[Morecambe Ex Pat]

People like Sir Fred are paid big bucks by big organisations because under a high profile and vastly experienced figurehead, a company can thrive, increase profits and make large sums of money for their shareholders. Success is and should be rewarded in any highly profitable business.
When the opposite is true and the company loses obscene amounts of money, there cannot be huge payouts to bosses and investors because there is no money left in the pot.

The government had to act to save the banks but to give the prize money to the 'weakest link', that is against the rules of both business and something the powers that be lack these days, common sense.