

    Modern glass and steel office towers viewed from below against a partly cloudy sky, showing the exterior of Latham and Watkins' London office.
  • Monday, 6 April, 2026
    Deutsche Bank AG
    Deutsche Bank chief earns bumper share returns as rebound bet pays off

    Christian Sewing holds stock worth €15mn and another €25mn in unvested shares after turnaround fuels share price rally

    Christian Sewing speaks at the Deutsche Bank Annual Media Conference 2024, with the Deutsche Bank logo visible behind him.
  • Saturday, 21 March, 2026
    Corporate governance
    How the FTSE grew comfortable with bumper pay for bosses

    Generous deals to keep CEOs at some of the largest UK companies have caused barely a ripple of discontent

    Tufan Erginbilgic, Deepak Nath, and Wael Sawan are shown against a background of stylized financial charts.
  • Friday, 20 March, 2026
    Goldman Sachs
    Goldman lawyer who resigned over Epstein links paid $25mn in 2025

    Kathy Ruemmler to step down as the bank’s general counsel at the end of June

    Kathryn Ruemmler listens with a neutral expression during an event, with two men seated and out of focus behind her.
  • Friday, 20 March, 2026
    Centerview Partners LLC
    Centerview to face trial over star banker’s pay dispute

    David Handler, a technology dealmaker, wins reversal from Delaware Supreme Court

    Three people stand and talk outside the entrance of 51 Avenue Hoche in Paris, while a cyclist passes by on the street.
  • Monday, 16 March, 2026
    European banks
    UniCredit’s Orcel draws level with UBS chief Ermotti after record pay deal

    Italian executive received €16.4mn pay package last year, a 24% rise from 2024

    Andrea Orcel sits outdoors in a suit and tie, with a city skyline blurred in the background.
  • Saturday, 7 March, 2026
    Alphabet Inc
    Google gives CEO Sundar Pichai new pay deal worth up to $692mn

    Alphabet boss gets bumper package of stock options tied to the share price and growth of Waymo in the next three years

    Sundar Pichai attends a meeting, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, patterned blue tie, and glasses.
  • Thursday, 5 March, 2026
    Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
    Rolls-Royce boss in line for increased £18mn a year pay package

    Executive is already sitting on a paper gain of more than £100mn from shares he received when joining engine maker

    Tufan Erginbilgic stands in front of a large photo of an engine at the Rolls Royce headquarters.
  • Friday, 27 February, 2026
    Blackstone Group LP
    Blackstone chief Schwarzman received $1.2bn in 2025 income

    Co-founder of private capital giant stands to make more than $1bn each year from dividends

    Steve Schwarzman gestures while speaking on stage at the Business Roundtable CEO Innovation Summit.
  • Tuesday, 17 February, 2026
    Due Diligence
    Bank CEOs party like it’s 2007

    Wall Street bosses’ pay soared last year as deregulation and a surge in M&A boosted bank stocks

    Premium content
    A FT montage, from left, of Bank of America’s Brian Moynihan, Citigroup’s Jane Fraser, JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon in front of a red-tinted New York City skyline.
  • Monday, 16 February, 2026
    Non-executive directors
    Boardroom pay deserves a rethink

    As demands intensify and listed companies compete for talent with private capital, pay needs to be re-evaluated

    Anjli Raval
    Silhouettes of business people standing and talking around a conference table with a cityscape visible through large windows at sunset.
  • Saturday, 14 February, 2026
    US banks
    Six Wall Street bank chiefs bring in combined pay of $250mn in 2025

    CEOs each earned more than $40mn as gap with median bank worker set to widen further

    Brian Moynihan, Jane Fraser, Jamie Dimon and David Solomon pose in front of a red-tinted New York City skyline.
  • Friday, 13 February, 2026
    UK banks
    UK bank bosses’ pay hits highest level in more than a decade

    Barclays chief collected £15mn last year, with Lloyds and NatWest leaders pocketing £7.4mn and £6.6mn respectively

    Charlie Nunn speaks during a television interview, standing with hands clasped near a camera at the UK Global Investment Summit.
  • Thursday, 12 February, 2026
    Citigroup Inc
    Citi raises chief executive Jane Fraser’s pay to record $42mn

    Increase in remuneration makes her among the best-paid US banking bosses

    Jane Fraser gestures while speaking on stage at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference.
  • Sunday, 8 February, 2026
    UK companies
    Almost a fifth of FTSE 100 chief executives live outside the UK

    Bosses running some of Britain’s biggest companies are based in countries including the US and Italy

    Montage of London skyline with logos of AstraZeneca, Airtel Africa, Pearson, Informa and Barclays
  • Wednesday, 4 February, 2026
    Oil & Gas industry
    Shell plans up to £4.6mn pay rise for chief Wael Sawan

    UK oil major has consulted shareholders on boosting maximum long-term share awards to £13.8mn a year

    Wael Sawan speaks on stage, gesturing with both hands, wearing a suit and a microphone headset.
  • Friday, 23 January, 2026
    Goldman Sachs
    Goldman paid CEO David Solomon $47mn in 2025 as its stock soared

    Wall Street executive’s remuneration jumps 21% from the previous year and was roughly in line with bank’s profits

    David Solomon, chief executive of Goldman Sachs, in a suit and tie, leaving a hearing room.
  • Thursday, 22 January, 2026
    Jamie Dimon
    JPMorgan boosts Dimon’s pay to record $43mn

    Long-serving chief executive of largest US bank paid $1.5mn in base salary and $41.5mn bonus

    Jamie Dimon speaks in front of a World Economic Forum backdrop, raising his fist near his face
  • Saturday, 17 January, 2026
    Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
    Rolls-Royce proposes multimillion-pound bonus boost for chief executive

    Board says it needs to bring Tufan Erginbilgiç’s remuneration into line with competitors after sweeping turnaround

    Tufan Erginbilgic, CEO of Rolls Royce, stands in an office at the company’s London headquarters, looking at the camera.
  • Friday, 2 January, 2026
    European Central Bank
    Christine Lagarde’s pay is 50% higher than disclosed by ECB

    Europe’s top central banker earns almost four times more than Fed chair Jay Powell, FT analysis shows

    Christine Lagarde stands by a window overlooking a cityscape during an interview in Frankfurt.
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