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Published in TZ Latest News 22 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Viacom cuts Redstone pay due to reduced responsibilities; CEO pay rises

Viacom Inc said on Friday it cut the total pay of its 92-year-old Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone by 85 percent to $2 million last year in light of his “reduced responsibilities” and that it had raised the pay of Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman. In a securities filing, the media company said the total compensation of Dauman rose to $54.2 million for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2015, up from $44.3 million in the previous period, driven by a contract renewal award.

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