UK bank Barclays has agreed a resignation package with outgoing chief executive Bob Diamond where he will continue to receive his salary, pension allowance and other benefits for up to 12 months but will forfeit a number of bonus awards and incentives, the bank said Tuesday.
(LONDON) — UK bank Barclays has agreed a resignation package with ex-chief executive Bob Diamond where he will forfeit up to 20 million pounds ($31 million) in bonuses and incentives but receive a year’s salary, pension and other benefits worth 2 million pounds. Diamond resigned last week after Barclays was fined $453 million by U.S.
NO BONUS: U.K. bank Barclays has agreed a resignation package with ex-CEO Bob Diamond that calls for him to forfeit up to 20 million pounds ($31 million) in bonuses and incentives, but receive a year's salary, pension and other benefits worth 2 million pounds ($3.1 million).
Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has resigned with immediate effect over a rate rigging scandal at the British banking giant, the company said on Tuesday."Barclays today announces the resignation of Bob Diamond as chief executive and a director of Barclays with immediate effect," the bank said in a statement to the London Stock Exchange.