FTSE 100 CEO pay falls 17% following investor pressure

IA hopes 'trend continues'

Tom Eckett
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The average pay of FTSE 100 chief executives fell on average by 17% last year following investor and "political pressure" on the UK's leading firms to cut the CEO pay packages.

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