| SrNo | Name | Salary (Crore) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sajjan Jindal | 134.8 |
| 2. | C VijayKumar | 123.1 |
| 3. | Shantanu Khosla | 117.9 |
| 4. | Murali K Divi | 110.4 |
| 5. | Kalanithi Maran | 87.5 |
| 6. | Kavery Kalanithi | 87.5 |
| 7. | Pawan Munjal | 84.4 |
| 8. | Thierry Delaporte | 79.8 |
| 9. | Salil Parekh | 71 |
| 10. | CP Gurnani | 62.7 |
| 11. | Natarajan Chandrasekaran | 58 |
| 12. | Rajiv Bajaj | 39.86 |
| 13. | SN Subrahmanyan | 27.17 |
| 14. | Rajesh Gopinathan | 25.77 |
| 15. | Siddhartha Lal | 19.21 |
| 16. | T.V Narendran | 15.58 |
| 17. | Sunil Mittal | 15.39 |
| 18. | Gopal Vittal | 15.25 |
| 19. | Mohit Gujral | 15.2 |
| 20. | Mukesh Ambani | 15 |
| Name | Salary |
India has been a Vishwa Guru since time immemorial. We’ve given the world too many great people. Who Taught the world the lessons of management and culture. For Example Swami Vivekanand, Rajaram Mohanrai, Chanakya, and most importantly Mahatma Gandhi. Who were given many lessons through their books. The question is, is India no longer a Vishwa Guru? Is India not that powerful now? If you think so, keep reading this article. In this article, I have explained the highest paid CEO in India. While most powerful CEOs worldwide are Indian, I am Listing the CEOs working in India.
#1 Sajjan Jindal (JSW Group)
| Name | Sajjan Jindal |
| Organization | JSW Group |
| Designation | CEO & Chairman |
| Salary | 134.8 Crore |
| Financial Year | 21-22 |
| Source | BSE DATA |
Sajjan Jindal is 62 year old Indian entrepreneur. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of JSW Group. JSW Group is a conglomerate situated in Mumbai. Some popular JSW Businesses are JSW Steel, JSW Energy, JSW Cements, JSW Infrastructure, Vijaynagar Minerals, Jsoft Solution(Software Industry), etc. He is leading more than 55000 employees in JSW Groups. He is awarded the Best Ceo Award in 2019 by Business Today Magazine.
#2 C Vijayakumar (HCL Tech)
| Name | C Vijayakumar |
| Organization | HCL Tech |
| Designation | CEO & Managing Director |
| Salary | 123.1 Crore |
| Financial Year | 21-22 |
| Source | BSE DATA |
C Vijayakumar is the CEO and Managing Director of HCL Technology. He joined HCL Tech nearly 3 decades back as a member of the core team. He is leading more than 211,000 people across the globe. HCL is present in 52 countries. Mr. Vijay graduated as an Electrical engineer from PSG College Tamil Nadu. C Vijayakumar is born in Coimbatore Tamil Nadu & Currently living in New Jersey in the US. He implemented the first automated trading network that help NSE (National Stock Exchange) a lot. He is currently a board member of the US-India Business Council.
#3 Shantanu Khosla (Crompton Greaves)
| Name | Shantanu Khosla |
| Organization | Crompton Greaves |
| Designation | CEO & Managing Director |
| Salary | 117.9 Crore |
| Financial Year | 21-22 |
| Source | BSE DATA |
Shantanu Khosla is the Managing Director of Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. He joined Crompton Greaves in June 2015. He is the former Managing Director of Proctor and Gamble. He has given his service at Proctor & Gamble from Feb 2002 to June 2015. He completed his degree from IIT Bombay and IIM Calcutta. After completing his MBA he joined Richardson Hindustan Ltd as a management trainee. He is a board member of the Advertising Standards Council of India.
#4 Murali K Divi (Divis Lab)
| Name | Murali K Divi |
| Organization | Divis Labs |
| Designation | CEO & Managing Director |
| Salary | 110.4 Crore |
| Financial Year | 21-22 |
| Source | BSE DATA |
According to Forbes, He is the 25th richest person in India & 275th Billionaires as of 2024. His net worth is $6.3 Billion. His wealth increases after the covid as he is the founder of a Pharma company. He is actually the founder & Managing Director of Divis Lab. Which is an Indian multinational Pharmaceutical company and producer of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
His company gets 85% of its annual revenues from the export of API which is 1.1 billion.
He is 71 years old as of 2024 and resides in Hyderabad India.
#5 Kalanithi Maran (SUN Group)
| Name | Kalanithi Maran |
| Organization | SUN Group |
| Designation | CEO & Managing Director |
| Salary | 87.5 Crore |
| Financial Year | 21-22 |
| Source | BSE DATA |
Kalanithi Maran is the founder of SUN Group. SUN Group is a Media conglomerate based in Chennai. SUN Group has various Television channels, 48 FM Radio Stations, Two Daily newspapers, Five Magazines, a DTH Satellite Service, an IPL Franchise(Sunrisers Hyderabad) & a Movie Production House. He had also a major shareholder of Spice Jet.
Career Timeline
1990: He started a local Magazine called Poomaalai in 1990.
1993: He Founded Sun Tv
2006: Sun TV Listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange to raise $133 Million. After Raising he become a billionaire.
2010: He was the 17th Richest Indian with a net worth of $4 Billion.
2010: He is also Highest Paid CEO in India
2010: His Wife Kavery was also ranked as highest paid Business Executive.
Awards
He is also awarded the young businessman awards by CNBC, Ernst & Young, and Forbes. The magazine named him “Television King of South India”.
#6 Kavery Kalanithi (SUN Group)
Kalanithi Maran’s wife
| Name | Kavery Kalanithi |
| Organization | SUN Group |
| Designation | CEO & Managing Director |
| Salary | 87.5 Crore |
| Financial Year | 21-22 |
| Source | BSE DATA |
Kavery Kalanithi is wife of Kalanithi Maran and Managing Director of SUN Group. She is the highest paid CEO as a woman in India. She also served as chairman of Spicejet as a non-executive Director from 2010 to 2015. Kavery is getting 87.5 Crore in FY22. According to Yourstory.com she is the highest paid woman.
#7 Pawan Munjal (Hero Motocorp)
| Name | Pawan Munjal |
| Organization | Hero Motocorp |
| Designation | CEO & Managing Director |
| Salary | 84.4 Crore |
| Financial Year | 21-22 |
| Source | BSE DATA |
Pawan Munjal is CEO & Managing Director of Hero MotoCorp. Hero Motocorp is the largest Motorcycle manufacturer in the world. According to India Today, He is the 49th most power full People in 2017. His net worth in 2024 is US$3.4 Billion. He was appointed as chairman in 2015. Under the leadership of Munjal, Hero moto corp remained the largest two-wheeler manufacturer in the world.
#8 Thierry Delaporte (Wipro)
| Name | Thierry Delaporte |
| Organization | Wipro |
| Designation | CEO |
| Salary | 79.8 Crore |
| Financial Year | 21-22 |
| Source | BSE DATA |
Thierry Delaporte is a CEO of Wipro. He is leading more than 250,000 employees on six continents. He holds the experience of 27 years in the field of IT Services. And before Wipro, he is working at Capgemini in different roles. He worked at Capgemini for about 25 years. Delaporte completed a Master’s in Law from the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne & He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economy & finance from Sciences Po. He earns 79.8 Crore as of FY22.
#9 Salil Parekh (Infosys)
| Name | Salil Parekh |
| Organization | Infosys |
| Designation | CEO |
| Salary | 71 Crore |
| Financial Year | 21-22 |
| Source | BSE DATA |
Salil Parekh is the CEO & Managing Director of Infosys. He is appointed as CEO of Infosys in January 2018. Before Infosys, he is CEO, of the UK, NA, Asia, & Global Financial Services at Capgemini. (1992-2017). He completed his degree from IIT Bombay in Aeronautical Engineering, & Masters in Computer Engineering from Cornell University. He was a member of group management at Capgemini.
#10 CP Gurnani (Tech Mahindra)
| Name | CP Gurnani |
| Organization | Tech Mahindra |
| Designation | CEO |
| Salary | 62.7 Crore |
| Financial Year | 21-22 |
| Source | BSE DATA |
CP Gurnani is CEO & Managing Director at Tech Mahindra. He is also known as CP and is Leading more than 158,000+ professionals across 90 countries. He is appointed as CEO of Tech Mahindra in June 2009. And before CEO he is working in Tech Mahindra as President: Headed Global Operations, Sales & Marketing. He completed his Engineering from NIT Rourkela in Chemical Engineering. Gurnani also holds a Doctorate Degree from Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology and Sharda University.
He is featured in the Harvard Case Study on Tech Mahindra and the Acquisition of Satyam Computers.
‘Business Icon of India’ by ZEE Business and Marksmen Daily.
‘Most Promising Leader of Asia’ 2024 by the Economics Times. [Source]
#11 Natarajan Chandrasekaran (Tata Sons)
| Name | Natarajan Chandrasekaran |
| Organization | TATA Sons |
| Designation | Chairman |
| Salary | 58 Crore |
| Financial Year | 20-21 |
| Source | india.com |
Natarajan Chandrasekaran is the Chairman of TATA Sons. He was Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director at TCS. He became the first non-Parsi professional executive at TATA Sons. Earlier he studied in Tamil Govt. School in Mohanpur. He completed his bachelor’s degree in applied science from Coimbatore Institute of Technology in Tamil Nadu. He earned his Master’s Degree in Computer Application (MCA) from Regional Engineering College Tiruchirappalli. Under his leadership, TCS generated consolidated revenue of US$16.5 billion in FY15-16. During that time TCS Become the Largest Private Sector Employer in India. [Read More]
#12 Rajiv Bajaj (Bajaj Auto)
| Name | Rajiv Bajaj |
| Organization | Bajaj Auto |
| Designation | CEO |
| Salary | 39.86 Crore |
| Financial Year | 20-21 |
| Source | india.com |
Rajiv Bajaj is CEO and Managing Director at Bajaj Auto since 2005. During his leadership, he introduced Pulsar Bike in India which is one of the most iconic Two Wheeler in India. He did his schooling at St Ursula High School in Akurdi, Pune, and did his Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pune. He worked in the field of Research and Development and Engineering at Bajaj auto from 1995 to 2000.
His Salary is 39.68 Crore as of 2024.
#13 SN Subrahmanyan (Larsen & Turbo)
| Name | SN Subrahmanyan |
| Organization | Larsen & Turbo |
| Designation | CEO & MD |
| Salary | 27.17 Crore |
| Financial Year | 2020 |
| Source | india.com |
Sekharipuram Narayanan Subrahmanyan is CEO & Managing Director at Larsen & Turbo. He was appointed as CEO in July 2017. He was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Subrahmanyan did his Schooling at Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Mylapore in Chennai. And he completed his bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from Regional Engineering College Kurukshetra which is known as NIT Kurushetra Now. He did MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Pune. With a salary of 27.17k Crore he is one of the highest paid CEO in India in 2024
Awards
Best CEO in the Infrastructure Sector of the Fortune India Best CEOs 2024
Best CEO in the Infrastructure & Engineering category of BT-PwC India’s Best CEOs ranking 2024.
#14 Rajesh Gopinathan (TATA Consultancy Services)
| Name | Rajesh Gopinathan |
| Organization | TCS |
| Designation | CEO |
| Salary | 25.77 Crore |
| Financial Year | 21-22 |
| Source | Economic Times |
Rajesh Gopinathan is CEO & Managing Director at Tata Consultancy Services(TCS). TCS is a Global IT Services and business service. He is promoted to CEO in 2017 after serving as CFO since 2013. At the age of 46 years in 2017, he become the youngest CEO of TATA Group. He did his Electrical and Electronic Engineering Degree from Regional Engineering College Tiruchirappalli. Which is now known as NIT Tiruchirappalli. He joined TCS in 2001. He indulged in the design structure and implementation. Under the leadership of Rajesh Gopinathan market cap of the company crossed US$100 Billion in April 2018.
Award
2021 – India’s Best CEO in the category of Super large companies by Business Today
#15 Sidhartha Vikram Lal (Eicher Motors Ltd.)
| Name | Sidhartha Vikram Lal |
| Organization | Eicher Motors Ltd. |
| Designation | Managing Director |
| Salary | 19.21 Crore |
| Financial Year | 2020 |
| Source | india.com |
Sidhartha Vikram Lal is former CEO & Present MD of Eicher Motors. He is one the key people who Revive the Company with his extraordinary knowledge and skills. He is the person who made the Royal Enfield a Symbol of royalty. When he joined the company he found the problems and made some changes to Royal Enfield Motorcycle. With his remarkable marketing skill, he launched a campaign where he showed the people that Royal Enfield is the choice of royals. He did his schooling at The Doon School and Bachelor’s degree in Economics from St. Stephen’s College. Mr. Lal did his Diploma in Mechanical degree from Cranfield University. He also did his master’s from the University of Leeds in automotive engineering. With a Salary of 19.21 Crore, he is the 15th highest paid CEO in India.
#16 T.V Narendran (TATA Steel)
| Name | T.V Narendran |
| Organization | TATA Steel |
| Designation | CEO & Managing Director |
| Salary | 15.58 Crore |
| Financial Year | 21-22 |
| Source | startuptalky.com |
T.V Narendran is Indian Business Executive. He is currently CEO and managing director of TATA Steel globally. He was appointed as MD in November 2013 and till now he is working excellently. Before 2013 he is Vice President of the Department of Safety & Flat Products. He joined TATA Steel direct after his MBA in 1988
Career Timeline
1988 – 1997: He worked in Internation Trading Division at TATA Steel.
1997 – 2001: He was in the Department of Marketing & Sales at TATA Steel. Where he indulges in Cold Rolling Mill Project.
2001 – 2003: He was appointed as Chief of Marketing & Sales between 2001 and 2003.
2003-2005: He worked with the Former CEO of TATA Steel known as B Muthuraman. He worked as Principal Executive Officer.
2005-2006: During this period he served as Executive Vice President in Business Development Field.
2006-2007: During this period he becomes Deputy President in the field of Operations.
2008-2010: He becomes CEO and President of Natsteel Holding which is lately merged with Tata Steel.
2010-13: He Becomes Vice President of the Department of Safety & Flat Products.
2013-Now: Managing Director of TATA Steel Globally.
#17 Sunil Bharti Mittal (Bharti Enterprises)
| Name | Sunil Bharti Mittal |
| Organization | Bharti Enterprises |
| Designation | CEO & Managing Director |
| Salary | 15.39 Crore |
| Financial Year | 21-22 |
| Source | Business Today |
Sunil Mittal is India’s 11th Richest Person according to Forbes in 2024. And He is the 132nd Billionaire as of 2024. His NetWorth including Family is US$14.7 Billion. He is also known as Telecom Tycoon. His Organisation Bharti Enterprises is known for Airtel. But few of us know that his organization also does business in insurance, real estate, education, malls, hospitality, Agri, and food Fields. With a salary of 15.39 Crore, Sunil Mittal is the 17th highest paid CEO in India.
Awards
In 2007 he earned Padma Bhushan Award, Which is India’s third highest civilian Award.
#18 Gopal Vittal (Airtel)
| Name | Gopal Vittal |
| Organization | Bharti Airtel |
| Designation | CEO & Managing Director |
| Salary | 15.25 Crore |
| Financial Year | 21-22 |
| Source | startuptalky.com |
Gopal Vittal is the CEO of Bharti Airtel which is one of the largest Telecom Companies in India. Airtel operates in 20 countries including India. He did his MBA from IIM Calcutta in 1990. He joined Hindustan Unilever Limited after his MBA.
In 2006 he joined Airtel where he has the responsibility to do Marketing and sales. With his excellent strategies, he builds a strong relationship with his work and result. in 2013 he is appointed as CEO of Airtel. with a salary of 15.25 Crore Gopal Vittal is the 18th highest paid CEO in India.
#19 Mohit Gujral (DLF)
| Name | Mohit Gujral |
| Organization | DLF |
| Designation | CEO & Managing Director |
| Salary | 15.2 Crore |
| Financial Year | 21-22 |
| Source | startuptalky.com |
Mohit Gujral is the former CEO and forever Director of DLF Limited. Which is one of the largest Real Estate companies in India. They build Commercial and Residential Real Estate according to the market. In my city, one of the best places is known by the name of DLF which is “DLF CyberHub Gurgaon”. I Don’t Know why if someone knows please do comment. With a salary of 15.2 crores, Mohit Gujral is the 19th highest paid CEO in India.
#20 Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Industries)
| Name | Mukesh Ambani |
| Organization | Reliance Industries Limited |
| Designation | CEO & Managing Director |
| Salary | 15 Crore |
| Financial Year | 20-21 |
| Source | india.com |
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian Billionaire businessman of India. He is the owner of Reliance Industries. According to Forbes, he is India’s 2nd Richest Person. And 10th billionaire in 2024. His net worth is US$86.1 Billion. As a CEO and Director, he only takes 15 Crore.
Conclusion
So this was the list of the top 20 highest paid CEO of India in 2024. Most of them are from NITs. So this concludes that education at a good college is important. but at the same time skill and experience matter a lot. If you are not from a good school that doesn’t mean you cannot become successful here Mr. Natarajan Chandrasekaran (Tata Sons) is a good example who did his schooling from Govt School Mohanpur Tamil Nadu.
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