From Satya Nadella to Mitsuko Tottori: 5 CEOs who took a pay cut for mistakes they didn't make

When CEOs paid the price for someone else’s mistake: Not every salary cut follows a CEO’s own mistake. In some cases, business leaders accepted lower pay to take responsibility for employee misconduct, cybersecurity failures or corporate governance lapses—even when they were not personally accused of wrongdoing. Here are five such examples. (Image: Canva)