JD Group paid its boss £6m after government support of £100m

Peter Cowgill took a voluntary 75% cut in basic pay during the pandemic but banked a special bonus

The boss of JD Group, Peter Cowgill, has been handed almost £6m in bonuses since February last year despite the company accepting more than £100m in government support.

The owner of JD Sports, Millets and Black Leisure, and a string of overseas sportswear chains, accepted £86.1m in furlough payments for staff and an estimated £38m in business rates relief last year.

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