{
  "id": 10703401,
  "title": "CEO Pay Tops $18 Million as Turnover Drives Six-Year High in Sign-On Bonuses, According to Diligent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ceo-pay-tops-18-million-as-turnover-drives-six-year-high-in-sign-on",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-29T13:56:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Post",
    "slug": "financial-post",
    "url": "https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/ceo-pay-tops-18-million-as-turnover-drives-six-year-high-in-sign-on-bonuses-according-to-diligent"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New Diligent Market Intelligence report finds succession costs rising as boards compete for scarce leadership talent and compensation committees face sharper investor scrutiny NEW YORK — Median granted CEO pay at S&P 500 companies rose by more than 8% in 2025 to reach $18.2 million, while cash sign-on bonuses for incoming CEOs hit a six-year […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}