Anglo directors paid E7.68m

THE five executive directors of Anglo Irish Bank were paid E7.68 million in 2003, the bank’s latest annual report shows.

The highest-paid director was long-serving chief executive Sean Fitzpatrick who was paid a total of E2.3 million. His package included a basic salary of E649,000, an annual bonus E934,000 and a deferred bonus of E466,000.

Pension contributions and other benefits brought his pay packet up to E2.34 million, up from the E1.88 million he earned in 2002.