India's Highest-Earning IT CEOs

BANGALORE: It is a known fact that CEOs of any organization is the highest earners when it comes to paychecks. And if the CEOs head some big IT company then the paychecks is all the more hefty. Not just the salary but they also enjoy huge number of privileges and benefits. Take a sneak-peak at the highest paid Indian IT CEOs as compiled by Business Standard.

Vishal Sikka:

The newly appointed, Infosys CEO, Vishal Sikka is the highest paid IT CEO in India to get an annual salary of upto $5.08 million (around 30 crore).

Sikka will get a $9, 00,000 in base salary and $4.18 million in variable pay along with that he will enjoy $2 million in stock options, and that entitles him on the top list of the well-paid CEOs in India.

A U.S.-Indian, Sikka was earlier working at SAP, a German software company; he was earning $5.75 million inclusive of salaries and other incentives. Sikka will start his venture as a CEO of Infosys from August 1, replacing Shibulal and adding silver lining to his achievement. He will be the first non-founder CEO of IT sector.

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