{"id":22298,"date":"2012-09-17T14:59:41","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T12:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=22298"},"modified":"2012-09-18T09:13:10","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T07:13:10","slug":"biggest-it-salaries-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/22298\/biggest-it-salaries-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest IT salaries in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2012 South African Business Times Rich List was released on Sunday 12 September 2012, revealing that MTN<\/a> executives were the best paid in the local ICT industry.<\/p>\n

The Business Times Rich List used publically available information about JSE-listed companies to establish which executives received the best overall pay package for the last financial year.<\/p>\n

According to the list, BHP Billiton<\/a>\u2019s Michael Yeager<\/a> received a total pay package of R115 million in 2011, the best salary in South Africa.\u00a0 Massmart<\/a>\u2019s Grant Pattison<\/a> was second with R90 million, and BHP Billiton CEO Marius Kloppers<\/a> third with R89 million.<\/p>\n

The top earning IT executive was MTN\u2019s Khumo Shuenyane<\/a> with R57 million, followed by former MTN CEO Phuthuma Nhleko<\/a> with R50 million.<\/p>\n

The following list provides an overview of the top earning IT executives over the last financial year.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nPerson<\/strong><\/td>\nCompany<\/strong><\/td>\nTotal yearly pay package<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nMichael Yeager<\/td>\nBHP Billiton<\/td>\nR115 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nGrant Pattison<\/td>\nMassmart<\/td>\nR90 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nMarius Kloppers<\/td>\nBHP Billiton<\/td>\nR89 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nKhumo Shuenyane<\/td>\nMTN<\/td>\nR57 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nPhuthuma Nhleko<\/td>\nMTN<\/td>\nR50 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nJens Montanana<\/td>\nDatatec<\/td>\nR23 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nSifiso Dabengwa<\/td>\nMTN<\/td>\nR23 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\nPaul Norman<\/td>\nMTN<\/td>\nR20 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56<\/td>\nChris de Farla<\/td>\nMTN<\/td>\nR18 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58<\/td>\nNick Wentzel<\/td>\nReunert, Astral Foods<\/td>\nR18 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/td>\nJamal Ramadan<\/td>\nMTN<\/td>\nR18 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/td>\nNazir Patel<\/td>\nMTN<\/td>\nR17 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
74<\/td>\nAhmad Farroukh<\/td>\nMTN<\/td>\nR16 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
81<\/td>\nCraig Venter<\/td>\nAltech, Altron<\/td>\nR15 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98<\/td>\nJyoti Desai<\/td>\nMTN<\/td>\nR14 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
103<\/td>\nShameel Joosub<\/td>\nVodacom<\/td>\nR14 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
109<\/td>\nPieter Uys<\/td>\nVodacom<\/td>\nR13 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
115<\/td>\nMyron Berzack<\/td>\nAltron etc<\/td>\nR13 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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