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RBS chief Stephen Hester gets £7.7m pay package

vaporate
vaporate Posts: 1,955 Forumite
RBS chief Stephen Hester gets £7.7m pay package

"Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester has been awarded a pay package currently worth £7.7m for 2010.
That includes £6.5m worth of shares that won't be available for three years. Two-thirds of these are pegged to meeting management targets.

It also includes his £1.2m salary, which has remained the same since he replaced Sir Fred Goodwin in 2008.

RBS made a loss of more than £1bn last year, and is 83%-owned by the UK government."

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12682395



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  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    vaporate wrote: »
    Don't worry though, we are all in the together right?

    If this guy turns RBS around then he'll be a hero one day.
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    Don't worry though, we are all in the together right?

    I dunno about you, but I'm fully dressed :eek:
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
  • vaporate
    vaporate Posts: 1,955 Forumite
    purch wrote: »
    I dunno about you, but I'm fully dressed :eek:

    Corrected.
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  • cavework
    cavework Posts: 1,992 Forumite
    edited 8 March 2011 at 7:54PM
  • Paddy2eyes
    Paddy2eyes Posts: 426 Forumite
    That is a lot of money for a civil servant. What would he have got if RBS managed to make a profit?
  • vaporate
    vaporate Posts: 1,955 Forumite
    cavework wrote: »

    Great video.
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  • Thrugelmir wrote: »
    If this guy turns RBS around then he'll be a hero one day.

    Given the fees they charge, the margins on its loans and the lack of competition in the market place it would be amazing if it didn't do well in the longer term.
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    edited 17 April 2025 at 9:56AM
    [quote=[Deleted User];41826016]Given the fees they charge, the margins on its loans and the lack of competition in the market place it would be amazing if it didn't do well in the longer term.[/QUOTE]

    If you think RBS is a high street retail bank then you are mistaken. At its peak it was the largest bank ( through its subsidaries) in 57 countries around the globe. With a huge investment banking operation. Hester was employed to implement a 5 year plan to downsize the bank. There are still considerable risks before the plan is complete. At the earliest in around 2014.
  • Loughton_Monkey
    Loughton_Monkey Posts: 8,913 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Hung up my suit!
    cavework wrote: »

    ... a bunch of !!!!!! who have probably never done a day's work in their lives....
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 121,456 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    To be honest, it is so far so good for him and he isnt exactly getting the 7.7 million unless things turn out right. If they do turn out right then the tax payers stand to make a good profit on the shares.
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