SNC-Lavalin paying ex-CEO Duhaime almost $5M
The Canadian Press
Posted: Apr 3, 2012 4:37 PM ET
Last Updated: Apr 3, 2012 5:22 PM ET
SNC-Lavalin is paying former chief executive Pierre Duhaime nearly $5 million as a golden handshake after relieving him of his duties last week. (Graham Hughes/Canadian Press)
SNC-Lavalin is paying former chief executive Pierre Duhaime nearly $5 million as a golden handshake after relieving him of his duties last week.
The 57-year-old will remain an SNC employee until June 27 but have no responsibilities or perform any policy-making decisions, the Montreal-based company said in a regulatory filing ahead of its May annual meeting.
SNC-Lavalin said Duhaime was taking his retirement after he was relieved of his duties for approving $56 million in payments to undisclosed agents.
His departure package includes the payment of $1.9 million in salary continuance over two years beginning in June.
He will also receive $115,500 in benefits, $550,000 in professional development and transition assistance.
Although the board decided not to award Duhaime a bonus for 2011, he received 77,100 stock options valued at $1.7 million in May before an independent review was completed.
The value of two years of pension payments he can access in 2014 is $921,000.
SNC-Lavalin said Duhaime's total compensation last year was $2.7 million. That included a base salary of $950,000 which increased 62 per cent from when he became CEO in 2009.
In light of a $17.9-million reduction in its 2010 profit, the company is clawing back bonuses paid to two senior executives involved in the payments.
Duhaime is required to reimburse $184,000 in payments, while former executive vice-president Riadh Ben Aissa will be docked $42,800.
On the Toronto Stock Exchange, SNC-Lavalin's shares closed down 55 cents at $40.20.
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