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India’s 10 best paid CEOs Kumar Mangalam Birla

Age: 41 years
Salary for 2008: Rs 20.14 crore
The global markets are reeling from economic recession. There are fears that India too will not remain untouched Worth: $10.2 billion
and yet we hardly see any transparency in any of these BIG industries and their CEO’s. TNT takes a look at the Designation: Chairman
biggest CEO’s in the country and NO, TATA’s are not there. Group: Aditya V Birla Group
Other companies: Grasim, Hindalco, UltraTech Cement, Aditya Birla Nuvo, Idea
Cellular, Birla Sun Life, Birla NGK

Anil Ambani
Age: 49 years
Salary for 2008: Rs 48.01 crore (includes Rs 34.65-crore proposed
commission for FY08 by Reliance Comm)
Worth: $42 billion
Designation: Chairman
Malvinder Mohan Singh
Age: 34 years
Group: Reliance - Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Salary for 2008: Rs 19.58 crore
Designation: CEO and managing director Group company: Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd
In June 2008, Ranbaxy reached an agreement with Daiichi through which it will
acquire a majority stake in the former. Singh will continue as CEO for some time.

Mukesh Ambani
Age: 50 years

Sunil Bharti Mittal

Salary for 2008: Rs 44.02 crore
Worth: $43 billion
Designation: Chairman and managing director Age: 51 years (October 23, 1957)
Group: Reliance Salary for 2008: Rs 19.55 crore
Designation: Chairman and managing director
Group: Bharti Group
Other companies: Bharti Enterprises, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Bharti TeleTech Ltd, Telecom
Seychelles Ltd, Bharti Telesoft Ltd, Bharti Del Monte India Pvt Ltd, Bharti Retail Pvt
Kalanidhi Maran Ltd, Bharti Retail Pvt Ltd, Bharti Axa General Insurance Company, Bharti Axa Life
Insurance Company, Bharti Axa Life Insurance Company, Bharti AXA Investment
Age: 43 years
Managers Pvt Ltd, Bharti Resources, Jersey Airtel Ltd, Bharti Foundation.
Salary for 2008: Rs 32.41 crore
Worth: $2.6 billion
Designation: Chairman and managing director
Group: Sun TV Network

Sajjan Jindal
Age: 48 years (December 5, 1959)
Kaveri Kalanidhi Salary for 2008: Rs 16.73 crore
Designation: Vice chairman and managing director
Age: 37 years
Salary for 2008: Rs 32.41 crore Group: Jindal South West Holding Group
Designation: Joint managing director, Sun TV Network
Group company: Sun TV Network

Onkar S Kanwar
P R Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha Age: 66 years
Age: 76 years Designation: Chairman and managing director
Salary for 2008: Rs 32.39 crore Salary for 2008: Rs 15.54 crore
Designation: Chairman and managing director Group: Apollo
Group: Ramco Group Other companies: Apollo Tyres Ltd, Apollo Tyres KFT, Dunlop Tyres International

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