Seven West CEO Jeff Howard’s $1.25m pay package faces shareholder revolt
Howard is gone
Seven West Media shareholders are reportedly being urged to vote against new CEO Jeffrey Howard’s $1.25 million pay packet at the company’s annual general meeting on Thursday.
According to Capital Brief, proxy advisory firm CGI Glass Lewis has criticised the “high” remuneration awarded to Howard for the 2026 financial year. The firm argued the figure is difficult to justify in light of Seven’s “further deteriorated” performance in 2025.
CGI Glass Lewis also noted that Seven’s peers— for example Nine Entertainment —“operate at materially larger scale and market capitalisation,” suggesting Howard’s pay is out of proportion to Seven’s market cap and revenue.
CEO base pay seems to bear little relation to company size or performance
