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🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Huhtasaari highlights the salary of Yle's CEO - compares it to the president

A group of Finnish MPs demands the reduction of Yle's CEO salary, comparing it to the president's compensation.

Mar 18 • 11:45 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
National & Local

A substantial reward for Posti's CEO for the listing

Posti's CEO Antti Jääskeläinen received a significant reward of 510,300 euros for the company's listing last year, as reported in Posti's annual report.

Mar 18 • 10:35 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav in line for $700m payout from Paramount deal

David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros Discovery, is set to receive a substantial payout amounting to $700 million from the sale of the studio to Paramount Skydance.

Mar 17 • 13:46 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Jyri Häkämies of EK Becomes Advisor for Development Company Cursor

Jyri Häkämies, the long-time CEO of the Confederation of Finnish Industries, will take on an advisory role with the development company Cursor in the Kotka-Hamina region without compensation.

Mar 17 • 13:00 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Jyri Häkämies begins unpaid work

Jyri Häkämies, the retiring CEO of the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK), will serve as an adviser for Cursor, a development company in the Kotka-Hamina region, without receiving any financial compensation.

Mar 17 • 13:00 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

DNB CEO earned 18.7 million last year

DNB CEO Kjerstin Braathen received a total compensation package of 18.7 million NOK for the year, reflecting a notable increase from the previous year.

Mar 11 • 13:56 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Business Ticker: Google CEO Pichai could earn up to $692 million

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has been granted a new performance-based compensation package that could total up to $692 million over three years.

Mar 9 • 14:52 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Google CEO Sundar Pichai's salary package is 6300 crores

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has been awarded a new salary package of 6300 crores for the next three years, translating to approximately 18 crores per year.

Mar 8 • 10:21 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Life & Tech

Google and Alphabet CEO Tops Salary List in Silicon Valley

Alphabet has awarded its CEO Sundar Pichai a record $692 million compensation package, emphasizing confidence in the future of artificial intelligence.

Mar 8 • 06:45 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

MPs demand answers after Travelodge gave rapist key to woman's room - then offered £30 apology for attack

UK MPs are pressing Travelodge's CEO for answers following a serious incident where a rapist was mistakenly given a key to a woman's room and only offered a £30 compensation afterwards.

Mar 7 • 12:59 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Google offers CEO $692m pay package

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has a new compensation plan that could total $692 million over three years, largely based on stock options tied to the company's performance.

Mar 7 • 09:42 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

Google CEO Sundar Pichai could earn up to $692 million over three years

Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, is set to potentially earn $692 million over the next three years through a new compensation plan unveiled by the SEC, with his salary remaining unchanged at $2 million annually since 2020.

Mar 7 • 02:38 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Workers at top 20 US low-wage firms rely on public assistance, report says

A new report reveals that many employees at top US corporations depend on public assistance due to low wages, highlighting a significant disparity between their earnings and rising CEO compensation.

Mar 4 • 13:00 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

Ericsson's CEO earns millions – 1,600 laid off nonetheless

Ericsson has announced layoffs affecting 1,600 employees in Sweden despite CEO Börje Ekholm receiving a significant bonus and overall compensation.

Mar 4 • 12:40 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The CEO of Moeve earned 6.2 million euros in 2025, 15% less than the previous year

Maarten Wetselaar, the CEO of Moeve, earned 6.2 million euros in 2025, marking a 15% decrease from his earnings the previous year.

Mar 4 • 04:15 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

STTK: The employee earns the CEO's daily wage in one and a half months

A recent report reveals that Finnish employees need to work 46 days to earn the daily wage of a CEO, highlighting ongoing disparities in income development between corporate leaders and workers.

Mar 3 • 05:03 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Banco Sabadell distributed 1.8 million to its president and 4.8 million to the CEO in the year of the takeover bid

Banco Sabadell's president and CEO received significantly different compensations in a year marked by a hostile takeover bid.

Feb 20 • 17:29 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Gortázar earned 22% more in 2025 as CEO of CaixaBank

Gonzalo Gortázar, CEO of CaixaBank, received a salary of 4.9 million euros in 2025, reflecting a 22% increase from the previous year.

Feb 20 • 15:19 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

‘Perjury’ Suspicions Against Coupang's Rogers, to Receive 6.6 Billion Won in Stock Compensation

Harold Rogers, the interim CEO of Coupang, is set to receive a stock compensation of approximately 6.6 billion won despite being under investigation for perjury related to a parliamentary hearing.

Feb 14 • 07:11 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

Fired Ørsted CEO has received a large millions amount

Ørsted paid nearly 33 million kroner to former CEO Mads Nipper after his dismissal in early 2025, according to a compensation report released alongside the annual financial statement.

Feb 6 • 08:35 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

Fired Ørsted CEO received nearly 33 million kroner

Ørsted has paid almost 33 million kroner to former CEO Mads Nipper after his dismissal in early 2025, as revealed in a compensation report released alongside the annual financial statement.

Feb 6 • 08:35 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

How Banco Sabadell changes CEO: million-dollar compensation for González-Bueno, promotion for Marc Armengol, and consolation prize for Ventura

Banco Sabadell announced a significant leadership change with Marc Armengol appointed CEO, following a successful battle against BBVA, while César González-Bueno receives substantial compensation.

Feb 5 • 21:56 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

PayPal makes Enrique Lores the highest-paid Spanish executive: he could earn up to 40 million dollars this year

PayPal has appointed Enrique Lores as its new president and CEO, guaranteeing him a payment of 33 million dollars this year through stock compensation, making him the highest-paid Spanish executive.

Feb 4 • 18:11 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
National & Local

Former Novo Director Took Over 100 Million After Dismissal

Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, the former CEO of Novo Nordisk, received a total compensation exceeding 100 million kroner following his dismissal in August last year, as revealed in the company's 2025 salary report.

Feb 4 • 09:20 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

After Million Euro Heist - Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen Defends Security Technology

Following a bank break-in in Gelsenkirchen, the Sparkasse CEO defends the branch's security measures and assures that high compensation claims will not jeopardize the bank's future.

Jan 11 • 18:40 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Fujitsu ‘not a parasite’, boss says while refusing to give redress figure for Horizon IT scandal victims

Fujitsu's European CEO defended the company against accusations of profiteering from UK government contracts while not providing a compensation figure for victims of the Horizon IT scandal.

Jan 6 • 17:37 UTC

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