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Research: The CEO of AstraZeneca was the most profitable CEO in the UK last year

Britain’s largest companies were forced to cut their executives’ salaries last year due to the negative effects of the pandemic, but Pascal Sorio, chief executive of pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, was able to top the list of highest paid executives, according to data compiled by the High Pay Center.

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They point out that the average salary of executives of the largest listed companies in the United Kingdom fell by 17% last year, taking into account the negative impact of the coronavir pandemic on the world economy.

But Sorio was able to earn £ 15.45 million (€ 18.13 million) last year, or half as much as his closest successor, Brian Kasin, head of the credit rating group Experian.

Meanwhile, the most paid executive last year was Emma Walsley, CEO of pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, who earned seven million pounds.

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