CEO Pay

The median compensation for non-promoter or professional CEOs rose 5 per cent year-on-year to Rs 10.5 crore in FY26, according to a Deloitte report. According to the survey, further noted that the median CEO compensation of Rs 10.5 crore marks the slowest growth since COVID-19, alongside evolving structures around incentives, stock-linked pay and the rising prominence of roles such as the Chief Digital Officer. "CXO compensation decisions in India have shown great maturity. Given the ongoing underperformance of Indian equity markets over the past 12-18 months, it is natural that pay increases were lower last year. "Market volatility and downside risks have only increased recently due to the ongoing geopolitical risks. We do not expect any knee-jerk reactions from Boards and Remuneration Committees, and they are likely to change course depending on how domestic and external events unfold," said Anandorup Ghose, Partner, Deloitte India. Among CXOs, CFOs witnessed the highest ...

In 2026, if CEO Fernando Fernández hits the top performance target, his pay could exceed $21 million; if Unilever's share price also rises 50%, his compensation may surpass $26 million

Schwarzman collected $1.1 billion in dividends alone from his roughly 20 per cent stake in the world's biggest alternative asset manager, according to an annual filing on Friday

The board granted Moynihan an unchanged base salary of $1.5 million and no cash bonus, "consistent with prior years," along with equity incentive awards totaling $39.5 million

The compensation includes $1.5 million base, $6.1 million of a cash incentive award and the rest in stock awards

In fiscal 2024, Niccol's compensation was $96 million, the filing shows, and included a stock award of more than $90 million

Under Solomon's leadership last year, Goldman posted record revenue in its banking and markets division and record management fees in its asset-management business

The bank has been benefiting from heightened volatility in markets fueling trading activity among its clients, as well as an uptick in dealmaking

On October 9, the government opened up one MD position in State Bank of India (SBI) and other PSBs for private sector bankers

According to the CEO Compensation Report 2025, CEOs in the manufacturing industry remain among the highest-paid; MNCs provide more generous executive compensation than Indian-owned firms

The median remuneration for key managerial personnel (KMP) rose 7.7 per cent to ₹1.85 crore, with one executive listed under this category

Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja earned $139 million in 2024, surpassing paychecks of top CEOs like Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai, marking the highest CFO compensation in decades

In February, BlackRock said it was awarding Fink, 72, additional pay perks known as carried interest tied to its push into private markets

Tan has also agreed to buy $25 million in Intel shares in the first 30 days of taking the job

The analysis examined top executive pay for 110 firms within the Nifty 200 with available data since FY19, comparing it to the median pay of employees

The highest-paid British CEO was Pascal Soriot of drugmaker AstraZeneca,

Coforge CEO Sudhir Singh's annual remuneration in FY24 stood at Rs 105.12 crore, positioning him at the second spot after Wipro's former CEO Thierry Delaporte

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met defence major Lockheed Martin's CEO Jim Taiclet and lauded its commitment to "Make in India, Make for World". The meeting took place on Thursday. "CEO of @LockheedMartin, Jim Taiclet met Prime Minister @narendramodi. Lockheed Martin is a key partner in India-US Aerospace and Defence Industrial cooperation. We welcome its commitment towards realising the vision of 'Make in India, Make for the World'," the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a post on X. Sharing pictures of the meeting on X, Lockheed Martin in a post said, "CEO Jim Taiclet joined Hon'ble @narendramodi. As a trusted partner of over three decades, we recognize the promising talent and capabilities of the local industry and remain committed to strengthening the defense and industrial ties between our two nations.

Venkata Narayana K became CEO of Prestige Estates in August 2017, following his tenure as chief financial officer and company secretary

Cognizant's filing with Nasdaq mentioned the CEO's performance stock units (PSUs) and restricted stock units (RSUs)