Peter Wakkie occurs immediately down from the Supervisory Board of ABN Amro. The bank has announced this afternoon. Wakkie leaves because of the controversy that has arisen over the wage increase for ABN Summit, which has now been reversed.
In a press release that ABN Amro has published state that Wakkie considers itself responsible for “the resulting fuss” about the pay raise because he commissioner who deals with the remuneration policy of the bank:
Peter Wakkie has decided that he will step down with immediate effect from the Supervisory Board of ABN AMRO. Mr. Wakkie was Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Remuneration, Selection and Appointment Committee. He considers himself in the latter capacity, in particular responsible for the decision on the implementation of the now back twisted salary increase for six directors and about surrounding noise.
Last week it was announced that the top of state bank ABN Amro, on CEO Gerrit Zalm after a pay rise would get 100,000 euros. Over there arose great social and political turmoil, after Dijsselbloem Minister (Finance, Labour) Friday decided to postpone the IPO of the bank. After all social and political criticism saw ABN summit on Sunday of the salary increase.
The top of ABN Amro wanted their decision to raise (and their decision to turn back) did not explain until now . But Wakkie calculated afternoon gave an interview to TVNZ (€) in which the pay rise is still defended:
“The directors have their goals ever with flying colors achieved. If you did that, you are entitled to that bonus. They have been since 2010 no longer receive. In reality they have so let 1.5 million lie “
About the resulting commotion he says in the interview:”. Since I have a personal opinion, but I do not want to share. That would not be good for the bank – that the peace must now return “
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