Author: Shibu Thomas

Germany’s CEO Pay Hits Record Highs Despite Economic Slowdown In a full-fledged economic uncertainty, executive pay in Germany continues to climb to outrageous levels. In 2024, the chief executives of Germany’s highest value publicly listed companies (especially DAX listed companies) earned record levels of pay packages, on average €3.76 million, up 3% from the year before. The data comes from a joint research project by the German Association for the Protection of Securities Ownership (DSW) and the Technical University of Munich. While the 3% year-on-year increase may seem small, the yearly data presents a wider narrative that highlights changing norms…