BHP freezes executive salaries as CEO Henry takes $6.1m for first 6 months
Global miner BHP Group said in its annual report on Tuesday that it froze salaries of key leadership personnel for the coming financial year, while CEO Mike Henry received $6.1-million in the first six months on the job.
Henry, who became chief executive on January 1 this year, was set a salary of $1.87-million a year, including a base salary of $1.7-million and a 10% pension contribution, but not including short- and long-term incentives that make up the majority of his remuneration.
The outcome reflected "an appropriate alignment between pay and performance during the year and is also fair in terms of the global context in which decisions have been made," Chair of the remuneration committee, Susan Kilsby, said.
The coronavirus-induced pressure at companies globally is likely to feed through into lower executive salaries more broadly. At global mining companies, costs have also surged as miners have spent on safety and quarantine measures to curb the virus impact on their workforce and nearby communities.
BHP also announced that there would be no hike to salaries or total remuneration packages for the CEO or other key management personnel.
Henry's 2021 total target remuneration is unchanged at $7.5-million, BHP said, 12% lower than that of previous CEO Andrew Mackenzie. The former CEO took home $2.4-million for the first half of the 2020 financial year and another $5.3-million as his 2015 long-term incentive.
Chairman Ken MacKenzie's fee remained at $880 000, with the level being constant for a fourth year. Base fee levels for other non-executive directors will also remain unchanged at $160 000 a year.
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