Who is HCL Tech’s Vijayakumar? Here’s how much India’s top-paid IT CEO earns

HCL Tech CEO Vijayakumar has become the highest-paid Indian IT CEO, surpassing $10 million in earnings, much higher than his peers. He received ₹94.6 crore during the 2024-25 financial year.

Who is Vijayakumar?

C. Vijayakumar was appointed CEO of HCL Technologies in October 2016. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from PSG College of Technology in Tamil Nadu, India. 

In 1994, he joined HCL Comnet, a wholly owned subsidiary of HCL Technologies, as a senior engineer. As part of the founding team, he played a key role in establishing the Remote Infrastructure Management proposition.