Director and executive remuneration

At all times, we endeavour to ensure our remuneration practices balance IAG’s performance objectives while remaining in step with community and shareholder expectations. Stability in our remuneration structure is important; however, where modifications can be made to better achieve this balance, they will be actively considered and implemented. The remuneration structure for IAG’s executive team is summarised below:

REMUNERATION COMPONENT STRATEGIC PURPOSE
Fixed Remuneration
Cash
  • Base salary and superannuation
  • Attract and retain high quality people
At Risk Remuneration
Cash
Short term incentive (STI)
  • 2/3 of STI outcome paid as cash in September
  • Align reward to shareholder interest
  • Strike a balance between short and long term results and reward for exceptional performance
  • Retain high quality people
Deferred
Short term incentive (STI)
  • 1/3 of STI outcome is deferred over a period of two years, subject to ongoing employment conditions
  • Provided as grant of rights in the form of deferred award rights
  • The actual value of shares will depend on the future share price
  • IAG board has discretion to adjust downwards to protect the financial soundness of the Group or to ensure that an inappropriate reward outcome does not occur
Long term incentive (LTI)
  • Provided as grant of rights in the form of executive performance rights
  • 3-5 year period
  • Subject to performance hurdles, relative total shareholder return and return on equity, being achieved
  • IAG board has discretion to adjust downwards to protect the financial soundness of the Group or to ensure that an inappropriate reward outcome does not occur
  • Align reward to shareholder interest
  • Align remuneration with longer term financial performance
  • Retain high quality people

During the 2011 financial year, the IAG board undertook the following initiatives:

  • actively monitored compliance against the APRA standards covering the governance of remuneration to ensure appropriateness of the Group’s remuneration policy;
  • met with APRA to discuss good governance and IAG’s approach to remuneration;
  • updated deferred STI and LTI terms to provide the board with discretion to adjust rewards downwards to protect the financial soundness of the Group in circumstances where the board determines an adjustment is necessary to ensure that an inappropriate reward outcome does not occur; and
  • engaged remuneration consultants from PricewaterhouseCoopers to review the executive remuneration strategy in line with market practice and governance requirements.

The board is confident these changes support IAG’s aim to ensure remuneration practices are in step with community and shareholder expectations and our aim to improve financial and operational results.

The tables below provide a summary of the remuneration received/receivable during the financial year by IAG directors and executives. Detailed information is contained in IAG’s 2011 annual report, available online at www.iag.com.au/results.

INDEPENDENT
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
SHORT TERM
BENEFITS
POST
EMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS
OTHER
LONG
TERM
EMPLOY-
MENT
BENEFITS
TERM-
INATION
BENEFITS
SHARE BASED
PAYMENT
TOTAL
2011
2010
IAG
board
fees
received
as cash
$000
Other
board and
committee
fees
$000
Super-
annuation
$000
Retire-
ment
benefits
$000
$000 $000 IAG board fees
received as
IAG shares
$000
$000
Brian Schwartz
453
137
203
71
24
14




19
680
241
Yasmin Allen
161
144
68
87
15
14




13
244
258
Peter Bush
Director since
7 December 2010
89
15
9




113
Phillip Colebatch
156
119
18
50
16
15




31
190
215
Hugh Fletcher
156
107
107
111
16
16




43
279
277
Anna Hynes
156
138
32
27
17
16




13
205
194
Philip Twyman
159
136
50
27
15
14




16
224
193
Retired director
James Strong
Retired on 26 August 2010
73
400
30
195
9
14
295



94
407
703
 
EXECUTIVES SHORT TERM
EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
POST
EMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS
OTHER
LONG
TERM
EMPLOY-
MENT
BENEFITS
TERM-
INATION
BENEFITS
SUBTOTAL
(EX-
CLUDES
SHARE
BASED
PAYMENT)
SHARE BASED
PAYMENT
(SUBJECT TO
CONTINUING
EMPLOYMENT
AND/OR
PERFORMANCE
HURDLES)
TOTAL
2011
2010 (a)
Base
salary
$000
Short
term
incentive
$000
Other
$000
Super-
annuation
$000
Retire-
ment
benefits
$000
Long
service
leave
accruals
$000
$000 $000 Value of
deferred
short
term
incentive
$000
Value
of rights/
shares
granted
$000
$000
Executives (including executive director)
who are Key Management Personnel (KMP)
Michael Wilkins
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
1,996
1,868
1,104
765

38
38


12

3,138
2,683
467
282
2,136
1,330
5,741
4,295
Justin Breheny
Chief Executive Officer, Asia
812
802
429
396

50
50

1
7

1,292
1,255
197
182
824
702
2,313
2,139
Andy Cornish
Chief Executive Officer, Australia Direct
962
860
610
504

15
23

1
3

1,588
1,390
200
119
732
423
2,520
1,932
Ian Foy(b)
Chief Executive Officer, UK
567
464
292
290
575
99
73



1,533
827
100
70
538
339
2,171
1,236
Peter Harmer
Chief Executive Officer, CGU, KMP since 8 November 2010
597
275

16

1

889

88
977
Nicholas Hawkins
Chief Financial Officer
915
863
460
354

25
25

22
4

1,422
1,246
174
151
851
664
2,447
2,061
Jacki Johnson(b)
Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand
735
774
337
343
55
7
22

34
7

1,168
1,146
187
188
825
650
2,180
1,984
Leona Murphy(b)
Chief Strategy Officer
811
688
404
291

25
25

1
5

1,241
1,009
151
119
677
430
2,069
1,558
Executives who ceased as KMP
Karl Armstrong
Former acting Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand, KMP only for the period from 1 September 2010 to 31 October 2010
76
15
1
8



100


100
Neil Utley(b)
Former Managing Director, UK, KMP until 31 October 2010
247
854

9
789
32
107


942
1,230
1,750
50
282
(1,342)
863
(62)
2,895
Duncan West(b)
Former Chief Executive Officer, CGU, KMP until 31 January 2011
548
898

481

15
25

(15)
6

548
1,410
25
140
(856)
584
(283)
2,134
  • (a) Base salary includes amounts paid in cash and salary sacrifice items such as superannuation, cars (including the 30% tax rebate on car expenses), parking, and annual leave accruals, as determined in accordance with AASB 119 Employee Benefits. Prior year's base salary was restated to include the 30% tax rebate on car expenses for certain KMP who have salary sacrifice arrangements on car. Total amount restated was $90,000.
  • (b) During the year, there were a number of changes in role of the executives:
    - Ian Foy, former Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand became Chief Executive Officer, UK from 1 September 2010, succeeding Neil Utley;
    - Jacki Johnson, former Chief Executive Officer, The Buzz, became the Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand, from 1 November 2010, succeeding Ian Foy; and
    - Leona Murphy, the former Group Executive, Corporate Office became Chief Executive Officer, The Buzz from 1 November 2010 succeeding Jacki Johnson. In July 2011, Leona changed title to Chief Strategy Officer and The Buzz business passed to the Australia Direct operation.