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.