Top CEOs in the World by Harvard Business Review
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Updated on Monday, November 13, 2017
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Source(s): 1) https://hbr.org/2015/11/the-best-performing-ceos-in-the-world 2) Internet
1
LARS REBIEN SØRENSEN
NOVO NORDISK
http://www.novonordisk.com/ @NovoNordiskLive
2
JOHN CHAMBERS
CISCO SYSTEMS
3
PABLO ISLA
INDITEX
4
ELMAR DEGENHART
CONTINENTAL
5
MARTIN SORRELL
WPP
6
STEPHEN LUCZO
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY
7
JON FREDRIK BAKSAAS
TELENOR
8
GEORGE SCANGOS
BIOGEN
9
MICHAEL WOLF
SWEDBANK
10
FUJIO MITARAI
CANON
11
LESLIE WEXNER
L BRANDS
12
HOWARD SCHULTZ
STARBUCKS
13
FLORENTINO PÉREZ RODRÍGUEZ
ACS
14
JACQUES ASCHENBROICH
VALEO
15
BENOÎT POTIER
AIR LIQUIDE
16
CARLOS BRITO
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV
17
LARS RASMUSSEN
COLOPLAST
18
KASPER RORSTED
HENKEL
19
ALEXANDER CUTLER
EATON
20
MARTIN WINTERKORN
VOLKSWAGEN
21
MARK PARKER
NIKE
22
MARTIN GILBERT
ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT
23
JOHAN THIJS
KBC
24
ROBERTO EGYDIO SETUBAL
ITAÚ UNIBANCO
25
LAURENCE DOUGLAS FINK
BLACKROCK
26
MARTIN BOUYGUES
BOUYGUES
27
SERGIO MARCHIONNE
FIAT CHRYSLER
28
SIMON WOLFSON
NEXT
29
JEN-HSUN HUANG
NVIDIA
30
NORBERT REITHOFER
BMW
31
RONNIE LETEN
ATLAS COPCO
32
MICHAEL WARD
CSX
33
TAI-MING
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY
34
ERIC WISEMAN
VF
35
TADASHI YANAI
FAST RETAILING
36
JAMES TAICLET JR.
AMERICAN TOWER
37
DOUGLAS BERTHIAUME
WATERS
38
BLAKE NORDSTROM
NORDSTROM
39
MAURICE LÉVY
PUBLICIS
40
CARLOS GHOSN
RENAULT
41
HERBERT HAINER
ADIDAS
42
JOHN MARTIN
GILEAD SCIENCES
43
JOHN MACKEY
WHOLE FOODS
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/
44
BERNARD ARNAULT
CHRISTIAN DIOR
45
HUATENG
TENCENT
46
MARC BENIOFF
SALESFORCE.COM
47
DEBRA CAFARO
VENTAS
48
LARS RENSTRÖM
ALFA LAVAL
49
MARK BRISTOW
RANDGOLD RESOURCES
50
RENATO ALVES VALE
CCR
51
ÍÑIGO MEIRÁS
FERROVIAL
52
JOHAN MOLIN
ASSA ABLOY
53
FABRIZIO FREDA
ESTÉE LAUDER
54
CHRISTOPHER CONNOR
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS
55
JEAN-PAUL AGON
L'ORÉAL
56
TERRY LUNDGREN
MACY'S
57
LAMBERTO ANDREOTTI
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB
58
OLIVIER PIOU
GEMALTO
59
GILLES SCHNEPP
LEGRAND
60
ROBERT IGER
WALT DISNEY
61
DAVID THODEY
TELSTRA
62
PAOLO ROCCA
TENARIS
63
JOHN HAMMERGREN
MCKESSON
64
GEORGE PAZ
EXPRESS SCRIPTS
65
RICHARD COUSINS
COMPASS
66
HUGH GRANT
MONSANTO
67
MICHEL LANDEL
SODEXO
68
TIDJANE THIAM
PRUDENTIAL
69
DANIEL AMOS
AFLAC
70
RICHARD FAIRBANK
CAPITAL ONE
71
JEF COLRUYT
COLRUYT
72
PETER BOTTEN
OIL SEARCH
73
GLENN CHAMANDY
GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR
74
FLEMMING ORNSKOV
SHIRE
75
FREDERICK SMITH
FEDEX
76
AJAYPAL BANGA
MASTERCARD
77
WING KIN
HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS
78
MASAYOSHI SON
SOFTBANK
79
NEAL PATTERSON
CERNER
80
SHIGENOBU NAGAMORI
NIDEC
81
CAROL MEYROWITZ
TJX
82
WES BUSH
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
83
ANDRÉ DESMARAIS
POWER CORPORATION OF CANADA
83
PAUL DESMARAIS JR.
POWER CORPORATION OF CANADA
85
LEONARD SCHLEIFER
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS
86
DIETER ZETSCHE
DAIMLER
87
JEFFREY BEZOS
AMAZON
88
MICHAEL DOBSON
SCHRODERS
89
W. GALEN WESTON
GEORGE WESTON
90
MARK BERTOLINI
AETNA
91
LARRY MERLO
CVS HEALTH
92
STEVE ELLS
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL
93
THOMAS EBELING
PROSIEBENSAT.1
94
ULF SCHNEIDER
FRESENIUS
95
CHARLES BUNCH
PPG INDUSTRIES
96
PHILIP PASCALL
FIRST QUANTUM
97
RICHARD ANDERSON
DELTA AIR LINES
98
DOUGLAS BAKER JR.
ECOLAB
99
WOLFGANG EDER
VOESTALPINE
100
VITTORIO COLAO
VODAFONE
1
LARS REBIEN SØRENSEN
NOVO NORDISK
http://www.novonordisk.com/ @NovoNordiskLive
2
JOHN CHAMBERS
CISCO SYSTEMS
3
PABLO ISLA
INDITEX
4
ELMAR DEGENHART
CONTINENTAL
5
MARTIN SORRELL
WPP
6
STEPHEN LUCZO
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY
7
JON FREDRIK BAKSAAS
TELENOR
8
GEORGE SCANGOS
BIOGEN
9
MICHAEL WOLF
SWEDBANK
10
FUJIO MITARAI
CANON
11
LESLIE WEXNER
L BRANDS
12
HOWARD SCHULTZ
STARBUCKS
13
FLORENTINO PÉREZ RODRÍGUEZ
ACS
14
JACQUES ASCHENBROICH
VALEO
15
BENOÎT POTIER
AIR LIQUIDE
16
CARLOS BRITO
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV
17
LARS RASMUSSEN
COLOPLAST
18
KASPER RORSTED
HENKEL
19
ALEXANDER CUTLER
EATON
20
MARTIN WINTERKORN
VOLKSWAGEN
21
MARK PARKER
NIKE
22
MARTIN GILBERT
ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT
23
JOHAN THIJS
KBC
24
ROBERTO EGYDIO SETUBAL
ITAÚ UNIBANCO
25
LAURENCE DOUGLAS FINK
BLACKROCK
26
MARTIN BOUYGUES
BOUYGUES
27
SERGIO MARCHIONNE
FIAT CHRYSLER
28
SIMON WOLFSON
NEXT
29
JEN-HSUN HUANG
NVIDIA
30
NORBERT REITHOFER
BMW
31
RONNIE LETEN
ATLAS COPCO
32
MICHAEL WARD
CSX
33
TAI-MING
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY
34
ERIC WISEMAN
VF
35
TADASHI YANAI
FAST RETAILING
36
JAMES TAICLET JR.
AMERICAN TOWER
37
DOUGLAS BERTHIAUME
WATERS
38
BLAKE NORDSTROM
NORDSTROM
39
MAURICE LÉVY
PUBLICIS
40
CARLOS GHOSN
RENAULT
41
HERBERT HAINER
ADIDAS
42
JOHN MARTIN
GILEAD SCIENCES
43
JOHN MACKEY
WHOLE FOODS
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/
44
BERNARD ARNAULT
CHRISTIAN DIOR
45
HUATENG
TENCENT
46
MARC BENIOFF
SALESFORCE.COM
47
DEBRA CAFARO
VENTAS
48
LARS RENSTRÖM
ALFA LAVAL
49
MARK BRISTOW
RANDGOLD RESOURCES
50
RENATO ALVES VALE
CCR
51
ÍÑIGO MEIRÁS
FERROVIAL
52
JOHAN MOLIN
ASSA ABLOY
53
FABRIZIO FREDA
ESTÉE LAUDER
54
CHRISTOPHER CONNOR
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS
55
JEAN-PAUL AGON
L'ORÉAL
56
TERRY LUNDGREN
MACY'S
57
LAMBERTO ANDREOTTI
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB
58
OLIVIER PIOU
GEMALTO
59
GILLES SCHNEPP
LEGRAND
60
ROBERT IGER
WALT DISNEY
61
DAVID THODEY
TELSTRA
62
PAOLO ROCCA
TENARIS
63
JOHN HAMMERGREN
MCKESSON
64
GEORGE PAZ
EXPRESS SCRIPTS
65
RICHARD COUSINS
COMPASS
66
HUGH GRANT
MONSANTO
67
MICHEL LANDEL
SODEXO
68
TIDJANE THIAM
PRUDENTIAL
69
DANIEL AMOS
AFLAC
70
RICHARD FAIRBANK
CAPITAL ONE
71
JEF COLRUYT
COLRUYT
72
PETER BOTTEN
OIL SEARCH
73
GLENN CHAMANDY
GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR
74
FLEMMING ORNSKOV
SHIRE
75
FREDERICK SMITH
FEDEX
76
AJAYPAL BANGA
MASTERCARD
77
WING KIN
HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS
78
MASAYOSHI SON
SOFTBANK
79
NEAL PATTERSON
CERNER
80
SHIGENOBU NAGAMORI
NIDEC
81
CAROL MEYROWITZ
TJX
82
WES BUSH
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
83
ANDRÉ DESMARAIS
POWER CORPORATION OF CANADA
83
PAUL DESMARAIS JR.
POWER CORPORATION OF CANADA
85
LEONARD SCHLEIFER
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS
86
DIETER ZETSCHE
DAIMLER
87
JEFFREY BEZOS
AMAZON
88
MICHAEL DOBSON
SCHRODERS
89
W. GALEN WESTON
GEORGE WESTON
90
MARK BERTOLINI
AETNA
91
LARRY MERLO
CVS HEALTH
92
STEVE ELLS
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL
93
THOMAS EBELING
PROSIEBENSAT.1
94
ULF SCHNEIDER
FRESENIUS
95
CHARLES BUNCH
PPG INDUSTRIES
96
PHILIP PASCALL
FIRST QUANTUM
97
RICHARD ANDERSON
DELTA AIR LINES
98
DOUGLAS BAKER JR.
ECOLAB
99
WOLFGANG EDER
VOESTALPINE
100
VITTORIO COLAO
VODAFONE
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