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12 highest paid executives in India

Last updated on: February 2, 2012 12:23 IST
Mukesh Ambani is not in the top 10.

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

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Naveen Jindal.

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

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Kalanithi Maran, left, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

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

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Kavery Kalanithi.

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

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Kumar Mangalam Birla.

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

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Brijmohan Lall Munjal.

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

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Pawan Kant Munjal.

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

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B G Raghupathy.

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

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Toshiaki Nakagawa.

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

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Pankaj R Patel.

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

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Hero MotoCorp is one of the biggest companies.

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

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Sajjan Jindal.

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

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D Bhattacharya.

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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