The 35 best CEOs in the world, according to Harvard Business Review
35. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram, Symrise
34. Richard Fairbank, Capital One
Sector: Financial services
CEO since: 1994
Country: US
33. Hisashi Ietsugu, Sysmex
Sector: Healthcare
CEO since: 1996
Country: Japan
32. Chuck Robbins, Cisco Systems
Sector: Information technology
CEO since: 2015
Country: US
31. Martin Bouygues, Bouygues
Sector: Industrials
CEO since: 1989
Country: France
30. Gilles Andrier, Givaudan
Sector: Materials
CEO since: 2005
Country: Switzerland
29. Debra Cafaro, Ventas
Sector: Real estate
CEO since: 1999
Country: US
28. Alfred Chan, Hong Kong and China Gas
Sector: Utilities
CEO since: 1997
Country: Hong Kong
27. Xavier Huillard, Vinci
Sector: Industrials
CEO since: 2006
Country: France
26. Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices
Sector: Information technology
CEO since: 2014
Country: US
25. Gregory Goodman, Goodman
Sector: Real estate
CEO since: 1995
Country: Australia
24. Laurence Fink, BlackRock
Sector: Asset management
CEO since: 1988
Country of company: US
23. Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase
Sector: Banking
CEO since: 2005
Country: US
22. Simon Borrows, 3i
Sector: Financial services
CEO since: 2012
Country: UK
21. Jacques Aschenbroch, Valeo
Sector: Automotive
CEO since: 2009
Country: France
20. Mark Parker, Nike
Sector: Sporting goods
CEO since: 2006
Country: US
19. Jean-Paul Agon, L'Oréal
Sector: Consumer goods
CEO since: 2006
Country: France
18. Benoît Potier, Air Liquide
Sector: Materials
CEO since: 1997
Country: France
17. Hamid Moghadam, Prologis
Sector: Real estate
CEO since: 1997
Country: US
16. Nancy McKinstry, Wolters Kluwer
Sector: Commercial services
CEO since: 2003
Country: Netherlands
15. Bernard Charles, Dassault Systémes
Sector: Information technology
CEO since: 1995
Country: France
14. Anders Runevad, Vestas
Sector: Industrials
CEO since: 2013
Country: Denmark
13. Elmar Degenhart, Continental
Sector: Automotive parts
CEO since: 2009
Country: Germany
12. Michael Mussallem, Edwards Lifesciences
Sector: Healthcare
CEO since: 2000
Country: US
11. Erik Engstrom, RELX
Sector: Commercial services
CEO since: 2009
Country: UK
10. Bernard Arnault, LVMH
Sector: Luxury consumer goods
CEO since: 1989
Country: France
9. Satya Nadella, Microsoft
Sector: Information technology
CEO since: 2014
Country: US
8. Johan Thijs, KBC
Sector: Banking
CEO since: 2012
Country: Belgium
7. Ajay Banga, Mastercard
Sector: Payments
CEO since: 2010
Country: US
6. Shantanu Narayen, Adobe Systems
Sector: Information technology
CEO since: 2007
Country: US
5. Ignacio Galán, Iberdrola
Sector: Utilities
CEO since: 2001
Country: Spain
4. Richard Templeton, Texas Instruments
Sector: Information technology
CEO since: 2004
Country: US
3. Francois-Henri Pinault, Kering
Sector: Luxury consumer goods
CEO since: 2005
Country: France
2. Marc Benioff, Salesforce
Sector: Information technology
CEO since: 2001
Country: US
1. Jensen Huang, Nvidia
Sector: Information technology
CEO since: 1993
Country: US
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