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Executive Pay Report 2010: How the recession has reshaped boardroom pay - Telegraph.co.uk

The Sunday Telegraph Pay Report, compiled by RTF Navigator, the
pay
specialists, points to a growing disparity between compensation
practices
across the UK. The

figures reveal that long term incentive plans can lead to
large
payouts for very successful firms and that the mix between salaries,
bonusus, pension supplements and share options can lead to rapid rises
and
falls in compensation amounts.

The data points to a greater focus on long-term performance as FTSE
companies
have cut salaries and cash bonuses and focused on share awards.

FTSE
100
chief executives saw their salaries fall an average 1pc in 2009, while
cash
bonuses and benefits were 28pc lower. However, share based incentives
rose a
mouth-watering 31pc, leaving total compensation 6pc higher at an
average of
£3.76m.