Top 10 highest paid promoter executives

Arvind M Poddar , Chairman & Managing Director, Balkrishna Industries

1.    Total remuneration: 33 crore
2.    Ratio to median remuneration: 906.5
3.     % increase in remuneration: 18.53%
4.   % increase in the median remuneration of employees: 12%

The company saw a contraction of 12.8 per cent in revenues while profits increased 16.13 per cent in 2015/16.

D B Gupta , Chairman, Lupin

1.    Total remuneration: 44.78 crore
2.    Ratio to median remuneration: 1317
3.     % increase in remuneration:19.2%
4.    Median remuneration of employees: 3.4 lakhs

The self-made billionaire took home a bounty, earning 1,317 times   more than the average salary of its employees

Jayadev Galla , Vice Charman  & Managing Director, Amara Raja Batteries


1.    Total remuneration: 39.26 crore
2.    Ratio to median remuneration: 2,448.4
3.     % increase in remuneration: 16.85%
4.    % increase in the median remuneration of employees: 10.5%

The businessman-politician turned 50 recently has taken company to new heights and aims to take company revenues to $ 2 billion in the next five years.

Kalanithi Maran, Executive Chairman, Sun TV Network

1.    Total remuneration: 71.47 crore
2.     % increase in remuneration: 16.6%

The media baron's salary level remained the same as that of last year, but his bonus component scaled over 21 per cent during the period.

Murali K Divi , Chairman & Managing Director, Divi's Laboratories

1.   Total remuneration: 44.99 crore
2.    Ratio to median remuneration: 1: 0.0007701
3.    % increase in remuneration: 27.05%
4.    % increase in the median remuneration of employees: 12%

The company achieved a sales growth of 21 per cent and a growth of 31 per cent in profits. In an effort to de-risk its operations, the chairman proposed to invest 500 crore for a new facility at Kakinanda , the third large manufacturing facility for the company.
 

Onkar S Kanwar, Chairman, Managing Director, Apollo Tyres

1.    Total remuneration: 52.45 crore
2.    Ratio to median remuneration: 1,425
3.     % increase in remuneration: 28%
4.    % increase in the median remuneration of employees: 8%
 

The man behind the wheels earned 1,425 times more than the average salary of its employees

Pawan Munjal, Chairman, Managing Director & CEO, Hero Motocorp
 
1.    Total remuneration: 57.4 crore
2.    Ratio to median remuneration: 755
3.     % increase in remuneration: 28.6%
4.    % increase in the median remuneration of employees: 7.5%

 The company made its first global product launch in Argentina early this year. Munjal targets to cover 50 countries by 2020 and eyes next on Mexico.

P R Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha , Chairman & Managing Director, Ramco Cements

1.   Total remuneration: 36.1 crore
2.    Ratio to median remuneration: 717
3.    % increase in remuneration: 93%
4.  % increase in the median remuneration of employees: 19.06%

The only director with an executive role in the company saw the sharpest jump in his remuneration in the top ten, compared to previous year.

Sameer Gehlaut , Executive Chairman, Indiabulls Housing Finance

1.    Total remuneration: 26.8 crore
2.    Ratio to median remuneration: 531
3.     % increase in remuneration: Nil
4.   % increase in the average remuneration of employees: 16%

The founder & chairman did not take any pay hikes this year, however, the average remuneration of all employees, other than managerial personnel increased by 16 per cent 

Sunil Bharti Mittal , Chairman, Bharti Airtel

1.    Total remuneration: 27.85 crore
2.    Ratio to median remuneration: 347.5
3.   % increase in remuneration: 2.49%
4.    % increase in the median remuneration of employees: -4.5%

The founder chairman was recently elected as GSMA Chairman for a period of two years. Has recently rolled out payment bank and plans to invest Rs 3,000 crore in it.

(This list includes only the executive heads who are also the promoters of their company  for the year 2015/16; The designations and data are as per the 2015/16 annual reports;  total remuneration includes perquisites & bonus)