Supergroup faces pay revolt from Pirc The shareholder group, whose members control assets in excess of £1.5trillion, has warned that the performance conditions of Supergroup's long-term incentive plan "are not considered sufficiently challenging." It has also raised concerns about the bonus paid to Susanne Given, Supergroup's chief operating officer. The bonus, of £350,000, is guaranteed which Pirc objects to on principle. Ms Given was poached from the John Lewis last year when Supergroup's shares were languishing below 300p. She was charged with overhauling logistics, IT, property and marketing and was paid a total of £773,000 last year. A Supergroup spokesman said: "In order to recruit as such high quality a candidate as Susanne, at a challenging time for the business, she had to be incentivised." But Pirc said it "disagreed with the justification." The stance threatens Supergroup with another rebellion. Last year the company suffered a bloody nose with 15pc of the register voting against its remuneration report and 18pc against the re-election of management, including chief exeuctive Julian Dunkerton. This year, Supergroup is on firmer ground. Theo Karpathios, the director who voted against the resolutions, has quit. The group has generated bumper profits and its shares have soared, closing last night at 1127p.