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BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce reap rewards from higher global defence spending

The FTSE 100 firms upgraded full-year guidance after strong first-half results.

The Independent UK · Jul 30

Defence boss warns UK is complacent about risk of foreign attack

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The Independent UK · Jul 24

UK defence spending ‘not enough to protect the country’, BAE boss warns

BAE Systems boss Charles Woodburn described the current climate as ‘the most threatening time I’ve seen’

The Independent UK · Jul 24

How did CEO pay get so high in UK and can we do anything about it?

Median pay for a FTSE 100 boss rose to £4.19m in 2023, 120 times that of the average full-time worker

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024

Arms maker BAE Systems makes record profit amid Ukraine and Israel-Gaza wars

FTSE 100 company says global instability is making government focus on defence spending

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024

The top 100 bosses in the U.K. scored a pay hike of over $600k last year—the highest in six years

Among the highest paid CEOs were pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca’s chief Pascal Soriot, with £15.3 million ($19.6 million), and defense company BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn, who earned £10.7 million ($13.7 million).

Fortune · Aug 22, 2023

Top UK CEOs handed 16% pay rise as millions of workers squeezed – as it happened

Data from the High Pay Centre thinktank showed FTSE 100 bosses collected an average £500,000 pay rise last year, taking their median pay to £3.9m

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023

BAE Systems breaks records as governments beef up defence spending

CEO Charles Woodburn tells the Standard Russia’s war in Ukraine is a reminder to investors of the importance of defence

Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2023

Ukraine says it's working with BAE to set up weapons production facility

Ukraine is working with major British defense company BAE Systems to set up a Ukrainian base to both produce and repair weapons from tanks to artillery, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

Former CBI boss to step down from BAE Systems board after taking charity role

Dame Carolyn first joined the group's board in March 2021

Birmingham Post · Mar 30, 2022