National Express tops up boss's gravy train

National Express, the bus and train group which failed to get its Greater Anglia rail franchise renewed last year, is to beef up the remuneration package of its Chief Executive, Dean Finch.

National Express, the bus and train group which failed to get its Greater Anglia rail franchise renewed last year, is to beef up the remuneration package of its Chief Executive, Dean Finch.

The company, whose shares are down 16% over the last year - the Travel & Leisure sector has risen 13.8% over the same period - said the changes to the package had been made in view of Finch's "significant contribution to the group's growth and development."

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