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Morgan Stanley CEO Forgoes 2009 Bonus

Finance World News Update by EQUITIES Magazine

Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack sent a memo to employees today saying that he would forgo his bonus for 2009 out of respect for the billions of dollars in taxpayer aid the firm accepted last year.

 

"Given this unprecedented environment and the extraordinary financial support governments provided to our industry, as the leader of this Firm, I recommended to the Compensation Committee of the Board last week that I receive no year-end bonus," he wrote.

 

Mack, who will leave the firm at the end of the year, will be succeeded by company co-president James Gorman.

 

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