REMUNERATION for BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers soared 51 per cent to $US10.39 million ($A12.08 million) in the June year, despite broad-based government and community pressure for executive pay restraint in the wake of the global financial crisis.
See http://www.theage.com.au/business/bhp-oks-kloppers-51-pay-increase-20090915-fppq.html.