These Are The World’s 100 Best Performing CEO’s For 2017
Inditex fashion chief Pablo Isla is officially the world’s “Best-Performing” CEO, according to the HBR list for 2017. Pablo heads up Spanish textile & apparel giant Inditex, which owns brands such as Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Pull & Bear, Stradivarius, Uterqüe, Zara.
Pablo and his fellow execs were judged on a variety of financial, environmental, social, and governance metrics.
Advertising and PR giant WPP’s boss Martin Sorrell and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took the number 2 and 3 spots, respectively.
The rankings measure performance for the entire period of the CEO’s tenure by looking at four key financial variables: the change in market capitalisation a CEO has overseen, the country-adjusted total shareholder return, industry-adjusted total shareholder return, and the ESG, or the environmental, social, and governance score.
World’s 100 Best Performing CEO’s For 2017:
| Rank | CEO | Company | Industry | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PABLO ISLA | INDITEX | Retail | Spain |
| 2 | MARTIN SORRELL | WPP | Consumer services | UK |
| 3 | JENSEN HUANG | NVIDIA | IT | US |
| 4 | JACQUES ASCHENBROICH | VALEO | Auto-mobile | France |
| 5 | BERNARD ARNAULT | LVMH | Consumer goods | France |
| 6 | MARTIN BOUYGUES | BOUYGUES | Industrials | France |
| 7 | JOHAN THIJS | KBC | Financial services | Belgium |
| 8 | MARK PARKER | NIKE | Consumer goods | US |
| 9 | ELMAR DEGENHART | CONTINENTAL | Auto-mobile | Germany |
| 10 | FLORENTINO PÉREZ RODRÍGUEZ | ACS | Industrials | Spain |
| 11 | RICHARD COUSINS | COMPASS | Consumer services | US |
| 12 | MARC BENIOFF | SALESFORCE.COM | IT | US |
| 13 | CARLOS BRITO | ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV | Consumer goods | Belgium |
| 14 | BERNARD CHARLÈS | DASSAULT SYSTÈMES | IT | France |
| 15 | LARS RASMUSSEN | COLOPLAST | Health care | Denmark |
| 16 | BENOÎT POTIER | AIR LIQUIDE | Materials | France |
| 17 | ANDERS RUNEVAD | VESTAS | Industrials | Denmark |
| 18 | HISASHI IETSUGU | SYSMEX | Health care | Japan |
| 19 | WES BUSH | NORTHROP GRUMMAN | Industrials | US |
| 20 | SUH KYUNG-BAE | AMOREPACIFIC | Consumer goods | South Korea |
| 21 | MICHAEL MUSSALLEM | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES | Health care | US |
| 22 | JOHAN MOLIN | ASSA ABLOY | Industrials | Sweden |
| 23 | FRANÇOIS-HENRI PINAULT | KERING | Consumer goods | France |
| 24 | ROBERT IGER | DISNEY | Consumer services | US |
| 25 | FABRIZIO FREDA | ESTÉE LAUDER | Consumer goods | US |
| 26 | HUGH GRANT | MONSANTO | Materials | US |
| 27 | RICHARD TEMPLETON | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS | IT | US |
| 28 | STEPHEN LUCZO | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY | IT | US |
| 29 | PAOLO ROCCA | TENARIS | Energy | Argentina |
| 30 | TAI-MING "TERRY" GOU | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY | IT | Taiwan |
| 31 | RICHARD FAIRBANK | CAPITAL ONE | Financial services | US |
| 32 | LAURENCE FINK | BLACKROCK | Financial services | US |
| 33 | DANIEL AMOS | AFLAC | Financial services | US |
| 34 | FREDERICK SMITH | FEDEX | Transportation | US |
| 35 | MARILLYN HEWSON | LOCKHEED MARTIN | Industrials | US |
| 36 | XAVIER HUILLARD | VINCI | Industrials | France |
| 37 | TAKASHI TANAKA | KDDI | Telecommunication | Japan |
| 38 | RENATO ALVES VALE | CCR | Transportation | Brazil |
| 39 | DOUGLAS BAKER JR. | ECOLAB | Materials | US |
| 40 | AJAY BANGA | MASTERCARD | IT | US |
| 41 | SHIGENOBU NAGAMORI | NIDEC | Industrials | Japan |
| 42 | TADASHI YANAI | FAST RETAILING | Retail | Japan |
| 43 | HAMID MOGHADAM | PROLOGIS | Real estate | US |
| 44 | BLAKE NORDSTROM | NORDSTROM | Retail | US |
| 45 | MICHAEL MAHONEY | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC | Health care | US |
| 46 | GILLES SCHNEPP | LEGRAND | Industrials | France |
| 47 | MICHEL LANDEL | SODEXO | Consumer services | France |
| 48 | HOCK TAN | BROADCOM | IT | US |
| 49 | GERMÁN LARREA MOTA VELASCO | GRUPO MÉXICO | Materials | Materials |
| 50 | DEBRA CAFARO | VENTAS | Real estate | US |
| 51 | DAVID SIMON | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP | Real estate | US |
| 52 | THIERRY BRETON | ATOS | IT | France |
| 53 | SERGIO MARCHIONNE | FIAT CHRYSLER | Auto-mobile | Italy |
| 54 | WING KIN "ALFRED" CHAN | HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS | Utilities | Hong Kong |
| 55 | LEONARD SCHLEIFER | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS | Health care | US |
| 56 | LESLIE WEXNER | L BRANDS | Retail | US |
| 57 | DANIEL HAJJ ABOUMRAD | AMÉRICA MÓVIL | Telecommunication | Materials |
| 58 | IGNACIO GALÁN | IBERDROLA | Utilities | Spain |
| 59 | REINHARD PLOSS | INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES | IT | Germany |
| 60 | MARTIN GILBERT | ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT | Financial services | UK |
| 61 | HUATENG "PONY" MA | TENCENT | IT | China |
| 62 | SHANTANU NARAYEN | ADOBE SYSTEMS | IT | US |
| 63 | BRAD SMITH | INTUIT | IT | US |
| 64 | MARK BRISTOW | RANDGOLD RESOURCES | Materials | UK |
| 65 | MASAYOSHI SON | SOFTBANK | Telecommunication | Japan |
| 66 | YASUYUKI YOSHINAGA | SUBARU | Auto-mobile | Japan |
| 67 | PIERRE NANTERME | ACCENTURE | IT | US |
| 68 | OSCAR GONZÁLEZ ROCHA | SOUTHERN COPPER | Materials | Mexico |
| 69 | JAMIE DIMON | JPMORGAN CHASE | Financial services | US |
| 70 | STEVE SANGHI | MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY | IT | US |
| 71 | JEFFREY BEZOS | AMAZON | Retail | US |
| 72 | DAVID CORDANI | CIGNA | Healthcare | US |
| 73 | BRUCE FLATT | BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT | Financial services | Canada |
| 74 | GREGORY CASE | AON | Financial services | UK |
| 75 | MARK BERTOLINI | AETNA | Healthcare | US |
| 76 | KENT THIRY | DAVITA | Healthcare | US |
| 77 | BRIAN ROBERTS | COMCAST | Consumer services | US |
| 78 | STEPHEN HEMSLEY | UNITED HEALTH | Healthcare | US |
| 79 | JAMES TAICLET JR. | AMERICAN TOWER | Real estate | US |
| 80 | ANDRÉ DESMARAIS | POWER CORPORATION OF CANADA | Financial services | Canada |
| 81 | PAUL DESMARAIS JR. | POWER CORPORATION OF CANADA | Financial services | Canada |
| 82 | PAUL POLMAN | UNILEVER | Consumer goods | UK |
| 83 | HIROO UNOURA | NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE | Telecommunication | Japan |
| 84 | BOBBY KOTICK | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | IT | US |
| 85 | RICHARD FAIN | ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES | Consumer services | US |
| 86 | THOMAS EBELING | PROSIEBENSAT | Consumer services | Germany |
| 87 | JEAN-PAUL AGON | L’ORÉAL | Consumer goods | France |
| 88 | JEF COLRUYT | COLRUYT | Retail | Belgium |
| 89 | REED HASTINGS | NETFLIX | Retail | US |
| 90 | LUI CHE WOO | GALAXY ENTERTAINMENT | Consumer services | Hong Kong |
| 91 | JOHN MACKEY | WHOLE FOODS MARKET | Retail | US |
| 92 | STEPHEN SMITH | EQUINIX | Real estate | US |
| 93 | JOHN WREN | OMNICOM | Consumer services | US |
| 94 | TIMOTHY RING | C. R. BARD | Healthcare | US |
| 95 | ROB SANDS | CONSTELLATION BRANDS | Consumer goods | US |
| 96 | XAVIER ROLET | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE | Financial services | UK |
| 97 | ENRIQUE CUETO | LATAM AIRLINES | Transportation | Chile |
| 98 | SEAN BOYD | AGNICO EAGLE MINES | Materials | Canada |
| 99 | JEAN-LAURENT BONNAFÉ | BNP PARIBAS | Financial services | France |
| 100 | IAN COOK | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE | Consumer goods | US |
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