IAWS chief joins top-earners list

IAWS chief executive Owen Killian has joined the growing list of top bosses earning more than €1 million a year.

Mr Killian, who took over as chief executive of the food and agriculture group in October 2003, was paid a total of €1.12m in the year to end September, the company’s latest annual report reveals. He was paid €996,000 in the previous 12 month period.

The report shows Mr Killian was paid a basic salary of €519,000, performance bonus of €400,000 and pension contributions/benefit-in-kind of nearly €200,000.