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Plus500 suffers huge shareholder revolt against top pay packets May 6, 2025 Plus500 has suffered another huge shareholder revolt against its remuneration report. At the London-listed company’s annual general meeting (AGM), more than 51 per cent of votes were cast against the report which was included in its recent annual report. At the AGM, more than 22 per cent of votes were also cast against the re-election [...]
London Stock Exchange suffers shareholder revolt over CEO’s bumper pay day May 1, 2025 The London Stock Exchange Group has suffered a huge shareholder revolt against its chief executive’s bumper pay packet. More than 30 per cent of votes were cast against the group’s remuneration report which saw CEO David Schwimmer take home £7.8m for the group’s latest financial year, up from the £5.3m he was paid for 2023. [...]
Fevertree: £1m pay day for top boss after Molson Coors tie-up April 24, 2025 The chief executive and co-founder of Fevertree has been rewarded with a pay packet of more than £1m after agreeing a “transformational” tie-up with Carling owner Molson Coors. Tim Warrillow, who set up the AIM-listed business with Charles Rolls more than 20 years ago, has taken home almost £1.1m for the company’s latest financial year. The [...]
Next: Boss of FTSE 100 giant rewarded after £1bn profit April 10, 2025 The chief executive of FTSE 100 giant Next took home almost £5m as the high street icon’s profit surged to more than £1bn for the first time. Lord Simon Wolfson took home a total pay packet of £4.72m for the Leicester-headquartered retailer’s latest financial year, up from £4.63m. The CEO’s remuneration package included a salary [...]
B&Q: Kingfisher CEO’s pay slashed by £4m as profit cut April 3, 2025 The boss of Kingfisher, the group behind the likes of B&Q and Screwfix, saw his pay slashed by almost £4m as its sales and profit took a significant hit during its latest financial year. Thierry Garnier took home almost £2.3m for the 12 months 31 January, 2025, down from the nearly £6m he received in [...]
ITV pays its CEO the most in a decade as profit spikes March 27, 2025 ITV has paid its chief executive the most it has done in a decade after profit more than doubled in 2024. Carolyn McCall took home a pay packet worth almost £4.1m for the FTSE 250 group’s latest financial year, up from the £3m she received for 2023. The latest total is the highest an ITV [...]
London Stock Exchange boss takes home almost £8m despite high-profile delistings March 27, 2025 The chief executive of the London Stock Exchange Group saw his pay packet swell to almost £8m despite the stream of high-profile delistings in 2024. David Schwimmer took home £7.8m for the group’s latest financial year, up from the £5.3m he was paid for 2023. His remuneration was made up of £1.3m in salary, a [...]
Aston Martin to accelerate bonuses after struggling to attract top talent March 26, 2025 Aston Martin is planning to pay its top bosses more than its fellow FTSE 250 companies after having struggled to attract talent in recent years. The Warwickshire-headquartered luxury car maker is proposing to increase the bonus opportunities for its chief executive and chief financial officer from 200 per cent to 250 per cent of their [...]
Shell: FTSE 100 giant vows to boost investor returns after £19bn pay day March 25, 2025 Shell has vowed to reward its shareholders even further after the FTSE 100 giant handed almost £19bn to its investors in 2024 while also revealing plans to cut spending and reduce costs Ahead of its capital market day event today, the oil giant told investors it also plans to ramp up cost savings and cut [...]
Deliveroo: Will Shu lined up for massive pay day March 20, 2025 The founder and chief executive of Deliveroo could be in line for massive pay day in the wake of the FTSE 250 delivery giant making its first annual profit. The company could hand Will Shu a pay packet of more than £5.6m after adding the CEO to its long-term incentive plan and if Deliveroo’s shares [...]