Cover Story

Payback Time For CEOs
A peek into the whys and hows of CEO compensation in the country

Gaining Currency
Companies of all hues, including old warhorses, are now betting on stock options to ensure employee loyalty
Greater Detailing Needed
What needs to change in Indian CEOs' compensation structure.
The Emergence Of The Power Law
Performance distribution does not follow the normal curve - fewer people contribute far more to overall performance
How To Hire Your Head Honcho
Both sides should take the long-term view because this is more than a transaction
Calling It a Day
Y.C. Deveshwar at ITC and A.M. Naik at L&T have built a legacy any corporate leader would be proud of. Then there are others whose initiatives are still in the process of bearing fruit.
Caution Rules
E-commerce companies are now more conscious than ever about employee benefits.
Value Creators
Professional CEOs have been generously rewarded for creating enormous wealth for their companies.
Prudence Pays
Indian promoters take home fat pay cheques but their compensation is, in most cases, linked to company performance.

2018-07-15

Digital

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"We have to regain the credibility the industry lost"

It was Dr. Volkmar Denners second visit to India since he became the top boss at Bosch, the world's biggest automotive component manufacturer. It could not have come at a more remarkable time. The Dieselgate scandal of 2015 has just taken a turn for the worse with the arrest of Audi CEO Rupert Stadler last week. For a staunch proponent of the technology, there is much at stake for Bosch on how this controversy plays out. While Denner is concerned with the loss of credibility of the industry, he is also looking beyond the immediate. Taking an hour out of his three-day India tour, Denner shares with Sumant Banerji his vision on electric mobility, the need to straddle various technologies and Bosch's big plans in India that include a Rs 1,700 crore investment roadmap over the next three years. Edited excerpts:

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Leaderspeak

"Every challenge presents an opportunity. How you respond and what you learn from it will define your path to progress."

Editors note

The Corner Room Pay

CEO compensation debates in India and abroad are always contentious and have grown more contentious over the past couple of decades as better reporting norms of executive pay have come into effect, as have newer ways of compensating CEOs.