THE BEST CEOS OF 2018 SELECTED BY THE READERS OF WORLD BIZ MAGAZINE.The CEO Year Awards celebrates business leaders that are making a major impact in their fields of commerce. Our Annual Awards are given for the best CEO in each industry and also by region. We accept nominations from global business audiences.
Where nominations are sent to us, we contact the nominator to find out why the relevant Company or CEO has been nominated (specific actions and results). Should that meet the requirements of the Awards then we reach out to commence the evaluation process. Winners are selected based on their professional background and achievements, track-record in leadership, operational principles, CSR, and vision for their industry. Every winner of our CEO Year Award meets the absolute highest requirements and has demonstrably made a positive impact within their companies, in their local communities and affected the future of the globe in a valuable way. We also announced our Global Top 50 CEO's of 2018. These CEOs are leading the way in their industries. We list them as they have been ranked by their peers across the world. 
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{50} Ryan M. Lance - ConocoPhillips (USA)
{49} Ian Cook - Colgate Palmolive (USA) {48} Federico Trucco - Bioceres (Argentina) {47} Sébastien Bazin - Accor Hotels (France) {46} Florentino Pérez Rodríguez - ACS Group (Spain) {45} Glenn J. Chamandy - Gildan (Canada) {44} Jeff Gennette - Macy's (USA) {43} Pablo Isla - Inditex (Spain) {42} Ivan Glasenberg - Glencore (Australia) {41} Larry Fink - BlackRock (USA) {40} Fabrizio Freda - Estée Lauder (France) {39} Olivia Lum - Hyflux (Singapore) {38} Chuck Runyon - Self Esteem Brands (USA) {37} Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem - DP World (UAE) {36} Thomas Birtel - STRABAG Group (Austria) {35} Siobhán Talbot - Glanbia PLC (Ireland) {34} Calvin McDonald - lululemon (Canada) {33} Sridhar Vembu - Zoho Corporation (India) {32} Gonzalo Gortázar - CaixaBank (Spain) {31} Kevin Lobo - Stryker Corporation (USA) {30} Jan G. J. van de Winkel - Genmab (Denmark) {29} Walter Schalka - Suzano Pulp and Paper (Brazil) {28} Hussain Sajwani - DAMAC Properties (UAE) {27} Carlos Gomes da Silva - GALP Energia(Portugal) {26} Margaret Keane - Synchrony Financial (USA) {25} Kathryn V. Marinello - Hertz Global (USA) {24} Lei Jun - Xiaomi (China) {23} Prijono Sugiarto - Astra International (Indonesia) {22} Frederick W. Smith - FedEx (USA) {21} Stefano Bertamini - Al Rajhi Bank (Saudi Arabia) {20} Daniel Ek - Spotify (Sweden) {19} Roger W. Ferguson - TIAA (USA) {18} Kenneth C. Frazier - Merck (USA) {17} Satya Nadella - Microsoft (USA) {16} Mike Wells - Prudential (United Kingdom) {15} Safra A. Catz - Oracle (USA) {14} Ginni Rometty - IBM (USA) {13} Igor Shekhterman - Х5 Retail Group (Russia) {12} Phebe N. Novakovic - General Dynamics (USA) {11} Jorge Mario Velásquez - Grupo Argos (Colombia) {10} Eric S. Yuan - Zoom Video Communications (USA) {9} Rovnag Ibrahim Abdullayev - SOCAR (Azerbaijan) {8} Willie Walsh - International Airlines Group (Spain) {7} Rajeev Suri - Nokia (Finland) {6} Abdallah Massaad - RAK Ceramics (UAE) {5} Fernando A. González - CEMEX (Mexico) {4} Jim Ovia - Zenith Bank Plc (Nigeria) {3} Francisco D’Souza - Cognizant (USA) {2} Timothy “Tim” J. Murray - ALBA (Bahrain) {1} Martin Brudermüller - BASF (Germany) |
Pierre Nanterme
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Jacques Aschenbroich
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Hans Büthker
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Jon Platt
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Pat Gelsinger
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Robert Willett
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Hiroshi Geshiro
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Ginni Rometty
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Søren Skou
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JM Álvarez-Pallete
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Fernando A. González
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Kenneth C. Frazier
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Phebe Novakovic
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Dirk Van de Put
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Adim Jibunoh
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Minoru Usui
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Ajay Banga
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John Fallon
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Sébastien Bazin
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Juan R. Luciano
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Andrei Baronov
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John Agwunobi
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James Quincey
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Pablo Isla
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Bhavesh Patel
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Ryan M. Lance
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Siobhán Talbot
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Ivan Glasenberg
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Andy Ransom
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Ian Cook
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Larry Fink
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Florentino Pérez
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Glenn J. Chamandy
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Fabrizio Freda
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Nico Delvaux
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David L. Stover
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Jeff Gennette
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William C. Rhodes
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Olivia Lum
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Mike Sangiacomo
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Chuck Runyon
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Sultan Bin Sulayem
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Satya Nadella
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Walter Schalka
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Daniel Ek
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James Buskowitz
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Edward D. Breen
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Emmie Leung
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Dr. R. Seetharaman
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Sukrit Surabotsopon
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Hussain Sajwani
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Tim J. Murray
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Jorge Cortell
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Staj Olson
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André Hiebeler
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John Uczekaj
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Dave Zabrowski
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Olivier Brourhant
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Peter Bollinger
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Chad J. Clawson
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Gennady Klemeshev
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Eddie Hearn
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Norbert Stein
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Dan Keenan
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Sachin Lawande
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Graeme L. Fawcett
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Federico Trucco
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Peter Reilly
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Jordan Trimble
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Nidhi Kapoor
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Eric Hoek
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Robert Niven
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Greg Friedman
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John Treharne
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Sridhar Vembu
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Datuk Kamalul Arifin
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