But Mr Thorburn’s pay was trimmed slightly, from $6.7 million the previous year, after he missed a key target for customer satisfaction. While the haircut is the biggest of any major bank chief executive, Mr Thorburn still made $4.3 million in the year to September 2018, down from $6.4 million in the prior corresponding period. The release of NAB annual report comes ahead of Mr Thorburn's and Dr Henry's appearances at the royal commission, expected the week after next in Melbourne. Read more: How bad behavior caught up with Australia’s banks. Several senior NAB bankers saw their fixed pay rise during the year, which NAB said was "to reflect an extension of their roles and or to maintain alignment with the external market". Its development involved engagement with investors, proxy advisors, regulators and executives. They've been close for years, but can Geelong snag the AFL flag? NAB says this is "simpler, and provides transparency". Job: National Australia Bank Chief Executive. Australian shares are set for a modest advance as investors temper their enthusiasm amid rising global virus cases and ahead of the final US presidential debate. 'Bias, hatred and rudeness': Trump unloads as he leaks 60 Minutes interview, Why the fight to turn gig workers into gig employees is so fraught, China threatens retaliation after Trump administration approves massive arms sales to Taiwan, Rare lime green puppy named Pistachio born in Italy. NAB was criticised by the inquiry for conduct including charging customers fees without providing services and luring new customers using conflicted "introducers". Former head of wealth and consumer banking, Andrew Hagger, who had a tough time at the royal commission and left the bank, received $1.5 million. The bank’s annual report, released yesterday, reveals Mr Thorburn received a $6.63 million pay and perks package for the year to September. Have a confidential tip for our reporters? "If we are to win the trust of our customers and deliver sustainable performance for shareholders, evidence of customer focus needs to be considered alongside financial metrics when assessing executive performance.". By senior business correspondent Peter Ryan.

A separate table in the remuneration report shows his "total remuneration realised" this year was $6.2 million. NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn received a cash bonus of $837,000 and $1.2 million in shares this year, on top of a $2.3 million fixed salary. Having worked at the bank for 10 years, he had accrued a full three months in long service leave entitlement he was planning to take just before his hurried resignation. In addition to Mr Thorburn's pay pain, bonuses across the National Australia Bank were reduced by $114 million as commissioner Kenneth Hayne weighed admissions and evidence that part of the financial sector put the interests of shareholders ahead of customers.

National Australia Bank has had more misfortunes than its big four rivals over the past two decades, many self-inflicted. He received 45.5 per … National Australia Bank chief Andrew Thorburn collected almost $130,000 worth of pay and perks every week on average over the past financial year — even after receiving a pay cut. At the bank's current share price of $24.60, the value of Mr Thorburn's unvested 883,000 shares was in the order of $21.7 million. Deceased AstraZeneca Trial Volunteer Didn’t Receive Vaccine, Banks Lead U.S. Stocks Higher With Yields Climbing: Markets Wrap, Huawei Outhustles Trump by Stockpiling Chips Needed for China 5G, Maxwell Denied Recruiting Girls in Newly Unsealed Testimony, Hospitals Across the U.S. Are Crammed With Covid-19 Patients. Mr Thorburn's pay reduction means he is no longer the highest-paid NAB executive, with chief technology officer Patrick Wright earning $4.4 million. The bank’s annual report, released yesterday, reveals Mr Thorburn received a $6.63 million pay and perks package for the year to September. The company's preclinical programs focus on the development of oral formulations for the treatment of diabetes; and products in the areas of cardiovascular, appetite suppression, and pain, as well as in the development and expansion of nutritional supplement products. Mr Thorburn's base pay at the time of his departure was $2.4 million. NAB CEO Andrew Thorburn and Mike Baird.

National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Thorburn has copped a $2.1 million pay cut as a result of the fallout and potential criminal misconduct emerging from the financial services royal commission. Group chief operating officer of Digicel Group, chief executive officer of Digicel Caribbean and Central America, chief executive officer of Digicel Jamaica, Chief Executive Officer/president roles at Intec Telecom Systems plc, Chronicle Solutions Ltd and a number of Benchmark Capital Portfolio companies (including Kalido Inc. and Orchestria Ltd) and a managing director within BT Group. ... Comyn is base salary for 2019. They will also inherit Thorburn’s overhaul of the bank, including the elimination of 4,000 jobs. Mr Wright’s total remuneration for his first five months was $4.39 million, which included a staggered cash payment of $2.8 million to compensate for forfeited awards from his previous employer, British bank Barclays. The NAB annual report also reveals a return to banking proved enormously lucrative for former NSW premier Mike Baird. "These failures have impacted NAB's reputation.". NAB Group CEO Andrew Thorburn took a 32 per cent pay cut this year. Former NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn will receive a $1 million payout for his early departure from the bank, but will miss out on a potential windfall of more than $20 million.

But all senior executives received on average a 30 per cent reduction to their variable remuneration. However, that is a purely hypothetical figure based on everything going to plan. "In the alternative reality of executive remuneration, this looks like relatively harsh treatment," Mr Paatsch noted. National Australia staff accepted cash bribes to approve fraudulent mortgages and misled the regulator over a fees-for-no-service scandal. Thorburn joined ASB Bank in AUCKLAND, NZ in 1986. Commonwealth Bank of Australia also held a global search for a new CEO after Ian Narev left in the wake of money-laundering scandal, only to give the job to veteran insider Matt Comyn. AAP. NAB's annual report released on Friday shows Mr Thorburn's remuneration was down 31 per cent from $6.4 million to $4.4 million. Andrew Thorburn looks on as Ken Henry addresses NAB’s 2018 AGM in Melbourne. Note: Pay is for latest available year. They've been close for years, but can Geelong snag the AFL flag?

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CBA CEO Ian Narev has unwittingly highlighted the farce that is the executive bonus, writes Ian Verrender. “It’s harder now to actually run an Australian bank,” Johnson said. And we also do the wrong thing by our shareholders, because behaviour that doesn't put the customer first cannot provide a sustainable foundation for any business.". In his letter introducing the annual review, Dr Henry said: "When we do the wrong thing by the customer in order to boost short-term profit we lose the trust of our customers. "These [matters] include certain control failings and breaches of policy in the Office of the CEO and a small number of unintended breaches of policy by the Group CEO," the report said. In the year to September, NAB lifted its full-year cash profit — a measure of underlying earnings — by 2.5 per cent to $6.64 billion. 'She just might be getting set up': Union says Australia Post problems go beyond luxury watches, These artists living with disability get back the 'creative mojo' post-COVID — and this retreat is the secret, 'It keeps CCP leaders up at night': Why the environment might just be Beijing's ultimate threat, Aunt of 11yo girl who took her own life calls for end to silence around sexual abuse in Indigenous communities, Why Australia's unemployment rate 'does not tell the whole story' and could be much higher. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), NAB executives face a 15pc pay cut in response to community anger over misbehaviour, NAB profit to take $314m hit from extra customer compensation, CBA executives hit with $100 million pay cut in wake of bank scandals, Doctors warn of lasting effects of COVID-19 after recovering from disease themselves, Over 170 stranded Australians board flight home from London, National Cabinet to discuss raising cap on international arrivals, How a dubious story about Joe Biden's son and his laptop went around the world, Documents Ghislaine Maxwell fought to keep secret related to financier Jeffrey Epstein released by US court. Banking career. Under the Remuneration Report proposed in November, Thorburn would have taken a cut of almost a third to his salary in comparative fair value terms, but it appears a final pay of $4.375 million was still too high in the eyes of investors. Andrew Thorburn (born 13 April 1965) is an Australian-based businessman and a former CEO of Bank of NZ (BNZ), and also of National Australia Bank (NAB).

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Director at EMIS Plc. Director at corporate governance and proxy advice firm Ownership Matters, Dean Paatsch, said unlike most workers, executives received generous deals on the way out, and often saw a fair portion of their long-term bonuses paid years after they leave. Stocks Erase Gains With Stimulus Odds Still Long: Markets Wr... Turkey Forgoes Rate Hike, Sets Stage for More Stealth Tighte... U.S. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. These failures have impacted NAB's reputation," the remuneration report said. The $4.4 million number includes this year's cash component plus $1.3 million in equity deferred to future years.). FREE Carnival Rides, Live Entertainment, Food Trucks and MORE at Optus Stadium!

Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal. Under the new policy, bankers receive a base salary and a single variable reward. Ken Henry, NAB chairman, will test his new remuneration policy with institutional investors ahead of the AGM on December 19. jonesphoto.com.au. The bank will pay more than $US2.3 billion in a plea deal, the largest penalty in US history for a violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. What's a microwave weapon and is the Havana Syndrome real? Crown’s Australian resorts boss Barry Felstead to exit, Aust Post CEO stands aside amid watch investigation, Crown cops big first strike after inquiry bombshells, WA directors optimistic about State’s economy, Why Welborn parted ways with Resolute Mining, NAB fined $15m over loan-introducer scheme. Thorburn was born in Melbourne and is a dual Australian-NZ citizen. Meanwhile, Westpac's Brian Hartzer forfeited $4.3 million from long-term bonuses awarded previously and had his cash bonus for this year cut by almost half a million dollars and received almost half a million dollars less in Westpac shares.