World news | The GuardianMar 12
Shell CEO’s pay jumps 60% despite slump in oil firm’s profits https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/12/shell-ceo-pay-jumps-despite-slump-in-oil-firm-profits-wael-sawan #Shell #ExecutivePayAndBonuses #OilAndGasCompanies #Business #EnergyIndustry #Oil #UkNews #Europe #WorldNews #Commodities
Shell CEO’s pay jumps 60% despite slump in oil firm’s profits

Campaigners say people unlikely to ‘look favourably’ on package for Wael Sawan, which rose to £13.8m in 2025

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World news | The GuardianMar 12
John Lewis pays first annual staff bonus in four years as profits rise https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/12/john-lewis-pays-first-annual-staff-bonus-in-four-years-as-profits-rise #JohnLewis #RetailIndustry #Business #Waitrose #CorporateGovernance #UkNews #ExecutivePayAndBonuses
John Lewis pays first annual staff bonus in four years as profits rise

Payment of 2% at employee-owned partnership follows sales increase to £13.4bn

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World news | The GuardianMar 11
Billionaire Zara founder Amancio Ortega to receive €3.23bn dividend https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/11/billionaire-zara-founder-amancio-ortega-to-receive-323bn-dividend #RetailIndustry #Zara #ExecutivePayAndBonuses #TheSuperrich #Business #Spain #WorldNews #CorporateGovernance #Europe
Billionaire Zara founder Amancio Ortega to receive €3.23bn dividend

Payment for Inditex founder, the world’s 15 richest person, tops last year’s dividend of €3.1bn

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World news | The GuardianMar 6
BP’s new boss will earn at least £11.7m this year, more than double her predecessor https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/06/bp-new-boss-will-earn-more-than-double-predecessor #Bp #ExecutivePayAndBonuses #Business #OilAndGasCompanies #EnergyIndustry #Oil #UkNews #Europe #WorldNews
BP’s new boss will earn at least £11.7m this year, more than double her predecessor

Meg O’Neill will be first woman to serve as CEO of 117-year-oil firm when joining from Woodside Energy in April

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World news | The GuardianFeb 24
AstraZeneca boss Pascal Soriot’s pay rises to £17.7m https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/24/astrazeneca-boss-pascal-soriot-pay-rise #Astrazeneca #ExecutivePayAndBonuses #Business #PharmaceuticalsIndustry #UkNews
AstraZeneca boss Pascal Soriot’s pay rises to £17.7m

Increase of 6.4% comes as drugmaker reports strong profit growth, despite cancelling UK investment projects

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World news | The GuardianFeb 13
Paul Thwaite seals largest payout for NatWest CEO since disgraced Fred Goodwin in 2006 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/13/paul-thwaite-natwest-ceo-payout-fred-goodwin #NatwestGroup #ExecutivePayAndBonuses #Business #Banking #FredGoodwin #UkNews #RoyalBankOfScotland
Paul Thwaite seals largest payout for NatWest CEO since disgraced Fred Goodwin in 2006

Thwaite given £6.6m pay package for 2025, while Goodwin received £7.7m when bank was known as RBS

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World news | The GuardianFeb 4
A whiff of familiarity in Mandelson’s 2009 collusion with the banks https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/04/a-whiff-of-familiarity-in-mandelsons-2009-collusion-with-the-banks #PeterMandelson #AlistairDarling #Labour #KeirStarmer #ExecutivePayAndBonuses #Banking #Business #Politics #EconomicPolicy #UkNews #FinancialCrisis #TaxAndSpending #JeffreyEpstein
A whiff of familiarity in Mandelson’s 2009 collusion with the banks

For Labour veterans of the financial crisis the Epstein files revealed a betrayal – but 16 years on, is the City calling the shots?

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US news | The GuardianJan 22
JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon took home $43m pay last year https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/22/jp-morgan-jamie-dimon-pay #Banking #JamieDimon #Business #JpMorgan #UsNews #ExecutivePayAndBonuses #WorldNews
JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon took home $43m pay last year

Bank hails Dimon’s ‘exemplary leadership’ as package for one of corporate America’s best-paid bosses rose 10%

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World news | The GuardianJan 22
JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon took home $43m pay last year https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/22/jp-morgan-jamie-dimon-pay #Banking #JamieDimon #Business #JpMorgan #UsNews #ExecutivePayAndBonuses #WorldNews
JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon took home $43m pay last year

Bank hails Dimon’s ‘exemplary leadership’ as package for one of corporate America’s best-paid bosses rose 10%

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Environment | The Guardian USJan 15
South East Water boss in line for £400,000 bonus despite outages https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/15/south-east-water-boss-david-hinton-in-line-for-400000-bonus-despite-outages #WaterIndustry #ExecutivePayAndBonuses #Utilities #Business #Water #Environment #UkNews
South East Water boss in line for £400,000 bonus despite outages

Exclusive: David Hinton, who faces calls to resign, will receive payout regardless of performance if he stays until July 2030

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