Thursday 18 October 2012

Citigroup's new chief executive Michael Corbat will be paid 10pc less than his predecessor Vikram Pandit

Mr Corbat, who was named chief executive on Tuesday after Mr Pandit's shock exit , will be paid a basic salary of$1.5m (£920,000), Citi said.
That compares with the$1.67m in base salary that Mr Pandit received last year. Citi has yet to disclose the potential size of a possible bonus for Mr Corbat, who received total compensation of $9m in 2010.
Mr Pandit's total compensation last year was$15m, a sum which alongside a multi-million dollar retention bonus, provoked a revolt from the bank's shareholders in April .
Citi had already paid Mr Pandit $7m of the $15m in cash, with the rest due to be paid in shares. Mr Pandit is expected to receive the remaining sum as long as he does not work for a major competitor over the next three years