11 Highest-Paid Women CEOs in APAC: Compensation Package & Reported Earnings

7. Priya Nair – Managing Director and CEO, Hindustan Unilever

Reported compensation: ₹18.19 crore (FY2025–26)

Priya Nair is the CEO of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), which is among the leading companies dealing with fast-moving consumer goods in India. The products are in categories such as beauty and personal care, home care, and foods and beverages. Priya took over the position in August 2025 after occupying various leadership positions in Unilever.

The HUL annual report for fiscal year 2025-26 shows the total remuneration earned by Nair to be ₹18.19 crore. This consists of both fixed salary, allowances, bonus, and long term incentives. Since Nair joined as CEO mid-fiscal year, the amount includes her first period as a CEO.

8. Falguni Nayar – Executive Chairperson, Managing Director and CEO, Nykaa

Reported compensation: ₹16.48 crore (FY2025–26)

Nykaa was set up by Falguni Nayar, who is the founder and CEO of FSN E-Commerce Ventures, an online/offline retail beauty and lifestyle brand. She founded the business after working in investment banking in 2012 and transformed it into a well-known omnichannel brand that sells beauty, personal care, fashion and lifestyle products.

During FY2025-26, the earnings of Nayar as disclosed by the company amounted to roughly ₹16.48 crore. The earnings are inclusive of the payments made by the parent company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Nykaa E-Retail Limited and not only by the parent company.

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9. Vanessa Hudson – CEO and Managing Director, Qantas Airways

Reported compensation: A$6.31 million (FY2025)

Vanessa Hudson is the CEO of Qantas Airways, which is the national airline of Australia and a key airline group in the region. She took over as CEO of the airline in September 2023, coming from the position of CFO. Her job entails handling both domestic and international operations and finances of the airline.

For Qantas, actual remuneration for Hudson in fiscal year 2025-26 was about A$6.40 million. This includes base salary, short-term incentives, deferrals, long-term incentives, and other benefits. However, under Qantas’ remuneration reporting requirements, the same value is reported on another basis and appears smaller.