The 34 best CEOs in the world, according to the Harvard Business Review
34. Laurence Fink, BlackRock
33. Carlos Brito, AB InBev
Sector: Beverages
CEO since: 2005
Country: Belgium
32. Robert Iger, Disney
Sector: Entertainment
CEO since: 2005
Country: USA
31. Mike Lawrie, DXC Technology
Sector: Information technology
CEO since: 2012
Country: USA
30. Shigenobu Nagamori, Nidec
Sector: Industrials
CEO since: 1973
Country: Japan
29. Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin
Sector: Aerospace
CEO since: 2013
Country: USA
28. Frederick Smith, FedEx
Sector: Transportation and logistics
CEO since: 1971
Country: USA
27. Richard Fairbank, Capital One
Sector: Financial services
CEO since: 1994
Country: USA
26. Ajay Banga, Mastercard
Sector: Payments
CEO since: 2010
Country: USA
=24. Florentino Perez Rodriguez, ACS
Sector: Healthcare
CEO since: 2008
Country: Denmark
=24. Lars Rasmussen, Coloplast
Sector: Industrials
CEO since: 1993
Country: Spain
23. Paolo Rocca, Tenaris
Sector: Energy
CEO since: 2002
Country: Argentina
22. Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase
Sector: Banking
CEO since: 2005
Country: USA
21. Sergio Marchionne, Fiat Chrysler
Sector: Automotive
CEO since: 2004
Country: Italy
Marchionne was included in the Harvard Business Review's ranking despite his death in July.
20. Benoit Poitier, Air Liquide
Sector: Materials
CEO since: 1997
Country: France
19. Fabrizio Freda, Estee Lauder
Sector: Cosmetics
CEO since: 2009
Country: USA
18. Terry Gou, Foxconn
Sector: Information technology
CEO since: 1974
Country: Taiwan
17. Hamid Moghadam, Prologis
Sector: Real estate
CEO since: 1997
Country: USA
16. Brad Smith, Intuit
Sector: Information technology
CEO since: 2008
Country: USA
Smith will step down as CEO at the end of 2018.
15. Michael Mussallem, Edwards Lifesciences
Sector: Healthcare
CEO since: 2000
Country: USA
14. Mark Parker, Nike
Sector: Sporting goods
CEO since: 2006
Country: USA
13. Bernard Charles, Dassault Systems
Sector: Information techology
CEO since: 1995
Country: France
12. Shantanu Narayen, Adobe Systems
Sector: Information technology
CEO since: 2007
Country: USA
11. Wes Bush, Northrop Grumman
Sector: Industrials
CEO since: 2010
Country: USA
10. Martin Bouygues, Bouygues
Sector: Industrials
CEO since: 1989
Country: France
9. Hisashi Ietsugu, Sysmex
Sector: Healthcare
CEO since: 1996
Country: Japan
8. Johan Thijs, KBC
Sector: Banking
CEO since: 2012
Country: Belgium
7. Jacques Aschenbroch, Valeo
Sector: Automotive
CEO since: 2009
Country: France
6. Marc Benioff, Salesforce
Sector: Information technology
CEO since: 2001
Country: USA
5. Elmar Degenhart, Continental
Sector: Automotive parts
CEO since: 2009
Country: Germany
4. Francois-Henri Pinault, Kering
Sector: Luxury consumer goods
CEO since: 2005
Country: France
3. Bernard Arnault, LVMH
Sector: Luxury consumer goods
CEO since: 1989
Country: France
2. Jensen Huang, Nvidia
Sector: Information technology
CEO since: 1993
Country: USA
1. Pablo Isla, Inditex
Sector: Retail
CEO since: 2005
Country: Spain
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