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'Difficult to love': Shareholder group has issues with Xero boss' $30m pay package

Premium Chris Keall Technology Editor/Senior Business Writer · NZ Herald · 24 Aug, 2026 05:23 AM 5 mins to read Business commentator Eden Bradfield discusses with Herald NOW Business the challenges facing Xero's growth strategy and workplac

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August 24, 2026
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Premium Chris Keall Technology Editor/Senior Business Writer · NZ Herald · 24 Aug, 2026 05:23 AM 5 mins to read Business commentator Eden Bradfield discusses with Herald NOW Business the challenges facing Xero's growth strategy and workplace culture. A New Zealand shareholders advocate says it is “difficult to love” a $30.9 million pay package awarded to Xero’s chief executive in a year where the company’s share price has fallen sharply. The cloud accounting software firm, headquartered in Wellington, announced today it would increase the CEO’s compensation.

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