Akio Toyoda's $10M Toyota compensation broke company record

In the last fiscal year, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda was awarded total compensation of 1.622 billion yen ($10.09 million), the highest payout to any executive in the automaker’s history, as the company raked in record profits. (HANS GREIMEL)

July 09, 2024 12:00 PM

Indicted former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn infamously fell afoul with the Japanese law for allegedly hiding millions of dollars in compensation when he was the country's highest-paid CEO.

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