Silicon India quoting figures it obtained from Bloomberg reports that the highest paid Google employee is Nikesh Arora, the Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Google.
Arora reportedly made a total of $46.7 million dollars in 2012. That’s double what he made in 2011, according to Silicon India.
He is credited with building Google’s European operations.
A biography on Google’s website reads: “Since joining Google in 2004, he has held several positions with the company. Most recently, he led Google’s global direct sales operations. He also developed and managed the company’s operations in the European, Middle Eastern and African markets and was responsible for creating and expanding strategic partnerships in those regions for the benefit of Google’s growing number of users and advertisers.”