Germany: strong increase in top-managers’ wages in 2005

While a virulent debate has opened in Germany on the appearance of a new "proletariat", the salaries of DAX 30 companies' top managers have increased by 11% on average between 2004 and 2005. According to a study published on October 16th 2006, by the German association of defense of shareholders (DSW), German top-managers are among the best paid in Europe. (Ref 061030)
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On average, the members of the boards of directors of DAX 30 firms earned 1.7 million euros in 2005, that is to say 11% more than in 2004. The presidents of the boards of directors, as far as they are concerned, received 3 million euros on average, also up 11 %. These figures don’t include stock options and special bonuses.

Better than British and Dutch leaders. « The members of the German boards of directors are thus in the upper part of the European scale », said DSW manager Ulrich Hocker duri

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