• Around 60% of shareholders in events group Informa voted to reject the pay report last week, says the Financial Times. Under the new scheme, the chief executive, Stephen Carter, who was paid almost £1.5m last year, would be in line for stock worth 200% of his base salary every year until the end of 2023, worth £4.6m in total. Gareth Wright, the chief financial officer would be eligible for an award worth 135% of his salary.
• Aradhana Sarin, finance chief at Alexion, a US rare-diseases specialist in the process of being taken over by AstraZeneca, will be paid a base salary of £850,000 when she moves to the latter company. That is more than the £788,249 her predecessor earned, says The Times. Sarin will also receive an annual…
