Top CEOs will have earned more than a typical UK worker’s median annual pay by lunchtime on 4 January, thinktank estimates.

In the FTSE 350, the median chief executive’s pay was 57 times that of the median employee in 2022, up from 56:1 the previous year.

Nearly half of chief executives progress via the role of divisional head, but less than a fifth of divisional leads are female, study finds.

The number of shareholder proposals calling for a vote on severance packages has skyrocketed, finds proxy adviser ISS.

United Nations’ expert on extreme poverty names and shames profitable US giants Amazon, Walmart and DoorDash.

Microsoft’s Omar Abbosh will succeed Andy Bird in early 2024 as chief executive officer of the global learning company.

Aviva’s Adam Winslow is expected to take over the role of chief executive officer of the insurance group early next year.

Telia CEO will take over from Philip Jansen to lead the telecoms giant, where she has been a NED since 2019.

Public trust in UK businesses is six points down on last year, research by the Institute of Business Ethics finds.

Hein Schumacher, who joined Unilever as a non-executive director in October last year, will replace Alan Jope as chief executive officer.