DBS CEO Piyush Gupta (File photograph/LinkedIn)
The wage of DBS Bank’s Indian origin chief govt Piyush Gupta was reduce by a hefty 27 per cent
The wage of DBS Bank’s Indian-origin chief govt Piyush Gupta was reduce by a hefty 27 per cent to SGD 11.2 million (about Rs 69 crore) final yr for varied incidents of technical glitches, the financial institution stated in its annual report.
In 2022, Gupta obtained a wage of SGD 15.4 million.
The Singapore-based financial institution had, in February, stated that the 2023 variable compensation for its CEO and different members of the group administration committee has been reduce, holding them accountable for the sequence of digital disruptions that occurred final yr.
“While the bank fared well against most priorities on its balanced scorecard, it fell short in technology resiliency. This and the resultant impact on customers and the franchise were taken into account when determining the scorecard performance of both the Group and the CEO,” The Straits Times quoted from the financial institution’s newest annual report.
This pay reduce was taken regardless of the financial institution’s file 2023 income and outperformance in lots of areas, it added.
In 2023, the financial institution had a file yr, with complete revenue crossing the SGD 20 billion mark for the primary time. Net revenue reached SGD 10.3 billion and return on fairness hit 18 per cent, which marked new highs.
“The gaps in technology resiliency resulted in a lower scorecard appraisal by the board compared to the previous year,” the financial institution stated in its remuneration section of the newest report.
The remuneration is predicated on a scorecard that includes key efficiency indicators like how the financial institution fares in opposition to shareholder, buyer and worker indicators, in addition to focus areas akin to progress in reworking the financial institution, scaling development throughout markets and managing dangers.
Gupta, a naturalized Singaporean, was not alone in receiving a pay reduce.
The complete variable wages for senior administration together with the CEO was lowered by 21 per cent to mirror the administration’s accountability for the digital disruptions, DBS stated within the report.
Senior administration’s combination complete compensation — excluding that of the CEO — was lowered to SGD 63.5 million in 2023 from SGD 73.8 million in 2022.
Gupta’s base wage, which stood at SGD 1.5 million, remained unchanged, however he obtained a decrease money bonus of SGD 4.1 million in comparison with SGD 5.8 million in 2022. His deferred remuneration additionally dropped to SGD 5.6 million.
Of the deferred award, about 17.4 per cent can be in money, whereas the remaining can be within the type of shares, in line with the Singapore each day report.
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