article_snippet: There was growing outrage last night that Stephen Hester will get such a huge sum from a bank that was bailed out by the taxpayer.
article_snippet: Stephen Hester could receive more than 500,000 shares in RBS – worth up to £1.9million – as part of a long-term incentive scheme dating from Stephen Hester days in charge.
article_snippet: However Mr Hester, who now runs insurance firm RSA, is unlikely to receive the full entitlement because not all the terms have been met.
article_snippet: Stephen Hester, left with a Warwickshire Hunt,  is set to pocket a £1million bonus from the Royal Bank of Scotland .
article_snippet: In January 2012, when Stephen Hester was still at the helm of RBS, Stephen Hester turned down a controversial bonus worth almost £1million after caving in to ‘enormous political pressure’ despite the backing of the bank’s board.
article_snippet: At the time Stephen Hester was being paid £1.2million a year – or 46 times the average salary of employees in Britain.
article_snippet: Stephen Hester was brought in to turn around RBS RBS after the departure of disgraced predecessor Fred Goodwin.
article_snippet: News that Stephen Hester continues to receive millions from Stephen Hester tenure at the Royal Bank has sparked fury after RBS last week revealed a seventh consecutive year of annual losses.
article_snippet: Shareholders have complained for years that Mr Hester’s bonus continues to hand ‘extraordinary’ packages to top staff.
highlights_snippet: Stephen Hester is set to pocket a £1m bonus from Royal Bank of Scotland .
  Turned down enormous bonus in 2012 after 'enormous political pressure'
  Critics are outraged taxpayers' money is being used for such incentives .