RANKED: The 10 best-paid CEOs of Britain's biggest listed companies
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Jul 26, 2021, 12:47 IST
10. Bob Dudley — £9.29 million ($15.39 million) — Dudley is entering his fifth year as CEO of BP, having been in charge of the Gulf Coast Restoration Organization after the Deepwater Horizon spill.
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9. Don Robert — £9.87 million ($16.35 million) — Robert was CEO of Experian between 2007 and 2014, until his replacement by Brian Cassin.
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8. Ian Gorham — £10.61 million ($17.57 million) Hargreaves Lansdown's share prices have more than doubled since Gorham took over the CEO's job in 2010.
4. Rakesh Kapoor — £11.24 million ($18.61 million) — Indian-born Kapoor joined Reckitt nearly 30 years ago and took the top spot nearly four years ago.
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6. Antonio Horta-Osorio — £11.54 million ($19.11 million) — the Lloyds CEO has been in charge of the bank since 2011, following his time as the CEO of Santander UK.
5. Tidjane Thiam — £11.83 billion ($19.59 million) — Thiam, who is now CEO at Credit Suisse, was the fifth highest-earning FTSE 100 CEO in 2014 as chief executive of insurer Prudential.
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4. Peter Long — £13.33 million ($22.08 million) — The Tui Travel CEO climbed from ninth to fourth in one year, according to the High Pay Centre, with a salary boost of 28.3%.
3. Erik Engstrom — £16.18 million ($27.83 million) — Engstrom has been CEO of Relx Group (previously known Reed Elsevier) since 2009, one of the longest-serving on the list. Relx shares have doubled in value since 2009.
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2. Ben Van Beuren — £19.51 million ($32.31 million) — Van Beuren makes it into second place, despite being a new entrant into the top 10, according to the High Pay Centre.
1. Sir Martin Sorrell — £42.98 million ($71.19 million) - the WPP chief not only keeps his top spot, but took home more than twice as much as his nearest rival last year, up 44% from 2013.