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The 35 best CEOs in the world, according to Harvard Business Review

35. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram, Symrise

The 35 best CEOs in the world, according to Harvard Business Review

34. Richard Fairbank, Capital One

34. Richard Fairbank, Capital One

Sector: Financial services

CEO since: 1994

Country: US

33. Hisashi Ietsugu, Sysmex

33. Hisashi Ietsugu, Sysmex

Sector: Healthcare

CEO since: 1996

Country: Japan

32. Chuck Robbins, Cisco Systems

32. Chuck Robbins, Cisco Systems

Sector: Information technology

CEO since: 2015

Country: US

31. Martin Bouygues, Bouygues

31. Martin Bouygues, Bouygues

Sector: Industrials

CEO since: 1989

Country: France

30. Gilles Andrier, Givaudan

30. Gilles Andrier, Givaudan

Sector: Materials

CEO since: 2005

Country: Switzerland

29. Debra Cafaro, Ventas

29. Debra Cafaro, Ventas

Sector: Real estate

CEO since: 1999

Country: US

28. Alfred Chan, Hong Kong and China Gas

28. Alfred Chan, Hong Kong and China Gas

Sector: Utilities

CEO since: 1997

Country: Hong Kong

27. Xavier Huillard, Vinci

27. Xavier Huillard, Vinci

Sector: Industrials

CEO since: 2006

Country: France

26. Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices

26. Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices

Sector: Information technology

CEO since: 2014

Country: US

25. Gregory Goodman, Goodman

25. Gregory Goodman, Goodman

Sector: Real estate

CEO since: 1995

Country: Australia

24. Laurence Fink, BlackRock

24. Laurence Fink, BlackRock

Sector: Asset management

CEO since: 1988

Country of company: US

23. Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase

23. Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase

Sector: Banking

CEO since: 2005

Country: US

22. Simon Borrows, 3i

22. Simon Borrows, 3i

Sector: Financial services

CEO since: 2012

Country: UK

21. Jacques Aschenbroch, Valeo

21. Jacques Aschenbroch, Valeo

Sector: Automotive

CEO since: 2009

Country: France

20. Mark Parker, Nike

20. Mark Parker, Nike

Sector: Sporting goods

CEO since: 2006

Country: US

19. Jean-Paul Agon, L'Oréal

19. Jean-Paul Agon, L

Sector: Consumer goods

CEO since: 2006

Country: France

18. Benoît Potier, Air Liquide

18. Benoît Potier, Air Liquide

Sector: Materials

CEO since: 1997

Country: France

17. Hamid Moghadam, Prologis

17. Hamid Moghadam, Prologis

Sector: Real estate

CEO since: 1997

Country: US

16. Nancy McKinstry, Wolters Kluwer

16. Nancy McKinstry, Wolters Kluwer

Sector: Commercial services

CEO since: 2003

Country: Netherlands

15. Bernard Charles, Dassault Systémes

15. Bernard Charles, Dassault Systémes

Sector: Information technology

CEO since: 1995

Country: France

14. Anders Runevad, Vestas

14. Anders Runevad, Vestas

Sector: Industrials

CEO since: 2013

Country: Denmark

13. Elmar Degenhart, Continental

13. Elmar Degenhart, Continental

Sector: Automotive parts

CEO since: 2009

Country: Germany

12. Michael Mussallem, Edwards Lifesciences

12. Michael Mussallem, Edwards Lifesciences

Sector: Healthcare

CEO since: 2000

Country: US

11. Erik Engstrom, RELX

11. Erik Engstrom, RELX

Sector: Commercial services

CEO since: 2009

Country: UK

10. Bernard Arnault, LVMH

10. Bernard Arnault, LVMH

Sector: Luxury consumer goods

CEO since: 1989

Country: France

9. Satya Nadella, Microsoft

9. Satya Nadella, Microsoft

Sector: Information technology

CEO since: 2014

Country: US

8. Johan Thijs, KBC

8. Johan Thijs, KBC

Sector: Banking

CEO since: 2012

Country: Belgium

7. Ajay Banga, Mastercard

7. Ajay Banga, Mastercard

Sector: Payments

CEO since: 2010

Country: US

6. Shantanu Narayen, Adobe Systems

6. Shantanu Narayen, Adobe Systems

Sector: Information technology

CEO since: 2007

Country: US

5. Ignacio Galán, Iberdrola

5. Ignacio Galán, Iberdrola

Sector: Utilities

CEO since: 2001

Country: Spain

4. Richard Templeton, Texas Instruments

4. Richard Templeton, Texas Instruments

Sector: Information technology

CEO since: 2004

Country: US

3. Francois-Henri Pinault, Kering

3. Francois-Henri Pinault, Kering

Sector: Luxury consumer goods

CEO since: 2005

Country: France

2. Marc Benioff, Salesforce

2. Marc Benioff, Salesforce

Sector: Information technology

CEO since: 2001

Country: US

1. Jensen Huang, Nvidia

1. Jensen Huang, Nvidia

Sector: Information technology

CEO since: 1993

Country: US

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