{"id":22899,"date":"2012-09-25T12:03:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T10:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=22899"},"modified":"2012-09-26T08:46:04","modified_gmt":"2012-09-26T06:46:04","slug":"telkom-executives-pay-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/22899\/telkom-executives-pay-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Telkom executives\u2019 pay revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Embattled telecoms operator, <a title=\"Telkom\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/1637-Telkom\">Telkom<\/a> has revealed that its executive committee received a combined salary of R56.3 million in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>This figure is down from R67.87 million paid to executives in 2011, including R10.22 million paid to former acting CEO, <a title=\"Jeffrey Hedberg\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/1668-Jeffrey-Hedberg\">Jeffrey Hedberg<\/a>, for his brief stint with the company.<\/p>\n<p>Telkom CEO <a title=\"Nombulelo Moholi\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/1667-Nombulelo-Pinky-Moholi\">Nombulelo Moholi<\/a>, and CFO, <a title=\"Jacques Schindeh\u00fctte\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/3315-Jacques-Schindehutte\">Jacques Schindeh\u00fctte<\/a> took home R12.1 million and R8.38 million respectively, including \u201cshort-term incentive\u201d bonuses of R2.25 million, and R876,600.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday (21 September), Telkom advised that its headline earnings per share from continuing operations for the six months ending September 2012 was expected to be at least 65% lower than the prior comparative period.<\/p>\n<p>HEPS from continuing operations for the six months ended September 2011 stood at 191.7 cents, 35.5% lower than in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Telkom advised shareholders that basic earnings per share from continuing operations for the six months ending 30 September 2012 is expected to be at least 45% lower than in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>A big winner in the remuneration stakes, Telkom\u2019s business managing director, <a title=\"Brian Armstrong\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/3187-Brian-Armstrong\">Brian Armstrong<\/a> received R10.47 million, while <a title=\"Bashier Sallie\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/4587-Bashier-Sallie\">Bashier Sallie<\/a>, Telkom&#8217;s MD of wholesale and networks, received R9.82 million.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Manelisa Mavuso\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/3186-Manelisa-Mavuso\">Manelisa Mavuso<\/a>, Telkom MD for consumer services and retail pocketed R8.28 million, and deputy CFO <a title=\"Deon Fredericks\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/5100-Deon-Fredericks\">Deon Fredericks<\/a> received R7.88 million.<\/p>\n<p>A total of R8.18 million was dished out to non-executive directors, with outgoing chairman <a title=\"Lazarus Zim\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/4784-Lazarus-Zim\">Lazarus Zim<\/a> earning R1.52 million.<\/p>\n<p>Telkom&#8217;s future is currently in the hands of Cabinet after the Department of Communications (<a title=\"DoC\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/2129-DoC-Department-of-Communications\">DoC<\/a>) presented three strategic options available for the group last week.<\/p>\n<p>In lunchtime trade on the <a title=\"JSE\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/1663-JSE-Limited\">JSE<\/a> on Tuesday, shares in Telkom advanced 1.64% to\u00a018.60, having shipped in excess of 10% on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related article<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telkom CEO rubbishes resignation rumours\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/telecommunications\/22892\/telkom-ceo-rubbishes-resignation-rumours\/\"><strong>Telkom CEO rubbishes resignation rumours<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telkom future in cabinet hands\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/22834\/telkom-future-in-cabinet-hands\/\"><strong>Telkom future in cabinet hands<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telkom options not tabled before Cabinet\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/22701\/telkom-options-not-tabled-before-cabinet\/\"><strong>Telkom options not tabled before Cabinet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telkom shares off 5.3%, awaits fate\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/telecommunications\/22636\/telkom-shares-off-5-3-awaits-fate\/\"><strong>Telkom shares off 5.3%, awaits fate<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telkom delivers earnings warning\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/telecommunications\/22589\/telkom-delivers-earnings-warning\/\"><strong>Telkom delivers earnings warning<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telkom rallies 5% on nationalisation rumour\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/telecommunications\/22317\/telkom-rallies-5-on-nationalisation-rumour\/\"><strong>Telkom rallies 5% on nationalisation rumour<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telkom to be sold at R24 a share, nationalised: analyst\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/22198\/telkom-to-be-sold-at-r24-a-share-nationalised-analyst\/\"><strong>Telkom to be sold at R24 a share, nationalised: analyst<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Embattled telecoms operator Telkom has revealed that its executive committee received a combined salary of R56.3 million in 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