article_snippet.sent: Chairman Sir David Walker defended the bank’s decision to pay out £1.86billion in bonuses .
article_snippet.sent: But Chairman Sir David Walker defended the bank’s decision to pay out £1.86billion in bonuses, including packages of more than £1million to 359 employees.
article_snippet.sent: Facing criticism over his pay package, Chairman Sir David Walker claimed the bank needed to pay ‘competitively’ to attract the best talent.
article_snippet.sent: chairman Sir David said the bank had to pay ‘competitively’ to attract the best talent .
highlights_snippet.sent: Chairman Sir David Walker defended  pay out of £1.86billion in bonuses .