THE REVELATION that Vodafone's chief executive Christopher Gent is to receive bonuses totalling £3.9...
THE REVELATION that Vodafone's chief executive Christopher Gent is to receive bonuses totalling £3.9m - despite the company announcing pre-tax losses of £6.2bn yesterday - has once more sparked a "fat cat" pay controversy, reports the Scotsman. Gent – who will receive the bonuses on top of his salary of £1.2m - defended the bonuses as a reward for hitting performance targets set by the Vodafone board. This is the second time Gent's pay has attracted the anger of shareholders. In 2001 he was criticised for receiving £6m in salary and bonus payments at the same time as the comp...
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