The chief executive of Aston Martin faces the prospect of a vote against his pay package as he faces shareholders for the luxury carmaker’s first annual meeting as a listed company.
There is little prospect of Aston Martin losing the vote because the majority of shares are owned by Italian private equity firm InvestIndustrial and Kuwaiti investors.
Aston Martin counts product placement in the series as a key part of its marketing.
In a response to ISS, Aston Martin said it was “unique” and that Palmer was “one of the leading and most experienced executives in the global automotive industry”.