The Guardian11 Jun 2026Market
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Allison Kirkby’s package includes a £1m cash bonus and £3.25m in long-term share awards, which will release over three years and were swelled by an 80% share price rise since she became CEO in February 2024. The £5.58m total for the year to March 2026 is the largest remuneration for a BT chief since Ian Livingston’s £9.4m in 2012–13, and compares to a £2.48m award in her first year and a maximum of £3.7m under predecessor Philip Jansen. The company has also agreed a 3% salary rise for Kirkby (to £1.1m) and a 4.1% increase for staff earning under £30,000, against the backdrop of a £15bn network upgrade and a plan to cut 55,000 roles by 2030.