average FTSE 100 CEO saw their pay increase 12% to an average of £4.8m:

"It is important to remember why “radical reform” is urgently necessary. On Tuesday, it was reported that the average FTSE 100 CEO saw their pay increase 12% to an average of £4.8m: approximately 200 times average private sector pay. By contrast, disposable incomes for the rest of us are set to fall for the third year running (pdf)". hat tip http://www.leftfootforward.org/2012/06/shareholders-reject-martin-sorrell-bonus-wpp/