Infosys CEO Salil Parekh Now India’s 2nd Highest Paid IT Exec as AI Strategy Unfolds
Introduction
Indian IT giant Infosys’ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) Salil Parekh’s salary rose 21.7% last year to touch ₹80.62 crore, the company’s latest annual report released on Monday showed, as he retained his position as the second-highest paid CEO among India’s top information technology (IT) services companies.
A little more than three-fifths, or ₹49.5 crore, of his compensation came from shares exercised by him in FY25, while ₹23.18 crore came from bonuses, variable pay, and incentives. The remaining ₹7.94 crore was part of his fixed salary. To be sure, the highest-paid IT executive remains HCL Technologies …
