WuXi AppTec (HKG:2359, SHA:603259) Chairman Li Ge was China's highest-paid chairperson among A-listed companies in 2024, Yicai Global reported, citing data from Wind Information.
Li's pre-tax annual pay was at 41.8 million yuan, the report said.
Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics (SHE:300760) Chairman Li Xiting came in second with 24.9 million yuan in annual pre-tax pay, and John Oyler of BeiGene (HKG:6160, SHA:688235) is third with 20.2 million yuan, the report said.
A total of 13 chairpersons from Chinese-listed firms had annual pay of more than 10 million yuan in 2024, the report said.
In total, listed companies paid 5.8 billion yuan to chairpersons, Yicai said.
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