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Jozsef Varadi

  • Wizz Air CEO gets huge bonus despite tumbling shares and profit

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    The chief executive of Wizz Air saw his pay take off despite the airline’s profit tumbling during its latest financial year. Jozsef Varadi took home a pay packet of €3.8m (£3.2m) for the Hungarian low-cost airline’s year to 31 March, 2025, according to its annual report. The CEO’s remuneration was boosted from the €1.3m he [...]

    The CEO of Wizz Air received a huge bonus in 2024.
  • Wizz Air boss likely to miss out on £100m bonus as shares struggle

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    The recent performance of Wizz Air’s share price suggests the company’s boss is set to miss out on a £100m bonus payout. The controversial bonus for CEO Jozsef Varadi was approved by shareholders in 2021. Under the terms of the agreement – the biggest bonus award in the history of the London Stock Exchange – [...]

    Wizz Air reported a hefty drop in annual profit as it grapples with long-running supply chain issues and conflict Ukraine and the Middle East.

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