This week’s revelation that Aryzta boss Owen Killian was paid a whopping €7m failed to spark an outcry, due in part to the deliberate low-profile enjoyed by the Roscommon man and the Swiss-Irish firm he heads, says Kyran Fitzgerald.

ARYZTA chief executive Owen Killian saw his total remuneration jump by around €5 million to €7m in the group’s last financial year, making him the highest paid head of a publicly-quoted Irish company.

THE merger of IAWS and Hiestand of Switzerland to form Aryzta, based in Switzerland, marks a significant step forward in the evolution of IAWS, which will trade for the last time today on the Irish Stock Exchange.

IAWS Group plc has today announced its intention to seek admission for its subsidiary Origin Enterprises on the IEX market of the Irish Stock Exchange and the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.

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

Foods group IAWS has announced the appointment of Patrick McEniff as group finance director designate.