Paul Thwaite seals largest payout for NatWest CEO since disgraced Fred Goodwin in 2006

2026-02-13 - 08:55

Thwaite given £6.6m pay package for 2025, while Goodwin received £7.7m when bank was known as RBS Business live – latest updates The NatWest boss Paul Thwaite has clinched the largest payout for a chief executive of the banking group since his disgraced predecessor Fred Goodwin took home £7.7m in the lead-up to the 2008 financial crisis. Thwaite, who guided the once-bailed-out lender to full private ownership last year, was given a £6.6m pay package for 2025, with the boardroom lifting his overall pay by a third. Continue reading...