Vaibhav Taneja, CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of Allen Musk’s company Tesla, also overtook Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Indian -origin executive Vaibhav Taneja has earned a shocking earning of $ 139.5 million in total salary for the year 2024, which is the highest in the world for any CFO. According to the Times of India news, a large part of this salary package is from the stock option and equity awards given after his promotion, which is more than his basic salary of $ 400,000.
Nadella and Pichai’s earnings lag behind
According to the news, after earning so much last year, Vaibhav Taneja came into the discussion as one of the highest salaries in corporate history. According to the report, Pichai earned $ 10.73 million in 2024, while Nadella earned $ 79.106 million. Prior to Vaibhav Taneja, Kim Brady of Nicola set the record for the highest CFO package in 2020 with a compensation package of $ 80.6 million.
How to get a package of $ 139.5 million
This package to Vaibhav Taneja is mainly stock-based. Tesla’s shares were trading around $ 250 when Taneja was given this responsibility. By May 2025, the stock rose to $ 342. This led to a strong increase in the possible value of their compensation.
There is a relationship with Delhi
Vaibhav Taneja has a commerce graduate degree from Delhi University. A certifying public accountant, Taneja has a work experience of more than 17 years in multinational companies related to technology, telecom and retail sector. Taneja completed his Chartered Accountancy from the Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
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