Wipro's new CEO to get Rs 10 crore salary Mumbai: TK Kurien, the new chief of the IT business and CEO of Wipro, will get an annual salary package of up to Rs 10 crore.

As per the terms of appointment of Kurien, salary is in the range of minimum of Rs 3 crore to a maximum of Rs 10 crore a year, Wipro said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

This would include periodic increments, variable pay (based on performance criteria), leave travel allowance, house rent allowance, company provided car and driver, furniture and equipment and provident fund among others.

Kurien's is one of the highest salary packages in the IT industry....more    
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Wipro gets new CEO for global IT business
by IANS
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