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24/03/2009
Nationwide Directors Get Visit From Lenihan
The Finance Minister has landed on the door step of the two State-appointed directors at Irish Nationwide, after a series of revelations over directors pay.
Brian Lenihan is to brief the cabinet today on the meeting, which took place after it emerged an ex-chief executive had taken home a €1 million bonus after the banks' recapitalisation, while his replacement refused the position because the job's salary was capped to €360,000 a year.
The former top executive, Michael Fingleton caused outrage after revelations were made he had taken a €1 million bonus despite the complete failure of the bank, which cost the tax payer billions in bailing out the banks' mistakes.
Tánaiste Mary Coughlan said Michael Fingleton's actions created not just a level of concern, but also a level of annoyance, and said he should pay back his €1m bonus.
Even further scandal erupted from the bank today as news broke the Fingleton's replacement, Danny Kitchen, had turned down his appointment after the Government introduced a salary cap of €360,000.
Newly published guidelines for chief executive pay at banks and building societies covered by the Government's guarantee, capped what Irish Nationwide could offer at €360,000, leading the replacement to change his mind.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Martin said last night on RTÉ's Question & Answers programme that the banking and financial world needs to get a grip on reality.
He said: "People on €20,000 andd €30,000 have had to endure income reductions, people have lost their jobs, and meanwhile people are saying in banks they can't work for half a million or they can't work for €400,000....and that just needs to change".
(DW/BMcC)
Brian Lenihan is to brief the cabinet today on the meeting, which took place after it emerged an ex-chief executive had taken home a €1 million bonus after the banks' recapitalisation, while his replacement refused the position because the job's salary was capped to €360,000 a year.
The former top executive, Michael Fingleton caused outrage after revelations were made he had taken a €1 million bonus despite the complete failure of the bank, which cost the tax payer billions in bailing out the banks' mistakes.
Tánaiste Mary Coughlan said Michael Fingleton's actions created not just a level of concern, but also a level of annoyance, and said he should pay back his €1m bonus.
Even further scandal erupted from the bank today as news broke the Fingleton's replacement, Danny Kitchen, had turned down his appointment after the Government introduced a salary cap of €360,000.
Newly published guidelines for chief executive pay at banks and building societies covered by the Government's guarantee, capped what Irish Nationwide could offer at €360,000, leading the replacement to change his mind.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Martin said last night on RTÉ's Question & Answers programme that the banking and financial world needs to get a grip on reality.
He said: "People on €20,000 andd €30,000 have had to endure income reductions, people have lost their jobs, and meanwhile people are saying in banks they can't work for half a million or they can't work for €400,000....and that just needs to change".
(DW/BMcC)
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