AstraZeneca boss Pascal Soriot’s pay rises to £17.7m

Increase of 6.4% comes as drugmaker reports strong profit growth, despite cancelling UK investment projects Business live – latest updates Pascal Soriot, the chief executive of Britain’s largest pharmaceutical company, received a 6.4% pay rise last year, taking his total remuneration to £17.7m. The AstraZeneca boss is in line for a further increase this year, potentially making him the UK’s highest-paid chief executive once again. Continue reading...

By Julia Kollewe