AIB pays out €50 million to 250 top staff members
Chief executive Bernard Byrne earned almost €600,000
State-controlled AIB paid €50 million in salaries to its top 250 staff last year, equivalent to €200,000 each, new figures reveal.
The highest paid banker was chief executive Bernard Byrne, who earned just shy of €600,000 in 2015.
Some €21 million was shared by 92 senior members of the management team and non-executive directors, while a further €6.3 million was paid over to 43 staff who controlled key areas of the bank’s business.