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CBI chief pushes for US-style executive pay packages for UK bosses

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Rupert Soames has been leading efforts to win shareholder support for a new pay deal at Smith & Nephew .

He wants to amend the company’s pay policy to reflect higher salaries for executives in the US .

The 64-year-old has pitched a hybrid’ US - UK pay scheme to reflect Wall Street pay practices.

The proposal could open the floodgates for more US -style pay packages for other UK listed firms.

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