Tesla CEO Elon Musk earns first performance-based compensation worth more than $700million

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has earned a performance-based compensation payment worth more than $700million, the company confirmed Thursday.  The payout was triggered by the company reaching several financial metrics which included hitting $20 billion in total revenue for four previous quarters.   Musk has foregone a base salary with the company in exchange for a shot at … Read more

Ex jockey and TalkTalk CEO during £80m cyber attack who will lead UK’s test and trace scheme

The former chief executive of TalkTalk, who was at the helm of the company when it was hit by an £80 million cyber attack in 2015, will lead the UK’s test and trace scheme to tackle the coronavirus, set to launch tomorrow.  Baroness Dido Harding, 53, was raised on a Somerset pig farm and is the … Read more

A Very British Hotel Chain: Viewers brand CEO ‘excruciating cringeworthy’

Meet the real life David Brent: Best Western GB CEO is compared to Ricky Gervais’ The Office character as he reveals his brand values are ‘give a s***’ and ‘smash it’ on A Very British Hotel Chain Best Western GB CEO Rob Paterson, from Australia, shared team values Viewers were shocked when he revealed included … Read more

CEO of charity linked to Prince Harry is handed a final warning over ‘verbally abusive’ behaviour

CEO of charity linked to Prince Harry is handed a final warning over his ‘verbally abusive drunken behaviour’ following a five-day leadership event at Colorado retreat Richard Sharp handed a written warning over his ‘verbally abusive’ behaviour The five-day event took place at YMCA’s Estes Park in Colorado, U.S, last year International organisation was founded in … Read more

Coronavirus: Uber CEO confirms 3,000 job cuts in second round

Uber axes nearly a THIRD of its staff: CEO confirms ANOTHER 3,000 job cuts in email to employees – as rides drop 80% due to coronavirus Dara Khosrowshahi confirmed to employees on Monday that 45 offices were closing The closures mean another 3,000 staff around the world will be laid off   In the first week … Read more

Remdesivir trial data ‘offers hope,’ says Gilead CEO

On the heels of an early announcement that coronavirus patients given Gilead’s Ebola drug remdesivir fared better than those who didn’t get the treatment, the company’s CEO, Daniel O’Day, deemed the results a cause for ‘hope at a time when it is badly needed,’ in an open letter obtained by Fox News.   ‘Positive data’ from … Read more

Gilead CEO promises to make remdesivir affordable

The antiviral remdesivir has shown promise for treating coronavirus, and the head of the drug’s maker, Gilead Sciences, said he’s committed to ensuring anyone who needs the drug will have access to it.  ‘We’re going to work very closely with the government and with health care systems to make sure that it’s accessible, that it’s … Read more

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings received $38 MILLION in 2019 as company reports spike in subscriptions

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ fortunes continue to rise as a new SEC filing reports the streaming service’s co-founder received a total of $38 million in 2019. Hasting’s total pay package last year was up 16 per cent from what he was paid in 2018, reports Netflix in its annual proxy statement Wednesday.    Hastings’ most recent … Read more