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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Guardian pay survey 2009: Best paid chief executives

Bart Becht
Reckitt Benckiser's Bart Becht leads the field of the UK's best-paid chief executives, with a salary package totalling £36.8m Photograph: PR
Aidan Heavey, Tullow Oil
Aidan Heavey of Tullow Oil discovers £28.8m in his salary package Photograph: PR
Chip Goodyear
Things were also looking up for BHP Billiton's Chip Goodyear, whose remuneration reached £23.8m Photograph: Martin Argles/Guardian
Sir Martin Sorrell
Sir Martin Sorrell of WPP collected £19.7m Photograph: Martin Argles/Guardian
Arun Sarin, Vodafone
Former Vodafone chief Arun Sarin rang up a total salary of £13.7m Photograph: MANPREET ROMANA/AFP/Getty Images
John Pluthero, Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless chief John Pluthero earned £10.6m Photograph: PR
Jean Pierre Garnier, GlaxoSmithKline
Former GlaxoSmithKline CEO Jean Pierre Garnier benefited from a £10.3m package. Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: Martin Argles/Guardian
Frank Chapman, BG Group
BG Group's Frank Chapman earned £10.1m Photograph: Sean Smith/Guardian
Paul Pindar, Capita
Paul Pindar from Capita was rewarded with a £9.8m package Photograph: PR
Terry Leahy, chief executive of Tesco
Tesco's head Sir Terry Leahy earned £9.1m Photograph: PA
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