Ocado has hired the former boss of BT Gavin Patterson as non-executive director as the company comes under pressure to move its stock market listing from London to New York.
At the firm’s annual general meeting, it said 19.43% of shareholder votes were made against the pay deal.
The chairman of Ocado has insisted that plans to pay its founder Tim Steiner a bonus worth up to £14.8m are fair, despite a shareholder backlash against the proposals.