THE boss of troubled Hampshire based cable giant Virgin Media has quit, with an estimated £3.6m payoff for just 18 months at the helm.
In his time at the head of the major Hampshire employer, Steve Burch oversaw a damaging public row with rival Sky, a botched bid to take-over ITV and an aborted sale of the company.
Meanwhile, customers fed up at poor service and the loss of popular shows left in droves.
Mr Burch, who leaves with immediate effect, is in line to get a lump sum of around £750,000 - twice his basic salary as well as shares worth more than £2.8m at current prices.
He already owns shares worth around £1.6m from a payment earlier this year.
Mr Burch saying his departure back to his US home was for ''family and personal reasons''. His wife is understood to be unwell.
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