Ian Guider: €900k wage packet is no big talking point

The fact that Richie Boucher’s compensation package has been met with a muted response says it all about where we are

Bank of Ireland chief Richie Boucher Pic: RollingNews.ie

It says much about how far we’ve come when the decision by Bank of Ireland chief Richie Boucher to take his full €900,000-plus compensation package without waiving any of his salary doesn’t generate over-the-top reaction.

And in truth it doesn’t deserve to, when you consider how far the bank itself has come in the last couple of years. The remedial work on its balance sheet was completed last week with the announcement that ...