The 100 best-performing CEOs in the world: Part 2
/ Monday, January 7, 2013
Harvard’s rigorous evaluation system (see yesterday’s part 1 to see how the system works) ranks the world’s best business leaders.
Today we reveal which CEOs ranked in the top 50.
Overall Rank: 1
Name: Steve Jobs
Company: Apple
Country: United States
Tenure: 1997-2011
Industry: Information Technology.
MBA: No
Insider: Yes
Total Shareholder Return (Country Adjusted): 6,682 percent
Total Shareholder Return (Industry Adjusted): 6,621 percent
Market Capitalisation Change ($ billions): +359
Overall Rank: 2
Name: Jeffrey P. Bezos
Company: Amazon.com
Country: United States
Tenure: 1996-
Industry: Online Retail
MBA: No
Insider: Yes
Total Shareholder Return (Country Adjusted): 12,431 percent
Total Shareholder Return (Industry Adjusted): 12,266 percent
Market Capitalisation Change ($ billions): +111
Overall Rank: 3
Name: Yun Jong-Yong
Company: Samsung Electronics
Country: South Korea
Tenure: 1996-2008
Industry: Information Technology
MBA: No
Insider: Yes
Total Shareholder Return (Country Adjusted): 1,559 percent
Total Shareholder Return (Industry Adjusted): 1,437 percent
Market Capitalization Change ($ billions): +128
Overall Rank: 4
Name: Roger Agnelli
Company: Vale
Country: Brazil
Tenure: 2001-2011
Industry: Materials
MBA: No
Insider: Yes
Total Shareholder Return (Country Adjusted): 934 percent
Total Shareholder Return (Industry Adjusted): 1,773 percent
Market Capitalization Change ($ billions): +157
Overall Rank: 5
Name: John C. Martin
Company: Gilead Sciences
Country: United States
Tenure: 1996-
Industry: Health Care
MBA: Yes
Insider: Yes
Total Shareholder Return (Country Adjusted): 2,552 percent
Total Shareholder Return (Industry Adjusted): 2,474 percent
Market Capitalization Change ($ billions): +51
Overall Rank: 6
Name: Chung Mong-Koo
Company: Hyundai Motor Company
Country: South Korea
Tenure: 1999-
Industry: Automobile
MBA: No
Insider: Yes
Total Shareholder Return (Country Adjusted): 2,024 percent
Total Shareholder Return (Industry Adjusted): 2,548 percent
Market Capitalization Change ($ billions): +48
Overall Rank: 7
Name: Y.C. Deveshwar
Company: ITC
Country: India
Tenure: 1996
Industry: Consumer Goods
MBA: No
Insider: Yes
Total Shareholder Return (Country Adjusted): 3,308 percent
Total Shareholder Return (Industry Adjusted): 1,574 percent
Market Capitalization Change ($ billions): +45
Overall Rank: 8
Name: David Simon
Company: Simon Property Group
Country: United States
Tenure: 1995-
Industry: Financial Services
MBA: Yes
Insider: Yes
Total Shareholder Return (Country Adjusted): 1,199 percent
Total Shareholder Return (Industry Adjusted): 1,410 percent
Market Capitalization Change ($ billions): +47
Overall Rank: 9
Name: Margaret C. Whitman
Company: eBay
Country: United States
Tenure: 1998-2008
Industry: Information Technology
MBA: Yes
Insider: No
Total Shareholder Return (Country Adjusted): 1,434 percent
Total Shareholder Return (Industry Adjusted): 1,368 percent
Market Capitalization Change ($ billions): +40
