Salary shootout: Vodacom vs. MTN

 ·20 Jun 2012

Vodacom and MTN released their latest annual reports which give an overview of the remuneration of their executive directors. The total packages for the last financial year for Vodacom and MTN’s execs ranged between R6.4 million and R22.5 million.

The highest paid executive was not Vodacom CEO, Pieter Uys or MTN CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa – but rather MTN’s Group chief strategy, mergers and acquisitions officer, Khumo Shuenyane, who netted a total pay package of R56,595,000 in 2011.

When it comes to salaries in the telecommunications market, the size of the company seems to matter. MTN, with a market cap of R261 billion, and an operating profit of R38 billion, paid their executives significantly more than Vodacom, which has a market cap of R139 billion and an operating profit of R17 billion.

However, there is no reason to feel sorry for Vodacom’s top dogs. With annual remuneration ranging between R6 million and R22 million, both MTN and Vodacom’s executives should be able to put food on the table.

Chief Executive Officer
Name Basic salary Total package Name Basic salary Total package
Pieter Uys 7,083,750 R16,523,664 Sifiso Dabengwa R7,133,000 R22,528,000
Chief Financial Officer
Rob Shuter R5,045,625 R12,550,205 Nazir Patel R4,719,000 R17,177,000
Chief Technology Officer
Andries Delport R3,495,875 R6,417,414 Jyoti Desai R4,746,000 R13,815,000
Board Chairman
Peter Moyo R1,350,000 Cyril Ramaphosa R1,805,000

These executives also have hefty long-term incentives and accruals which further help to balance their personal budgets. Here are the details of the accrued termination benefits and long-term incentives granted to Vodacom’s top executives.

MTN executives enjoy similar benefits, but a direct comparison is challenging because of share price fluctuations.

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