According to the statement that the company made on Friday, Akio Toyoda, the chairman of Toyota Motor (7203.T), received a total compensation package of 999 million yen ($6.90 million) in the financial year that ended in March. This represents an increase of 46% from the previous year.
According to the filing, 735 million yen (or 7.35 percent) of the 999 million came via stock options.
It was stated by the Japanese news source Jiji Press that this was the biggest number in the history of the company.
