Prudential boss Tidjane Thiam, who will soon leave the insurer to join Swiss bank Credit Suisse, was paid £11.8 million in salary and bonuses last year, putting him firmly among the top paid FTSE 100 bosses.
But who else is with him?
Gallery: Top paid FTSE 100 bosses
Sir Martin Sorrell - WPP
Advertising giant WPP's chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell is set to receive a 2014 pay package of more than £40 million, after he was handed a number of free shares under the terms of a controversial long-term bonus plan.
The payout is expected to cause a furore at the company’s annual meeting in June.
Sorrell collected £29.8 million in 2013, according to the High Pay Centre.
Ben van Beurden - Shell
Shell boss Ben van Beurden got a €24.2 million (£17.1 million) pay package last year despite falling oil prices hitting the company’s shares, which he described as "unusually high".
His overall package was boosted by a €10.7 million pension top-up and €7 million payment described as “tax equalisation”.
Peter Long - TUI
Peter Long, chief executive of TUI Travel, collected £10.5 million in 2013.
Long is now joint CEO of TUI, which merged with two German businesses if the same name in a £5.6 million deal, creating the world’s biggest holiday business.
Antonio Horta-Osorio - Lloyds Banking Group
Antonio Horta-Osorio, chief executive of Lloyds, received a huge share award for turning around the taxpayer bailed-out bank, which took his 2014 package to £11.5 million.
Horta-Osorio conceded that the sum, up from £7.5 million, was high.
Bob Dudley - BP
BP boss Bob Dudley was handed a 25% pay rise last year, taking his total package to $12.74 million (£8.64 million).
A shareholder group has reportedly recommended voting against the pay deal at the oil giant's shareholder meeting later this month.
Ian Gorham - Hargreaves Lansdown
Ian Gorham, chief executive of financial supermarket Hargreaves Lansdown pocketed £10.6 million in 2013, after he cashed in some long-term share options.
All figures are the latest available pay information or estimates