Speedy Hire gets a new chairman; and BTG’s new remuneration committee chair will have interesting discussions ahead, as a tranche of shareholders vote against recent remuneration policy.

Persimmon executives agree to take bonus cuts, following widespread criticism of its tens-of-million-pound payouts lined up from its non-capped 2012 long-term incentive scheme.

Aligning wider workforce pay in relation to executive remuneration should be tasked to non-executives under a revised Corporate Governance Code, suggests the Financial Reporting Council.

It’s undoubtedly a tough job, especially in this pay-sensitive climate. So why would anyone want to be remuneration chair? The Secret NED mulls it over.