VW Executives to Accept ‘Significant’ Bonus Cuts to Quell Unrest
- Unions, government called for reduction in management payouts
- Automaker faces billions of dollars in diesel-scandal costs
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Volkswagen AG Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch and other top executives agreed to significant bonus cuts to help resolve a dispute over management pay in the midst of the emissions-cheating scandal.
Poetsch, the former chief financial officer, as well as current management-board members will seek a “reasonable and fair solution” for bonuses, Wolfsburg, Germany-based Volkswagen said in a statement. The individual packages will be adopted at an April 22 meeting of Volkswagen’s supervisory board, said Stephan Weil, the prime minister of Lower Saxony and a board member.