Chief executive refuses to say whether he will waive any of his pay or give some of it to charity

The BG Group chief executive, Helge Lund, has admitted he understands the scrutiny of his controversial £25m pay package as he prepares to quit the business after joining three months ago.

Almost one in five votes at the gas producer’s annual meeting failed to support its pay report on Tuesday and more than 15% of votes were withheld from the chairman of the remuneration committee in protest at Lund’s pay.

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