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2018 CEO Year Awards

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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
CEO of Accenture ​

CEO of the Year - Consulting Industry

Jacques Aschenbroich 
CEO of Valeo   ​

CEO of the Year - Automotive Industry

Hans Büthker 
CEO of GKN Aerospace ​

CEO of the Year -  Aerospace Industry

Jon Platt 
CEO of BP Aviation ​

CEO of the Year - Aviation Industry ​

Pat Gelsinger 
CEO of VMware

CEO of the Year - Virtualization Software Industry

Robert Willett 
CEO of Cognex

CEO of the Year - Machine Vision Industry

Hiroshi Geshiro 
CEO of Daifuku

CEO of the Year - Automation Industry

Ginni Rometty 
CEO of IBM

CEO of the Year - Enterprise Solutions Industry  ​

Søren Skou 
CEO of MaersK

CEO of the Year - Shipping Industry

JM Álvarez-Pallete
​CEO of Telefonica

CEO of the Year - Telecoms Industry  ​

Fernando A. González
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CEO of CEMEX

CEO of the Year - Construction Industry

Kenneth C. Frazier 
CEO of MercK

CEO of the Year - Pharmaceutical Industry

Phebe Novakovic 
CEO of GD

CEO of the Year - Defense Industry​

Dirk Van de Put 
CEO OF Mondelez

CEO of the Year - Snacking Industry ​

Adim Jibunoh 
CEO of Transcorp

CEO of the Year - Africa Region

Minoru Usui 
CEO of Epson

CEO of the Year - Printing Industry

Ajay Banga 
CEO of Mastercard

CEO of the Year - Payment Processing Industry

John Fallon 
CEO of Pearson

CEO of the Year - Education Industry

Sébastien Bazin 
CEO of Accor Hotels

CEO of the Year - Hospitality Industry

Juan R. ​Luciano 
CEO of ADM

CEO of the Year - Ingredients Industry

Andrei Baronov 
CEO of Veeam

CEO of the Year - Data Management Industry

John Agwunobi 
CEO of Herbalife

CEO of the Year - Nutritional Supplement Industry

James Quincey 
CEO of Coca-Cola 

CEO of the Year - Drinks Industry

Pablo Isla 
CEO of InditeX

CEO of the Year - Fashion Industry

Bhavesh Patel 
CEO of LyondellBasell  

​CEO of the Year - Chemical Industry

Ryan M. Lance 
CEO of ConocoPhillips

​CEO of the Year - Petroleum Industry

Siobhán Talbot 
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CEO of Glanbia

​CEO of the Year - Agriculture Industry

Ivan Glasenberg
CEO of Glencore

CEO of the Year - Mining Industry 

Andy Ransom 
CEO of Rentokil Initial

CEO of the Year - Cleaning & Hygiene Industry

Ian Cook 
CEO Colgate Palmolive

 CEO of the Year - Personal Care Industry 

Larry Fink 
CEO of BlackRock ​

CEO of the Year - Asset Management Industry

Florentino Pérez  
CEO of ACS Group 

CEO of the Year - Infrastructure Development Industry

Glenn J. Chamandy 
CEO of Gildan

CEO of the Year - Clothing Industry

Fabrizio Freda 
CEO of Estée LaudER  

CEO of the Year - Beauty Industry

Nico Delvaux 
CEO of ASSA ABLOY

CEO of the Year - Access Control Industry 

David L. Stover 
CEO of Noble Energy

CEO of the Year - Natural Gas Industry

Jeff Gennette 
CEO of Macy's

CEO of the Year - Retail Industry

William C. Rhodes​ 
CEO of AutoZone

CEO of the Year - Online Retail Industry

Olivia Lum 
CEO of Hyflux

CEO of the Year - Water Industry​

Mike Sangiacomo 
CEO of Recology 

CEO of the Year -  Waste Management Industry

Chuck Runyon 
CEO of S.E Brands

CEO of the Year - Fitness Industry 

Sultan Bin Sulayem 
CEO of DP World

CEO of the Year - Middle East

Satya Nadella
CEO of Microsoft

CEO of the Year - North America Region

Walter Schalka
CEO of Suzano

CEO of the Year - Latin America Region

Daniel Ek
CEO of Spotify

CEO of the Year - Europe Region

James Buskowitz 
CEO Buskowitz Group

CEO of the Year - Renewable Energy Industry

Edward D. Breen
CEO of ​DowDuPont

CEO of the Year - Lifetime Achievement Award

Emmie Leung
CEO of Emterra Group​

CEO of the Year - Environmental Industry

Dr. R. Seetharaman
CEO of Doha Bank 

CEO of the Year - Banking Industry

Sukrit Surabotsopon
CEO of IRPC

CEO of the Year - Energy Industry

Hussain Sajwani
CEO of DAMAC

CEO of the Year - Real Estate Industry

Tim J. Murray
CEO of AlBA

CEO of the Year - Metals Industry

Jorge Cortell
CEO of Kanteron 

CEO of the Year - Healthcare Industry

Staj Olson 
CEO of Igneous Bath

Emerging - CEO of the Year 

André Hiebeler
CEO of GROB Aircraft  

SME CEO of the Year - Aerospace Industry

John Uczekaj 
CEO of Aspen Avionics 

SME CEO of the Year - Aviation Industry

Dave Zabrowski 
CEO of DataCore

SME CEO of the Year - Virtualization Industry

Olivier Brourhant 
CEO of Amaris

SME CEO of the Year - Consulting Industry

Peter Bollinger 
CEO of iTAC Software 

SME CEO of the Year - Manufacturing Software

Chad J. Clawson
CEO of Nutraceutical

SME CEO of the Year - Nutritional Supplement Industry

Gennady Klemeshev
CEO of Kolk Group

SME CEO of the Year - Telecoms Industry

Eddie Hearn 
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CEO of MATCHROOM

SME CEO of the Year - Live Entertainment Industry

Norbert Stein
CEO of VITRONIC

​SME CEO of the Year - Machine Vision Industry

Dan Keenan
CEO of CIMTEC

SME CEO of the Year - Automation Industry

Sachin Lawande 
CEO of Visteon

​SME CEO of the Year - Automotive Industry

Graeme L. Fawcett 
CEO of Atlantic Petrol

​SME CEO of the Year - Petroleum Industry

Federico Trucco 
CEO of Bioceres

​SME CEO of the Year - Agriculture Industry

Peter Reilly
CEO Cleaner Products 

​SME CEO of the Year - Cleaning & Hygiene Industry

Jordan Trimble
​CEO Skyharbour

SME CEO of the Year - Mining Industry

Nidhi Kapoor
CEO of Maiden Hom 

SME CEO of the Year - Furniture Industry

Eric Hoek 
CEO ​of Water Planet

SME CEO of the Year - Water Industry

Robert Niven
CEO of CarbonCure

SME CEO of the Year - Waste Management Industry

Greg Friedman
CEO of Private Ocean

SME CEO of the Year - Wealth Management Industry

John Treharne
CEO of The Gym Group

SME CEO of the Year - Fitness Industry

Sridhar Vembu
CEO of Zoho Corp

CEO of the Year - Asia Region

Datuk Kamalul Arifin
CEO of PNB 

(SME) CEO of the Year - Real Estate Industry

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