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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

Shell chief’s pay package rose by more than 50% to nearly £10m in 2022

Van Beurden
Ben van Beurden’s rise came despite the deaths of two Shell contractors. Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters

The recently departed chief executive of Shell’s pay jumped more than 50% to nearly £10m in 2022, including a bonus labelled “jaw-dropping” by campaigners.

The total pay package of Ben van Beurden, who stood down at the end of last year, rose from £6.3m in 2021 to £9.7m in 2022. His bonus rose from £2.2m in 2021 to £2.6m in 2022.

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