Here are the 18 male and two female directors in Australia paid more than $1 million a year in board fees.
The highest-paid company directors include (top, left) Hamish McLennan, Scott Perkins and Steven Gregg and Richard Goyder, Michael Wilkins and Ken MacKenzie. AFR
Only two female directors crack the ranks of the ASX300’s 20 highest-paid directors, with male chairmen such as Richard Goyder, Michael Chaney and Ken MacKenzie still dominating the list.
The chairman of Israel-based semiconductor components company Weebit Nano, former Intel executive David Perlmutter, topped the table of the highest-paid directors, earning $2.01 million. Perlmutter has just one directorship of an ASX300 company.
Patrick DurkinBOSS Deputy editorPatrick Durkin is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor. He writes on news, business and leadership. Connect with Patrick on Twitter. Email Patrick at pdurkin@afr.com
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