Arneldo
02-05-2007, 06:01 AM
CHANNEL 4 boss Andy Duncan is set for a £450,000 bonus taking his pay to £1MILLION — despite causing worldwide fury with the Big Brother race row.
The chief exec’s £622,000 salary will be boosted by the bonus in July — just for staying put in his job.
Duncan, 44, faced calls to resign after Jade Goody clashed with Indian beauty Shilpa Shetty on Celeb BB.
His No2 Kevin Lygo gets a £443,000 wage PLUS a £142,000 bonus.
Luke Johnson, C4’s chairman, said: “These people don’t come cheap.”
But TV watchdog John Beyer called the bonuses “excessive”.
The Sun (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2007200237,00.html)
The chief exec’s £622,000 salary will be boosted by the bonus in July — just for staying put in his job.
Duncan, 44, faced calls to resign after Jade Goody clashed with Indian beauty Shilpa Shetty on Celeb BB.
His No2 Kevin Lygo gets a £443,000 wage PLUS a £142,000 bonus.
Luke Johnson, C4’s chairman, said: “These people don’t come cheap.”
But TV watchdog John Beyer called the bonuses “excessive”.
The Sun (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2007200237,00.html)