"The UK head of Fujitsu Services Limited, the company behind the Post Office's disastrous Horizon IT system, has received a 50% pay rise - despite the firm still refusing to quantify compensation for hundreds of wrongly convicted sub-postmasters. The Japan-owned technology giant handed its best-paid UK executive - believed to be Anwen Owen, Fujitsu's UK chief - £591,000 in total pay for the year to March 2025, up from £388,000 the previous year."
"The Horizon IT inquiry, led by Sir Wyn Williams, continues to investigate the Post Office's use of Fujitsu's flawed accounting software, which led to more than 900 wrongful prosecutions between 1999 and 2015. Of those, over 230 sub-postmasters were jailed, and at least 13 are believed to have taken their own lives after being accused of theft or fraud that they did not commit."
"The revelation comes as Fujitsu continues to face widespread criticism for its role in what has been described as the biggest miscarriage of justice in British corporate history. Fujitsu's annual report, filed last week, also reveals the company faces a £4 million claim for damages brought by a sub-postmaster on 10 July 2025 - believed to be Lee Castleton, a former postmaster from Bridlington who was portrayed in ITV's Mr Bates vs The Post Office, the BAFTA-winning dramatisation that reignited public outrage over the scandal."
Fujitsu's UK head received a 50% pay rise to £591,000 for the year to March 2025, up from £388,000. Fujitsu has not quantified compensation for hundreds of wrongly convicted sub-postmasters. Corporate filings identify the top-paid UK executive as Anwen Owen, a former HM Treasury head of engagement. Fujitsu faces a £4 million damages claim lodged on 10 July 2025 and stated that it is not yet possible to predict the outcome. The Horizon inquiry, led by Sir Wyn Williams, continues to probe flawed Horizon accounting software that produced over 900 wrongful prosecutions, more than 230 imprisonments and at least 13 suspected suicides. Fujitsu's UK business generated over £1 billion in revenue, has paused bidding for new public sector work, and remains a major government supplier.
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