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Savills directors take home £4m in 2016

Savills’ two executive directors were paid £4m last year as chief executive Jeremy Helsby’s total pay fell 2.6% to £2.2m, according to the company’s annual report.

Helsby and Simon Shaw, chief financial officer at Savills, saw their base salaries rise 3.1% and 2.9% last year, although Helsby’s performance-related profit share fell 1.9%.

Excluding benefits and long-term rewards, Helsby earned 96% of his maximum remuneration last year and Shaw earned 99% of his.

Savills executive director remuneration (£)

Jeremy Helsby Simon Shaw
2016 2015 2016 2015
Salary 275,000 266,667 210,000 204,167
Benefits 11,055 10,885 11,216 11,216
Pension – contribution 38,500 40,958 37,800 36,750
Pension – defined benefit deferred pension 29,213
Annual profit share- cash 1,314,800 1,340,000 1,040,000 1,040,000
Annual profit share -deferred shares 598,200 610,000 435,000 425,000
Total 2,237,555 2,297,723 1,734,016 1,717,133

Combined totals (£)

2016 2015 Change
Salary 485,000 470,834 3.0%
Benefits 22,271 22,101 0.8%
Pension – contribution 76,300 77,708 -1.8%
Pension – defined benefit deferred pension 29,213 -100%
Annual profit share- cash 2,354,800 2,380,000 -1.1%
Annual profit share -deferred shares 1,033,200 1,035,000 -0.2%
Total 3,971,571 4,014,856 -1.1%

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