Infosys chief takes a big fat bonus home

It seems that the fiscal year 2015-16 was a great year for Infosys chief executive Vishal Sikka who took a big fat bonus home. To imagine the extent, Sikka’s earnings which include incentives, bonus and stock options took almost a tenfold jump as compared to the previous fiscal year.

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It is important to remember here that Vishal Sikka is no average person. He is the chief executive of India’s second largest software exporter and this top position comes with a basic salary of Rs 5.96 crores along with Rs 33 lakhs of retirement benefits. The additional Rs 42.44 crores was the part of Sikka’s bonuses and incentives.

This is not the only achievement in Sikka’s lie. In fact, Infosys has even extended the tenure of Sikka by nearly two years till 2021 for turning around the fortunes of Infosys.