Article: Captains of industry or fatted cats? The country's top chief executives enjoy rich rewards for guiding our biggest companies onwards and upwards. Nick Webb and Louise McBride crunch the numbers to find out whether or not their multi-million-euro salaries reflect a job well done and good value for shareholders.

Captains of industry or fatted cats? The country's top chief executives enjoy rich rewards for guiding our biggest companies onwards and upwards. Nick Webb and Louise McBride crunch the numbers to find out whether or not their multi-million-euro salaries reflect a job well done and good value for shareholders

WHILE low-key IAWS boss Owen Killian topped the pay charts in 2007, was the baguette and croissant maker worth the dough?

Most of Killian's '9.9m remuneration was based on conditional share awards, which will vest if he hits certain targets under the company's generous executive incentive schemes. With Killian incentivised to within an inch of his ...

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