Het blijven toch hedendaagse uitgaves van de fameuze Middeleeuwse roofridders die bankiers. Het laatste voorbeeld is natuurlijk Vikram Pandit, tot vandaag CEO van Citigroup. Maar na de rampzalig slechte cijfers van Citigroup is Vikram Pandit geen CEO van Citigroup meer. Zal hij er een traan om laten? Zeer onwaarschijnlijk. Want ondanks het feit dat de beurswaarde van CitiGroup tijdens zijn verblijf is gedecimeerd heeft de man maar liefst $260 miljoen aan zijn functie overgehouden:

While CEO of Citigroup in 2007, Vikram Pandit earned an annualized compensation of $3,164,320, which included a base salary of $250,000, stocks granted of $2,914,320, and options granted of $0. In 2008, he earned a total compensation of $38,237,437, which included a base salary of $958,333, stocks granted of $28,830,000, and options granted of $8,432,911. In 2009 he received total compensation of $128,751, including base salary of $125,001; In 2010 he received total compensation of $1,00; In 2011 he received total compensation of $14,857,103 including base salary of $1,671,370. Oh, and this number includes the $165 million Pandit received for his low performing hedge fund which was purchased by Citi in 2007, and was closed by Citi a few months later for epic underperformance.

Briljant.