Who are India's highest paid chief executive officers?
Well, to put the record straight, India's richest man, chairman of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani is not among the top 10 earners. He ranks 15th in the list.
His compensation in the last three years did not increase. He took home Rs 15 crore every year.
If he is not there, then who is?
Note: The information is based on Business Standard data.
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12 highest paid executives in India
Naveen Jindal
Salary (2011): Rs 67.21 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 69.76 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 28.27 crore
Designation: Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director
Company: Jindal Steel and Power
12 highest paid executives in India
Kalanithi Maran
Salary (2011): Rs 64.40 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 37.08 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 37.08 crore
Designation: Chief Managing Director
Company: Sun TV
12 highest paid executives in India
Kavery Kalanithi
Salary (2011): Rs 64.40 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 37.08 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 37.08 crore
Designation: Joint Managing Director
Company: Sun TV
12 highest paid executives in India
Kumar Mangalam Birla
Salary (2011): Rs 38.11 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 37.46 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 18.06 crore
Designation: Chairman
Company: Grasim, UltraTech, etc
12 highest paid executives in India
Brijmohan Lall Munjal
Salary (2011): Rs 26.50 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 30.64 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 19.79 crore
Designation: Chairman
Company: Hero MotoCorp
12 highest paid executives in India
Pawan Kant Munjal
Salary (2011): Rs 26.47 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 30.88 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 19.69 crore
Designation: Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Company: Hero MotoCorp
12 highest paid executives in India
B G Raghupathy
Salary (2011): Rs 25.92 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 9.25 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 6.65 crore
Designation: Chief Managing Director
Company: BGR Energy
12 highest paid executives in India
Toshiaki Nakagawa
Salary (2011): Rs 25.06 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 30.03 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 19.08 crore
Designation: Director
Company: Hero MotoCorp
12 highest paid executives in India
Pankaj R Patel
Salary (2011): Rs 25.00 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 28.63 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 15.24 crore
Designation: Chief Managing Director
Company: Cadila Healthcare
12 highest paid executives in India
Sumihisa Fukuda
Salary (2011): Rs 24.95 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 29.91 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 15.81 crore
Designation: Director
Company: Hero MotoCorp
12 highest paid executives in India
Sajjan Jindal
Salary (2011): Rs 20.80 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 14.25 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 6.56 crore
Designation: Vice-Chairman and Managing Director
Company: JSWSteel
12 highest paid executives in India
D Bhattacharya
Salary (2011): Rs 17.31 crore
Salary (2010): Rs 13.15 crore
Salary (2009): Rs 11.09 crore
Designation: Managing Director
Company: Hindalco
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