Nikesh Arora’s tenure cost SoftBank $300 million
Japan's SoftBank bore $300 million (31.5 billion yen) in compensation and related expenses during its former President and COO Nikesh Arora's two-year tenure. In a statement on Thursday, the company booked about $65 million in expenses arising from Arora’s resignation in June. As of 2015, Nikesh Arora was the highest paid executive in Japan according to Bloomberg estimates.