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UNCOVERED: Simon peckham | History Defined

Record salaries for UK chief executives as pay rises for third year in a row

Report finds more than £1bn handed out to just 217 FTSE 100 bosses in the last financial year

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2025

More Melroses, fewer Sheins: the real definition of success for London

Look to Simon Peckham’s return with Rosebank Industries for an example of where the market should place value

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024

UK ‘robber baron’ company Melrose gives bosses £176m handout

Lion’s share will go to three former executives of company condemned for hostile takeover of engineering firm GKN in 2018

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024

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Huge payouts in prospect for ‘robber barons’ who won bitter battle for GKN

Fears for what Melrose might do to the historic engineering firm did not all come to pass, but more anger is now in prospect

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2024

Melrose on track for £1bn of profit as aerospace takes off

Shares leap as investors cheer figures. CEO and CFO to move on

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2023

Melrose to split in two with spin-off of its GKN automotive business

Boss of FTSE 100 engineer tells the Standard it’s about getting the company’s ‘mojo back’

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2022

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