Shipbroker Clarkson gears up for shareholder showdown over CEO pay


by @cityam

@cityam— Shipbroker Clarkson is gearing up for a showdown with shareholders after dishing out £11.9m to its chief executive last year.

The Guardian—Investors push to rein in Dollar General CEO pay and perks. SOC Investment Group highlights ‘serious concerns’ over company led by Todd Vasos who pocketed $183m between 2015 and 2021Dollar General investors are pushing for shareholders to vote against executive officer compensation proposals at the company that raise “serious concerns regarding Dollar General’s governance, corporate priorities, and treatment of its workforce”.In a letter to shareholders the SOC Investment Group, formerly known as the Change to Win Federation, pointed out that the median...

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ETtech.com—With $11 million exit pay, Delaporte joins other CEOs in costly exits. Outgoing Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte is set to get a separation payment of Rs 92.1 crore (or about $11 million) after his ahead-of-schedule exit from India's fourth-biggest outsourcing company, joining a swelling list of top executives in the country's most globalized industry to have inked iron-clad job contracts that guarantee hefty severance packages. Pursuant to the terms of the employment arrangement with Mr. Delaporte, if his employment is terminated by the company without a cause, the...