Generally, when asked who is the highest-paid CEO in the world, people will say Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
The world's highest-paid CEO
However, according to the Equilar report, the highest-paid CEO in 2024 is Jim Anderson.
Jim Anderson, CEO of Coherent, earned $101.50 million (Rs. 855 crore in Indian currency) in 2024.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai earned $10.21 million in 2024, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella earned $79.1 million, and Apple CEO Tim Cook earned $74.6 million.
Jim Anderson earned a base salary of $1.06 million and a signing bonus of $5,00,000. More than $100 million came from stock options.
Who is this Jim Anderson?
Jim Anderson, 52, took over as CEO of Coherent in June 2024.
Coherent, a US-based company, develops equipment and products for networks and laser systems.
Previously, he has been CEO of Lattice Semiconductor since 2018 and has held key positions at companies such as Intel and AMD.
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