The Guardian
Shell chief’s pay rose by a quarter in 2021 to £6m
Ben van Beurden was paid 57 times more than median Shell worker, according to oil firm’s annual report
Jasper Jolly: Thu 10 Mar 2022 09.13 GMT
The Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden’s pay rose by a quarter in 2021 to £6m, as the fossil fuel producer benefited from soaring energy prices amid calls for a windfall tax on energy companies.
The FTSE 100 company reported record profits during 2021, thanks in part to a gas price surge in the final three months of the year amid a rebound in demand for commodities as the global economy recovered from coronavirus pandemic lockdowns.