Chris O’Shea is CEO of British Gas owner Centrica and it’s safe to say he’s OK for a few quid.
In a recent interview with BBC Breakfast News, he sat on the couch and quite calmly revealed his salary last year was a staggering £4.5 million. While he didn’t seem ashamed or embarrassed by that, he made it clear he totally understood that such earnings can’t be justified while so many of his customers, staff and even members of his own family face difficult decisions around heating their homes and their energy bills.
But at least he was honest. Should he have been? How honest are your senior team about issues around salaries and bonuses? Is the prize for transparency worth the risk of upsetting people?
Here are a few thoughts from Comsteria’s media trainer and crisis communications specialist, Colin Kelly.
