The executive, in condemning Corboy, claimed his stance was "inconsistent with principles of liberty and justice".

That would boost the amount of deferred pay each executive could claim upon termination.

One executive claimed $47 million while The Wall Street Journal reported a figure of $60 million.

One executive, for instance, claims his workers do not care that much about how much money they make.

Corporate executives claim, with some justification, that they have no choice.

A senior executive at the Sun has claimed the Guardian "effectively sexed up" its investigation into phone hacking.

This time, though, online executives claim they actually know what they're doing.

Although its executives claimed to be excited about the findings and said the information would promote educational debate, the actual reasons may be more self-serving.

Robeco's executives claim that their investors have been less panicky than those in many American mutual funds.

The two executives claim to get along famously.