Wipro chief executive Abidali Z Neemuchwala saw his pay package grow 41 per cent to $ 3.9 million during 2018-19.
But little is known of the contents except that it has been disclosed to the board of directors.
Founded in 2006, PremjiInvest's assets under management are worth over $2 billion across India
IT czar Azim Premji has given away almost half of his stakeholding in Wipro, India's third largest exporter of software services, to philanthropy.
'We are on a whole different level of complexities and fundamental change is happening in the industry. There is a need for organisations to design themselves to deal with such complexities.'
The Azim Premji Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation under whose aegis it is being set up, said on Wednesday the university would launch three courses in the first year of operation, to begin this July.
In the second half of July this year, when Rishad Premji, the eldest son of Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, joins the company as a business manager, Pratik Kumar, executive vice president-HR will have a tough time.
To have at least one demonstration school in every district.
Life has many challenges. You win some and lose some. You must enjoy winning. But do not let it go to the head.
The list has been compiled by the Shanghai-based The Hurun Research Institute, the second year it has done this ranking, of an 'India philanthropy list'.
PremjiInvest has invested close to $20 million in the hospital chain in the last three years.
Wipro chairman Azim Premji on Thursday stressed that organisations focused on quality should tune their systems and processes towards achieving the objective as any inconsistency could result in failure.
In what is seen by many as a succession plan, Rishad Premji, eldest son of Wipro Ltd chairman Azim Premji, has joined the IT and FMCG major as a business development manager in a low-profile entry.
Azim Premji, Wipro chairman-cum-managing director, has been conferred with Sir Jehangir Ghandy medal for his outstanding contribution to industrial and social peace.
Hygienic owns Super Vasmol and Streax brands of hair colour products.
Wipro chief Azim Premji has asked the Karnataka government to raise professional tax levied on employees in the sector and review the move to hike the tax on IT products and services.
Wipro Chairman Azim Premji on Wednesday defended the United States' moves to fingerprint and photograph foreign nationals entering the country.
While other backward classes had a share of 9 per cent, there were no scheduled tribe billionaires.
An analyst who participated in the call, on the condition of anonymity, quoted Premji as saying, "The government has to act now; there is a need for regulatory changes.
The honorary doctor of humane letters degree was conferred on Premji in recognition of his achievements as a 'renowned entrepreneur, global business leader and extraordinary humanitarian who has demonstrated a commitment to education and the well being of fellow citizens,' Wipro said. Premji is the second Indian recipient of this award. Nobel Prize winner Amartya Kumar Sen was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1995.
HealthCare Global, an oncology care hospital chain, has received a funding of $20 million from PremjiInvest, a private equity fund sponsored by Azim Premji. With this funding, PremjiInvest has bought a "significant minority stake" in HCG. This is the third round of funding the hospital has received after it initially received Rs 50 crore from IDFC Private Equity and the second funding of Rs 10 crore from Evolvence.
Premji met Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and expressed his intentions to work with the state government in this regard.
Azim Premji's Rs 175-crore (Rs 1.75-billion) investment in Future Retail will help Kishore Biyani tide through crisis.
According to lawyers familiar with the development, Premji is yet to reply to the notice. Subramanian neither responded to phone calls nor messages sent to him.
Clearly part of the grooming of Harvard-educated Rishad Premji, the group appointed the elder son of chairman Azim Premji as chief strategy officer for its flagship IT business.
Wipro Chairman and CEO Azim H Premji received the highest annual remuneration in the company for the fiscal 2006-07. Premji who also holds 79.58 per cent stake in the company, got an annual remuneration of $721,522.
When it comes to philanthropy, Indians don't share the table with the likes of Bill Gates but still there are a few who do really donate and the latest list is topped by Azim Premji of Wipro.
Bengaluru-headquartered Wipro has decided to elevate Chairman Azim Premji's elder son Rishad as the chief strategy officer (CSO) of its information technology (IT) business from January 1, 2011.
"Critical data which has to be resided in India is an important component that needs to be clarified, as this will be arguably uncovered on an ad hoc basis as we move forward."
During his visit to Oman, Premji said it is potentially a very important market.
The turmoil in the financial market is likely to spell good news for the Indian outsourcing companies, as the downturn will compel multinationals to seek further economies for sustenance in these tough times, Wipro Technologies founder Azim Premji has said.
Despite challenges from China, the Philippines and Eastern Europe, India still has an overwhelming advantage in IT offshoring, according to Wipro chairman Azim Premji.
Premji said, Wipro is not feeling the "effects" of the eurozone crisis.
Rishad, who joined the company in July 2007, is currently chief strategy officer of the Bengaluru-based company.
Wipro Corporation Chairman Azim Premji on Monday warned the business community to be prepared to face more shocks similar to the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US.
Premji is ranked 13th on Forbes' first ever list of '100 Richest People In Tech', followed by Nadar on the 14th spot.
He is betting on emerging firms to generate ideas and build wealth through Premji Invest
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