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We are overpaid, say US executives

By Francesco Guerrera in New York

Published: October 14 2007 22:03 | Last updated: October 14 2007 22:03

Most US corporate leaders believe chief executives are overpaid and do not provide value for money for their com­panies, according to a study that will embolden critics of excessive compensation.

The findings – to be published today by the National Association of Corporate Directors – are likely to strengthen calls by investors and politicians, including George W. Bush, US president, for restraint on executive pay at a time of growing income inequality in the US.

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