Basic salaries for executives at Britain's top companies jumped 10 per cent last year despite the worst financial crisis in decades, an AFP report today says.
Although bonuses were lower, the wages of executives rose at more than double the rate of inflation in 2008, according to an analysis of boardroom pay published in the Guardian newspaper.
The highest paid boss was Bart Becht, the chief executive of household goods group Reckitt Benckiser, who earned £36.8 million, bonuses, perks and share incentive schemes.
The second highest was Aidan Heavey, head of Tullow Oil, who took £28.8 million, followed by Chip Goodyear, then CEO of mining giant BHP Billiton, who earned £23.8 million, according to the AFP report.
Executive pay jumps in UK
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