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Article: Reading the fine print on board pay.
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- Australasian Business Intelligence
- Article date:
- October 4, 2009
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Byline: Ian McIlwraith
Oct 04, 2009 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- New data has been compiled on the earnings of board members at Australia's leading 100 listed companies. The figures show that News Corporation executive chair Rupert Murdoch is the highest-paid overall. Frank Lowy of Westfield is likely to be the closest to Murdoch, but the shopping centre group has not yet released its remuneration report. Meanwhile, among the non-executive directors the top rank is held by David Crawford. He serves on the boards of BHP Billiton, Foster's Group and Lend Lease, and is one of just 10 such directors to have been paid in ...