BRUCE VAN SAUN, chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group, received total compensation of $8.5 million in 2017, according to the company's most recent federal filing. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
PROVIDENCE – Bruce Van Saun, chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group Inc., made $8.5 million in 2017, marking a 7.5 percent decline from the prior year. Van Saun, 60, earned the greatest portion of his total compensation in stock awards, totaling $4.7 million in 2017, representing a decrease from the $5.5 million he earned…