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Best CEOs In The World 2019: Most Influential Chief

Executives
Anna Papadopoulos  CEO Insider  July 25, 2019

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Unsurprisingly, Walmart CEO Douglas McMillon came rst in the CEOWORLD

magazine’s global ranking of the best chief executives across all industries for 2019.
He is followed by Royal Dutch Shell’s global chief executive Ben van Beurden, and
ArcelorMittal Chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal. Saudi Aramco CEO Amin H. Nasser
to the No. 4 spot.

The 2019 rankings placed BP’s chief executive, Bob Dudley in fth ahead of
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods into sixth; while Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess
ranked seventh, and Toyota Chief Executive Akio Toyoda eighth.
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Overall, among the top 10 most in uential CEOs in the world 2019, the ninth and tenth
positions are held by Apple CEO Tim Cook and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffet. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos took the No. 11
spot, followed by the UnitedHealth Group CEO David Wichmann (No.12) and Samsung Electronics Chief Executive Kim Ki-Nam
(No.13).
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Meanwhile, Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg ranked No. 14 in the CEOWORLD magazine’s ranking of the most in uential CEOs in the
 world 2019. McKesson CEO Brian Tyler came in fteenth place, followed by Daimler’s CEO Ola Kallenius (sixteenth), CVS chief
executive o cer Larry Merlo (seventeenth), Total SA Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne (eighteenth), and Ford CEO Jim Hackett,

 ranked nineteenth.

Out of 121 best CEOs in the world 2019, Chevron CEO Michael K. Wirth ranked No. 20th.
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Best CEOs In The World 2019: Most In uential Chief Executives
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Rank  Name  Title  Country  Notes 

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1 C. Douglas McMillon CEO US Walmart

 2 Ben van Beurden CEO Netherlands Royal Dutch Shell

3 Lakshmi Niwas Mittal Chairman and CEO Luxembourg ArcelorMittal

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4 Amin H. Nasser CEO and President Saudi Arabia Saudi Aramco

5 Bob Dudley Group chief executive UK BP

6 Darren Woods CEO and Chairman US Exxon Mobil

7 Herbert Diess CEO and Chairman of the Board Germany Volkswagen AG

8 Akio Toyoda President Member of the Board of Japan Toyota Motor

Directors

9 Timothy D. Cook CEO US Apple

10 Warren E. Buffett CEO US Berkshire Hathaway

11 Jeffrey P. Bezos CEO US Amazon

12 David S. Wichmann CEO US UnitedHealth Group

13 Kim Ki Nam CEO and Vice Chairman South Korea Samsung Electronics

14 Ivan Glasenberg CEO Switzerland Glencore

15 Brian S. Tyler CEO US McKesson

16 Ola Kallenius CEO Germany Daimler

17 Larry J. Merlo CEO US CVS Health

18 Patrick Pouyanne CEO and Chairman France Total

19 Jim Hackett President and CEO US Ford

20 Michael K. (Mike) Wirth Chairman of the Board and CEO US Chevron

21 Wang Yilin Chairman China China National Petroleum

CNPC

22 Steven H. Collis Chairman, President and CEO US AmerisourceBergen 

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Rank  Name  Title  Country  Notes 

23 Randall L. Stephenson Chairman and CEO US AT&T

 24 John Elkann Chairman and Chief Executive Netherlands EXOR Group

25 Dai Houliang Chairman of the Board China Sinopec Group

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26 Terry Gou Chairman and General manager Taiwan Hon Hai Precision Industry
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27 Jeremy Weir Executive Chairman and CEO Singapore Tra gura Group

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28 Stefano Pessina Executive Vice Chairman and CEO US Walgreens

 29 Michael C. Kaufmann CEO US Cardinal Health

30 Larry Page CEO US Alphabet

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31 W. Craig Jelinek CEO US Costco Wholesale
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32 Takahiro Hachigo CEO Japan Honda Motor

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33 Takehiko Kakiuchi President and Chief Executive Japan Mitsubishi

 34 Mary T. Barra Chairwoman and CEO US General Motors

35 James Dimon Chairman and CEO US JPMorgan Chase

36 Alexey B. Miller CEO Russia Gazprom

37 Verizon Communications CEO US Verizon Communications

38 Oliver Bate CEO Germany Allianz

39 Thomas Buberl CEO France AXA

40 Rodney McMullen CEO US Kroger

41 H. Lawrence Culp Jr. CEO US General Electric

42 Hugh R. Frater CEO US Fannie Mae

43 Vagit Y. Alekperov President Russia Lukoil

44 Satya Nadella CEO US Microsoft

45 Brian T. Moynihan Chairman and CEO US Bank of America Corp

46 Joseph W. Gorder CEO US Valero Energy

47 Li Yue CEO China China Mobile

48 Greg Garland Chairman and CEO US Phillips 66

49 Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani Chairman and managing director India Reliance Industries

50 Harald Kruger Chairman and CEO Germany BMW Group

51 Joe Kaeser CEO Germany Siemens

52 C. Allen Parker Interim CEO US Wells Fargo

53 Dennis Muilenburg President, chairman and CEO US Boeing

54 Zheng Zhijie President China China Development Bank 

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Rank  Name  Title  Country  Notes 

55 Hiroto Saikawa President and CEO Japan Nissan Motor

 56 Masahiro Okafuji Chairman and CEO Japan Itochu

57 Jun Sawada President and CEO Japan Nippon Telegraph and

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 58 Craig Menear CEO US Home Depot

59 Ren Zhengfei CEO China Huawei

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60 Wang Xiangming General Manager China China Resources

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61 Gail Koziara Boudreaux CEO US Anthem
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62 Andreas Schierenbeck CEO Germany Uniper

 63 Volkmar Denner CEO Germany Bosch Group

 64 Ulf Mark Schneider CEO Switzerland Nestle

65 Brian L. Roberts Chairman and CEO US Comcast

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66 Gary R. Heminger Chairman and CEO US Marathon Petroleum

67 Michael L. Corbat CEO US Citigroup

68 Timotheus Hottges Chief Executive Germany Deutsche Telekom

69 Sanjiv Singh Chief Executive India Indian Oil

70 Francesco Starace CEO Italy Enel

71 Ning Gaoning (Frank Ning) Chairman China Sinochem Group

72 Igor Sechin Executive Chairma Russia Rosneft

73 Jose Antonio Alvarez Chairman and CEO Spain Santander

74 Michael S. Dell CEO US Dell Technologies

75 Claudio Descalzi CEO Italy ENI

76 Alexandre Bompard CEO France Carrefour

77 Shashi Shanker Chairman and Managing Director India Oil & Natural Gas

78 Marc C. Doyle CEO US DuPont

79 Masayoshi Son Chief Executive Japan SoftBank Group

80 Carlos Tavares Chief Executive and Chairman France Groupe PSA

81 Philippe Donnet CEO Italy Assicurazioni Generali

82 Philippe Brassac Chief Executive France Crédit Agricole

83 Rajnish Kumar Chairman India State Bank of India

84 Timotheus Hottges CEO Germany Deutsche Telekom

85 Jean-Bernard Levy Chief Executive and Chairman France Electricite de France EDF
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86 Alex Gorsky Chairman and CEO US Johnson & Johnson

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Rank  Name  Title  Country  Notes 

87 Jean-Laurent Bonnafe CEO France BNP Paribas

 88 Kenichiro Yoshida CEO Japan Sony

89 Guenter Butschek CEO and Managing Director India Tata Motors

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90 Martin Brudermuller CEO Germany BASF
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91 Ginni Rometty Chair, president, and CEO US IBM

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92 Eldar Saetre CEO Norway Equinor

 93 Guillaume Faury CEO France Airbus

94 D Rajkumar Chairman and Managing Director India Bharat Petroleum (BPCL)

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95 Brian C. Cornell Chairman and Chief Executive US Target
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96 Frank Appel CEO Germany Deutsche Post DHL Group

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97 Hiroshi Shimizu President Japan Nippon Life Insurance

 98 David John Lewis CEO UK Tesco

99 Rajesh Mehta Excecutive Chairman India Rajesh Exports

100 John Michael Flint Group Chief Executive UK HSBC Holdings

101 Elon Musk CEO US Tesla

102 Brendan Kennedy CEO US Tilray

103 Bob Iger CEO US Walt Disney

104 Nikesh Arora CEO US Palo Alto Networks

105 David Zaslav CEO and President US Discovery Inc.

106 James Heppelmann CEO and President US PTC Inc

107 Stephen Schwarzman CEO and Chairman US Blackstone Group LP

108 Stephen Angel CEO US Linde PLC

109 Mark Hurd and Safra Catz co-CEO US Oracle Corp

110 Laura Alber President and Chief Executive O cer US Williams - Sonoma, Inc.

111 Roshni Nadar Malhotra CEO and Executive Director India HCL Corporation

112 Beth E. Ford CEO US Land OLakes Inc.

113 James Ray Fitterling CEO US Dow Inc

114 Chuck Robbins Chairman and CEO US Cisco Systems.

115 Kathy J. Warden CEO US Northrop Grumman

Corporation

116 Rajesh Gopinathan CEO and Managing Director India Tata Consultancy Services
(TCS)

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117 Mary Winston Interim CEO US Bed Bath Beyond

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Rank  Name  Title  Country  Notes 

118 Abidali (Abid) Z. CEO and and Executive Director India Wipro Limited
Neemuchwala
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119 Corie Barry CEO US Best Buy

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120 Dr. Lisa Su CEO and president US Advanced Micro Devices

 121 Aliko Dangote Chairman and CEO Nigeria Dangote Group

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Methodology: CEOWORLD magazine’s global ranking of the best chief executives for 2019 measured more than 1,200 CEOs across 96
 countries. Taking a long view of business performance, the methodology is primarily based on the nancial returns for the CEO’s entire
tenure, which makes up 60 percent of the nal ranking, as opposed to stock price and the current quarter’s numbers.
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To calculate the nal position, the additional 40 percent of a CEO’s ranking factors in a company’s track record on environmental,
governance, and social issues, as well as market shares, change of market capitalization, and brand’s newsworthiness and impact.
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