Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte is the highest paid executive in the Indian IT sector
The total compensation of IT Major Wipro, Thierry Delaporte, was $10.5 million (Rs 79.66 crore) for 2021-22, making him the highest paid IT sector manager in the country during the period.
According to a filing by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, Wipro disclosed that Mr. Delaporte was seeking $1.7 million in salary and benefits, $2.5 million in commission, $2 million in benefits, and the remainder of the amount in excess of $4 million in someone else’s bucket.
Wipro’s CEO had preceded his contemporaries in 2020-21 after taking the reins of the company in July 2020.
In the first nine months of his tenure, his salary was Rs 64 crore or $8.8 million which included a salary component of Rs 9.6 crore, commission of Rs 11.2 crore, Rs 5.5 crore as long-term compensation and Rs 37, 81 crore as other revenue, according to a regulatory filing.