Two Irishmen are among the top 20 best paid chief executives among Australian listed companies. A new report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has measured the ‘realised pay’ of the bosses of Australia’s top 200 listed companies by calculating not just the value of cash they are paid but also the amount of equity they receive. Dubliner Alan Joyce, the chief executive of airline Qantas, made AUS$10.7 million (€6.7 million) in realised pay during 2020. However, the report noted that due to Covid-19 impacting the travel industry, Joyce’s package was down on the previous year as he…

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