Michael page boss trousers £1.2m

Charles-Henri Dumon, who is in charge of Michael Page's operations in continental Europe and the Americas, has pocketed nearly £1.2m from the sale of shares in the firm.

He offloaded 220,000 shares at 543.59 a time and still has 736,886.

Dumon joined Michael Page in 1985 and was appointed a Director in 1987. Since then he has had full responsibility for the firm's operations in France and has managed its entry into Southern Europe and South America.

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