DCC chief set for 2% pay rise

DCC chief Tommy Breen is in line for his first salary increase in seven years, with his basic pay set to rise by over 2% in the group’s current financial year.

According to the support services group’s latest annual report, Mr Breen will be paid a basic salary of €715,000 in the current year, which runs to the end of next March. He has been paid €700,000 in basic pay since he took over as CEO in 2008.

This year will also see similar pay increases for the other two executive directors on DCC’s board; group chief financial officer, Fergal O’Dwyer’s pay rising by 2.3% to €440,000 and that of Donal Murphy — who heads up DCC Energy, the largest of the group’s divisions — going from €410,000 to €420,000.