Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte draws Rs 79.8 crore as annual pay in FY22

Bengaluru: Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte’s annual pay package was Rs 79.8 crore ($10.51 million) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the IT services provider’s annual report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission showed.

This makes him the highest paid executive in India’s IT sector.

Delaporte’s annual salary was Rs 64.3 crore ($8.7 million) in the financial year 2020-21. The compensation was for nine months as he joined the company only in July 2020.

The Bengaluru-based company’s chief executive took home $1.74 million (Rs 13.2 crore) in salary and allowances and $2.55 million (Rs 19.3 crore) in commissions and variable pay, while $4.2 million (Rs 31.8 crore) was in terms of other benefits. Long-term compensation or deferred benefits formed the rest.