Business Standard compiles a list of top paid CEOs of India

Top paid Indian executives

Media baron and Chairman and MD of Sun Group Kalanithi Maran tops the list of highest paid executives in India with an annual salary of Rs 59.89 crores.

Top paid Indian executives 

With an annual salary of Rs 59.89 crores, Kavery Kalanithi, wife of Kalanithi Maran and Executive Director of Sun TV Network  is also the highest paid woman executive, according to Fortune Magazine.

Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power claims the third position with an annual Salary of Rs 54.98 crores.

Kumar Mangalam Birla takes the fourth position on the list with an annual salary of Rs 49.62 crores.

Pawan Munjal, MD & CEO of Hero Group claims the fifth position with an annual salary of Rs 32.80 crores.

Founder and Chairman of the Hero Group, Brijmohan Lall Munjal takes the sixth position with an annual salary of Rs 32.73 Crores

With an annual salary of Rs 31.51 crores, Sunil Kant Munjal, Joint MD of Hero MotoCorp, comes at the seventh position on the list.

Chairman and MD of Ramco Cements P R Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha comes at the eight position on the list with an annual salary of Rs 30.96 Crores.

Shinzo Nakanishi, with an annual salary of Rs 30.90 crores, has been leading India's largest auto manufacturer Maruti Suzuki since 2007.

With an annual salary of Rs 26.46 crore, Chairman and MD of Divi's Laboratories Dr Murali K Divi takes the 10th position on the list. 

With a remuneration of Rs 16.25 crore for FY15, Tata Sons Chairman has joined the club of top-paid chief executives in India.