Thames Water gave finance boss a £1m signing-on fee
The seven-figure payment was given to Steve Buck as part of package to persuade him to join the troubled utility company.
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Notable Quotes
"The majority of the team were brought in recently to fix the problems the company faces and are not responsible for causing those problems."
— Sir Adrian Montague , Executive
"Money should be going into improving services, not remunerating already well-paid senior executives."
— Alistair Carmichael , Politician
"If we're not prepared to pay market rates, then they won't come to us and they won't stay with us."
— Chris Weston , Executive
Key People
Alistair Carmichael is a Liberal Democrat MP and chair of the Environment Committee.
Andy Burnham is the chief minister of Jersey and a prominent Labour Party figure.
Chris Weston is the Chief Executive of Thames Water.
Sir Adrian Montague is the chairman of Thames Water.
Steve Buck is the finance chief of Thames Water.
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The seven-figure payment was given to Steve Buck as part of package to persuade him to join the troubled utility company.
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