BT boss takes home £5.6m as pay and bonus package more than doubles

The Guardian World Thursday 11 June 2026, 13:08 UTC By Mark Sweney 1 min read

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Allison Kirkby pocketed the payment after BT’s share price surged nearly 80% since she became chief executiveThe chief executive of BT saw her pay and bonus package more than double last year to £5.6m, the biggest pay award to a boss of the telecoms company in more than a decade. Allison Kirkby, who stepped up from the board to take the helm in February 2024, received a pay, bonus and share award package of £5.58m for the year to the end of March.

Allison Kirkby pocketed the payment after BT’s share price surged nearly 80% since she became chief executive

The chief executive of BT saw her pay and bonus package more than double last year to £5.6m, the biggest pay award to a boss of the telecoms company in more than a decade.

Allison Kirkby, who stepped up from the board to take the helm in February 2024, received a pay, bonus and share award package of £5.58m for the year to the end of March.

BT (ORG) Allison Kirkby (PERSON)

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