Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Industries Ltd has given its chief Mukesh Ambani, the country’s richest person, a hefty pay hike of about 45 per cent to take his annual remuneration to over Rs 44 crore or ($10 million).
Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, got a total payout of Rs 44.02 crore (Rs 440.2 million) in financial year 2007-08, marking an increase of about Rs 13.5 crore (Rs 135 million) from the previous fiscal.
In fiscal 2006-07, Ambani’s annual remuneration had increased to Rs 30.46 crore (Rs 304.6 million), from Rs 24.77 crore (Rs 247.7 million), previously.
However, a large part of Ambani’s full-year pay cheque comes in the form of commissions that the company pays to select executives as a ratio of its net profits.
According to the company’s annual report being sent to shareholders, Ambani got a salary of Rs 60 lakh (Rs 6 million -- Rs 500,000 per month -- and another Rs 48 lakh (Rs 4.8 million) -- Rs 400,000 per month -- in the name of ?perquisites and allowances.?
In addition, he got Rs 18.75 lakh (Rs 1.875 million) under the head of ?retiral benefits? and Rs 42.754 crore (Rs 427.54 million) toward commission on net profit, taking his total to Rs 44.021 crore (Rs 440.21 million) for 2007-08
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