Air Canada president and CEO Calin Rovinescu arrives for the airline's annual meeting Monday, April 30, 2018 in Montreal. Rovinescu enjoyed a leap in total compensation to $11.5 million last year, up 28 per cent from $9 million in 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
April 12, 2019 - 9:43 AM
MONTREAL - Air Canada chief executive Calin Rovinescu enjoyed a leap in total compensation to $11.5 million last year, up 28 per cent from $9 million in 2017.
Total compensation for the carrier's top six executives reached $24.9 million in 2018, a 24 per cent jump from $20.1 million the year before, according to the proxy circular ahead of Air Canada's May 6 annual meeting.
Rovinescu's direct compensation amounted to $8.9 million, with a raise to $10.4 million planned for 2019.
The direct compensation comprised a base salary of $1.4 million, share-based and option-based awards of $5.6 million, and a pension value of about $1 million.
Rovinescu, who has headed the Montreal-based airline since 2009, also received a bonus of $3.5 million.
The pay bump came amidst record revenues of $18.07 billion in 2018, despite a plunge in net income to $167 million from $2.03 billion a year earlier.
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