Rank 2011 Name Group Rank 2010 1 Ratan Tata Tata Group 1 2 Mukesh D Ambani Reliance Industries 2 3 Sunil Bharti Mittal Bharti Enterprises 5 4 Azim H Premji Wipro 6 5 Anil D Ambani ADAG 4 6 NR Narayana Murthy Infosys Technologies 3 7 Kumar Mangalam Birla AV Birla Group 7 8 Chanda D Kochhar ICICI Bank 13 9 Vijay Mallya UB Group 10 10 Naveen Jindal Jindal Steel 47 11 Anand G Mahindra Mahindra & Mahindra 9 12 S Gopalakrishnan Infosys 11 13 Aditya Puri HDFC Bank 24 14 O P Bhatt State Bank Of India 12 15 Sajjan Jindal JSW Steel 65 16 A B Godrej Godrej Group 19 17 Rajiv Bajaj Bajaj Auto 30 18 Shiv Nadar HCL 16 19 Deepak S Parekh HDFC 33 20 Uday Kotak Kotak Mahindra 17 21 Pawan Munjal Hero Honda Motors 40 22 Shashikant N Ruia Essar Group 20 23 Sanjiv Goenka RPG Group NA 24 Shikha Sharma Axis Bank 26 25 K R Kamath Punjab National Bank 32 26 Nusli Wadia Wadia Group 52 27 N Chandrasekaran TCS 49 28 Vineet Nayar HCL Technologies 37 29 Venugopal N Dhoot Videocon International 60 30 A M Naik L&T 21 31 Harsh Goenka RPG Group 18 32 Yogesh C Deveshwar ITC 39 33 K P Singh DLF 28 34 Kishore Biyani Future Group 25 35 T S Vijayan LIC 23 36 GP Hinduja Hinduja Group NA 37 Ravikant N Ruia Essar Group 22 38 K Anji Reddy Dr Reddy's Laboratories 76 39 Pramit Jhaveri Citi India NA 40 Naresh Goyal Jet Airways 43 41 Venu Srinivasan TVS Motors 15 42 Anand Burman Dabur 41 43 Gautam Singhania Raymond 35 44 PRS Oberoi East India Hotels 64 45 Ajay G Piramal Piramal Group 56 46 Ravi Venkatesan Microsoft India NA 47 Gautam S Adani Adani Group 61 48 N Srinivasan India Cements NA 49 M D Mallya Bank of Baroda NA 50 G M Rao GMR Group 34
1. Steve Jobs
Apple
1997–Present
United States
Information Technology
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 3,226%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 3,188%
Market Cap Change $150B
2. Yun Jong-Yong
Samsung Electronics
1996–2008
South Korea
Information Technology
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 1,559%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 1,458%
Market Cap Change $127B
3. Alexey B. Miller
Gazprom
2001–Present
Russia
Energy
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 2,032%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 2,427%
Market Cap Change $101B
4. John T. Chambers
Cisco Systems
1995–Present
United States
Information Technology
Insider CEO
MBA Yes
Country-Adjusted TSR 922%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 1,054%
Market Cap Change $152B
5. Mukesh D. Ambani
Reliance Industries
2002–Present
India
Energy
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 1,001%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 1,430%
Market Cap Change $72B
6. John C. Martin
Gilead Sciences
1996–Present
United States
Health Care
Insider CEO
MBA Yes
Country-Adjusted TSR 2,089%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 2,054%
Market Cap Change $39B
7. Jeffrey P. Bezos
Amazon.com
1996–Present
United States
Retail
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 4,592%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 4,586%
Market Cap Change $37B
8. Margaret C. Whitman
eBay
1998–2008
United States
Information Technology
Outsider CEO
MBA Yes
Country-Adjusted TSR 1,434%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 1,368%
Market Cap Change $37B
9. Eric E. Schmidt
2001–Present
United States
Information Technology
Outsider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 387%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 344%
Market Cap Change $101B
10. Hugh Grant
Monsanto
2003–Present
United States
Materials
Insider CEO
MBA Yes
Country-Adjusted TSR 684%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 572%
Market Cap Change $35B
11. Robert L. Tillman
Lowe’s
1996–2005
United States
Retail
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 459%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 456%
Market Cap Change $40B
12. William E. Greehey
Valero Energy
1997–2005
United States
Energy
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 613%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 525%
Market Cap Change $33B
13. Gareth Davis
Imperial Tobacco Group
1996–Present
United Kingdom
Consumer Goods & Services
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 937%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 638%
Market Cap Change $25B
14. William J. Doyle
PotashCorp
1999–Present
Canada
Materials
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 651%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 939%
Market Cap Change $24B
15. Benjamin Steinbruch
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
2002–Present
Brazil
Materials
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 2,337%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 3,360%
Market Cap Change $18B
16. Bart Becht
Reckitt Benckiser Group
1999–Present
United Kingdom
Consumer Goods & Services
Insider CEO
MBA Yes
Country-Adjusted TSR 402%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 364%
Market Cap Change $38B
17. Masahiro Sakane
Komatsu
2003–2007
Japan
Industrials
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 652%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 497%
Market Cap Change $28B
18. Terry Leahy
Tesco
1997–Present
United Kingdom
Retail
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 309%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 307%
Market Cap Change $47B
19. John W. Thompson
Symantec
1999–2009
United States
Information Technology
Outsider CEO
MBA Yes
Country-Adjusted TSR 839%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 851%
Market Cap Change $19B
20. Graham Mackay
SABMiller
1997–Present
United Kingdom
Consumer Goods & Services
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 341%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 291%
Market Cap Change $38B
21. Mikael Lilius
Fortum
2000–2009
Finland
Utilities
Outsider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 768%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 964%
Market Cap Change $18B
22. Mikhail Prokhorov
Norilsk Nickel
2001–2007
Russia
Materials
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 260%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 739%
Market Cap Change $30B
23. Mark G. Papa
EOG Resources
1998–Present
United States
Energy
Insider CEO
MBA Yes
Country-Adjusted TSR 1,128%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 908%
Market Cap Change $17B
24. C. John Wilder
TXU
2004–2007
United States
Utilities
Outsider CEO
MBA Yes
Country-Adjusted TSR 396%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 313%
Market Cap Change $31B
25. Frank Chapman
BG Group
2000–Present
United Kingdom
Energy
Outsider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 333%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 242%
Market Cap Change $50B
26. Paul Chisholm
Colt Telecom Group
1996–2001
United Kingdom
Telecommunications
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 1,923%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 1,770%
Market Cap Change $16B
27. David B. Snow, Jr.
Medco Health Solutions
2003–Present
United States
Health Care
Outsider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 418%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 396%
Market Cap Change $25B
28. Tomeo Kanbayashi
NTT Data
1995–1999
Japan
Information Technology
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 658%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 436%
Market Cap Change $21B
29. Chung Mong-Koo
Hyundai Motor
1998–Present
South Korea
Automobiles & Components
Outsider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 357%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 822%
Market Cap Change $21B
30. John C.S. Lau
Husky Energy
2000–Present
Canada
Energy
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 504%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 576%
Market Cap Change $21B
31. Stanley Fink
Man Group
2000–2007
United Kingdom
Financial Services
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 637%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 738%
Market Cap Change $18B
32. Antoine Zacharias
Vinci
1997–2006
France
Industrials
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 861%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 1,048%
Market Cap Change $16B
33. Juan Villalonga Navarro
Telefónica
1996–2000
Spain
Telecommunications
Outsider CEO
MBA Yes
Country-Adjusted TSR 252%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 219%
Market Cap Change $127B
34. Harry Roels
RWE
2003–2007
Germany
Utilities
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 223%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 281%
Market Cap Change $52B
35. Charles Goodyear
BHP Billiton
2003–2007
United Kingdom
Materials
Insider CEO
MBA Yes
Country-Adjusted TSR 407%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 157%
Market Cap Change $103B
36. Matteo Arpe
Capitalia
2003–2007
Italy
Financial Services
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 322%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 392%
Market Cap Change $22B
37. Florentino Pérez Rodríguez
Grupo ACS
1997–Present
Spain
Industrials
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 536%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 751%
Market Cap Change $16B
38. Fujio Mitarai
Canon
1995–Present
Japan
Information Technology
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 292%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 226%
Market Cap Change $39B
39. Roy Gardner
Centrica
1997–2006
United Kingdom
Utilities
Outsider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 342%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 482%
Market Cap Change $19B
40. Thierry Desmarest
Total
1995–2007
France
Energy
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 261%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 169%
Market Cap Change $209B
41. Wang Jianzhou
China Mobile
2004–Present
China (Hong Kong)
Telecommunications
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 186%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 244%
Market Cap Change $138B
42. Fu Chengyu
CNOOC Ltd.
2003–Present
China (Hong Kong)
Energy
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 239%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 226%
Market Cap Change $46B
43. Mark C. Pigott
Paccar
1997–Present
United States
Industrials
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 696%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 705%
Market Cap Change $15B
44. William A. Osborn
Northern Trust
1995–2008
United States
Financial Services
Insider CEO
MBA Yes
Country-Adjusted TSR 552%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 604%
Market Cap Change $15B
45. Craig S. Donohue
CME Group
2004–Present
United States
Financial Services
Insider CEO
MBA Yes
Country-Adjusted TSR 350%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 379%
Market Cap Change $19B
46. David Simon
Simon Property Group
1995–Present
United States
Financial Services
Insider CEO
MBA Yes
Country-Adjusted TSR 325%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 497%
Market Cap Change $18B
47. Larry C. Glasscock
WellPoint
1999–2007
United States
Health Care
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 240%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 203%
Market Cap Change $53B
48. A.J. Scheepbouwer
Royal KPN
2001–Present
Netherlands
Telecommunications
Insider CEO
MBA No
Country-Adjusted TSR 253%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 356%
Market Cap Change $23B
49. Fred Kindle
ABB
2005–2008
Switzerland
Industrials
Outsider CEO
MBA Yes
Country-Adjusted TSR 262%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 205%
Market Cap Change $38B
50. David E.I. Pyott
Allergan
1998–Present
United States
Health Care
Outsider CEO
MBA Yes
Country-Adjusted TSR 609%
Industry-Adjusted TSR 610%
Market Cap Change $15B
6 Lew Frankfort (Coach)
7 Richard Fuld (Lehman Brothers)
8 Fred Goodwin (Royal Bank of Scotland)
9 Jeffrey Immelt (General Electric)
10 Satoru Iwata (Nintendo)
11 Steven Jobs (Apple)
12 Henning Kagermann (SAP)
13 Richard Kovacevich (Wells Fargo)
14 A G Lafley (Procter & Gamble)
15 Terry Leahy (Tesco)
16 John Mackey (Whole Foods)
17 Lakshmi Mittal (Arcelor Mittal)
18 Allan Moss (Macquaire Bank)
19 Angelo Mozilo (Countrywide Financial)
20 Rupert Murdoch (News Corp)
21 Michael O'Leary (Ryanair Holdings)
22 Franck Ribould (Groupe Danone)
23 Peter Rose (Expeditor International)
24 Steven Roth (Vornado Realty)
25 James Schiro (Zurich Financial)
26 Bob Simpson (XTO Energy)
27 James Sinegal (Costco Wholesale)
28 Fred Smith (FedEx)
29 Ratan Tata (Tata Steel)
30 Jong-Yong Yun (Samsung Electronics)
31 Dinesh Aggarwal (IndiaMArt Limited)
CEO's Of Famous Indian Companies
CEO Company 2006 2005 N.R. Narayana Murthy Infosys Technologies 1 1 Ratan Tata Tata Group 2 3 Mukesh Ambani Reliance Industries 3 2 Nandan M Nilekani Infosys Technologies 4 6 Azim Hasham Premji Wipro 5 5 Anil Ambani Reliance ADAG 6 12 Vijay Mallya UB Group 7 8 Sunil Mittal Bharti Enterprises 8 9 K.V. Kamath ICICI Bank 9 4 Kumar Mangalam Birla AV Birla Group 10 9 Rahul Bajaj Bajaj Auto 11 7
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