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By Guy Taylor Wizz Air boss Joszef Varadi has long been a staunch defender of capitalism. In the last year, the airline executive took aim at London market’s “socialistic” corporate governance rules, courted controversy for telling fatigued staff to go the “extra mile,” and fought back against investors who objected to his £100m bonus scheme. All three stances were likely to provoke a debate but at a time when City chiefs are under fire for hefty pay packets, it is Varadi’s bumper payout that has drawn the most scrutiny. Shareholder backlash and media criticism has followed the news – but he’s…

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