KiwiRail to remain an SOE, former CEO Greg Miller paid $1.8m

KiwiRail to remain an SOE, former CEO Greg Miller paid $1.8m
Former KiwiRail CEO Greg Miller was paid $420,000 in performance pay in the 2022 financial year. (Image: KiwiRail)
Oliver Lewis
On the same day ministers announced it would remain a state-owned enterprise (SOE), KiwiRail revealed its controversial former CEO was paid close to $2 million.The decision follows a review by the ministry of transport and the treasury, examining the entity form of the rail operator to decide what would best allow it to meet government priorities. According to a joint press release by SOE minister David Clark and transport minister Michael Wood, officials found a form change might be disruptive to the substantial programme of work being ta...

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