Xero board bumps CEO’s pay to $25.8 million – but mandates skin in the game
Xero is bumping CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy’s remuneration to US$18.5 million ($25.8 million), a jump of 22 per cent, arguing this places her in the median of US tech CEOs.
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Elon Musk’s pay influenced CEO compensation to record high, report says
Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla have both approved compensation rewards that would add billions to the world’s largest fortune.
CEOs have a productivity problem. Asking people to work harder won’t fix it
Opinion: People are already working hard. The productivity problem is how much of that effort is being swallowed by meetings, reporting, approvals and other work that creates little value, argues The CEO Institute’s Richard Wynn Productivity has moved firmly into the CEO’s office and is the top issue on their mind. Across The CEO Institute’s […]
Shemara Wikramanayake steps down as Macquarie CEO
Macquarie head of banking and infrastructure Greg Ward will in November take the reins from Wikramanayake, who has led the bank for eight years. Key Takeaways Key Background Wikramanayake is a Macquarie lifer, having joined the Millionaire’s Factory in 1987 – just two years after Macquarie Bank was spun out of UK firm Hill Samuel. […]
Xero gives ‘low performers’ 30-day ultimatum amid CEO pay push
Xero has amped up performance management of staff, offering underperformers the option for immediate severance, amid AI’s disruption of the SaaS market.
Tech CEO with $35 million California mansion charged with secretly aiding Iran’s nuclear program
The CEO faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly providing U.S. networking equipment to Iran, according to the Justice Department.
Tech companies are using AI as ‘excuse’ to layoff workers, CEO says
Roughly 30,000 layoffs have been blamed on AI so far this year, on top of 55,000 job cuts in 2025.
Luigi Mangione fights extradition to New York — Here’s why.
Mangione was charged with forgery and firearms counts in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested, and faces a murder charge in New York.
Who is Brian Thompson? UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in NYC
Brian Thompson—the 50-year-old CEO of the health insurance division of the $550 billion UnitedHealth Group—was killed Wednesday in what police believe was a targeted shooting in Manhattan ahead of an investor meeting.
Victoria’s Secret shares surge as firm hires former Savage x Fenty exec as new CEO
A former Savage X Fenty executive will replace Martin Waters at Victoria’s Secret.