BOSTON— Akhil Johri, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of United Technologies Corp., topped the list of 25 highest paid Indian-American Chief Financial Officers of public companies in the United States, according to a report released by the IndUS Business Journal.
“It is exciting to see that at least two women have made to this exclusive list,” said Upendra Mishra, publisher of the IndUS Business Journal. “This list includes companies in all areas and its shows the diversity of businesses where Indian-Americans hold top leadership positions.”
The two women in the list are: Meera Rao, Chief Financial Officer of Monolithic Power Systems, who made $2.58 million; and Shalini Sharp, Chief Financial Officer of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, who made $2.38 million.
The list is based on the total compensation in 2015, including base salary, bonus, incentives and stock award value. The report is compiled based on public documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, public records and news reports.
Here is the list of highest paid Indian-Americans CFOs of publica companies ranked by total compensation in 2015:
Rank # 1
Name: Akhil Johri
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
Company: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Headquarters: Hartford, CT
Total Compensation: $12.37 million
Rank # 2
Name: Krishna Shivram
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
Company: WEATHERFORD INTL PLC
Headquarters: Houston, TX
Total Compensation: $4.92 million
Rank # 3
Name: Vikas Sinha
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Company: ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Headquarters: Cheshire, CT
Total Compensation: $4.74 million
Rank # 4
Name: Bedi Ajay Singh
Title: Chief Financial Officers
Company: NEWS CORP
Headquarters: New York, NY
Total Compensation: $4.51 million
Rank # 5
Name: Rajesh Kalathur
Title: Senior Vice President and CFO
Company: DEERE & CO
Headquarters: Moline, IL
Total Compensation: $4.35 million
Rank # 6
Name: Manmeet S. Soni
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Company: PHARMACYCLICS INC
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, CA
Total Compensation: $3.52 million
Rank # 7
Name: Rajesh K. Agrawal
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Company: WESTERN UNION CO
Headquarters: Englewood, CO
Total Compensation: $2.63 million
Rank # 8
Name: Meera Rao
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Company: MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS
Headquarters: San Jose, CA
Total Compensation: $2.58 million
Rank # 9
Name: Shalini Sharp
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Company: ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL
Headquarters: Novato, CA
Total Compensation: $2.38 million
Rank # 10
Name: Amit Muni
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Company: WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS
Headquarters: New York, NY
Total Compensation: $2.37 million
Rank # 11
Name: Manik H. Jhangiani
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Company: COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS US
Headquarters: Atlanta, GA
Total Compensation: $2.33 million
Rank # 12
Name: Arun Nayar
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Company: TYCO INTERNATIONAL PLC
Headquarters: Princeton, NJ
Total Compensation: $2.11 million
Rank # 13
Name: Harpreet S. Grewal
Title: Executive Vice President and CFO
Company: CONSTANT CONTACT INC
Headquarters: Waltham, MA
Total Compensation: $2.20 million
Rank # 14
Name: Ganesh Moorthy
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Company: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC
Headquarters: Chandler, AZ
Total Compensation: $1.97 million
Rank # 15
Name: Anurup Pruthi
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Company: CHILDRENS PLACE INC
Headquarters: Secaucus, NJ
Total Compensation: $1.94 million
Rank # 16
Name: Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Company: WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
Headquarters: Piscataway, NJ
Total Compensation: $1.93 million
Rank # 17
Name: Satish Rishi
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Company: RAMBUS INC
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, CA
Total Compensation: $1.85 million
Rank # 18
Name: Vaseem Mahboob
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Company: ENDOLOGIX INC
Headquarters: Irvine, Calif.
Total Compensation: $1.74 million
Rank # 19
Name: Arvind Dharia
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Company: MADDEN STEVEN LTD
Headquarters: Long Island, NY
Total Compensation: $1.52 million
Rank # 20
Name: Adeel Khan
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Company: Rexford Industrial Realty
Headquarters: Los Angeles, Calif.
Total Compensation: $1.51 million
Rank #21
Name: Ashish R. Parikh
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Company: HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST
Headquarters: Harrisburg, PA
Total Compensation: $1.5 million
Rank #22
Name: Ranjan Kalia
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Company: VIRTUSA CORP
Headquarters: Westborough, MA
Total Compensation: $1.43 million
Rank #23
Name: Rajeev Bhalla
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Company: CIRCOR International’s
Headquarters: Burlington, MA
Total Compensation: $1.42 million
Rank # 24
Name: Amit Singhi
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Company: FLIR Systems
Headquarters: Wilsonville, OR
Total Compensation: $1.36 million
Rank # 25
Name: Atish D. Shah
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Company: HYATT HOTELS CORP
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Total Compensation: $1.27 million.
