C-suite remuneration across over a dozen pharma companies in India, moved upwards in 2022-23, save a few exceptions, with top-level compensation at local firms continuing to, by and large, dwarf comparable earnings at foreign listed entities in the country.
India CEO Pay: Up, Up For Most, Eye On Gender Pay Gap As Women Execs Rise
C-suite remuneration at leading listed foreign and domestic drug firms in India rose in double digits for the most part in 2022-23, data compiled by Scrip show. While MDs/CEOs at domestic firms continue to take home sizeably higher earnings, the arrival of women leaders at the helm in some foreign firms puts the spotlight on gender pay parity.

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