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The 23 most powerful LGBT executives in the world

Lianna BrindedOct 20, 2015, 18:22 IST

Christopher Bailey attends the Elle Style Awards 2015 at Sky Garden @ The Walkie Talkie Tower on February 24, 2015 in London, England.Getty

OUTstanding, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) networking group, just unveiled the most powerful LGBT business executives in the world.

OUTstanding lists 100 people who it thinks challenges the presumption that you can't be openly LGBT and be successful in business. In conjunction with the Financial Times, it makes the list each year.

"Those featured are an inspiration to anyone who fears that they may have to be closeted at work, and waste valuable effort muting their authentic selves," said Suki Sandhu, chief executive of OUTstanding.

However, notably Apple's CEO Tim Cook was missing. OUTstanding said that it was forced to omit him because it was unable to gain permission for him to be included in the list.