The world has seen a number of successful CEOs who have taken their company to new heights. A CEO’s direction & vision is what that makes any company a success.
Here is a list of top 10 CEOs around the globe.
1. Marillyn Hewson – Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Marillyn Adams Hewson is the chairwoman, president and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technologies company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington, D.C., area.
After becoming CEO in 2013, Lockheed’s market cap has only doubled and presently stands at $119.72 billion. Hewson credits her mother’s resilience, hard work, and determination by teaching her leadership skills.
2. Bernard Arnaul – Louis Vuitton
Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault is a French billionaire business magnate, and art collector. Arnault is the chairman and chief executive of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, LVMH, the world’s largest luxury-goods company. In April 2018, he became the richest person in fashion, topping Zara‘s Amancio Ortega.
3. Michael S. Dell – Dell
Michael Saul Dell is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, one of the world’s largest technology infrastructure companies. He is ranked as the 27th richest person in the world by Forbes, with a net worth of $31.0 billion as of October 2019.
4. Ma Huateng – Tencent
Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, is a Chinese business magnate, investor, politician, and philanthropist. He serves as CEO at Tencent – Asia’s most valuable company & one of the largest internet technology companies, biggest gaming and entertainment companies in the world.
5. Tim Cook – Apple
Timothy Donald Cook is an American business executive and industrial engineer. Cook is the chief executive officer of Apple Inc., and previously served as the company’s chief operating officer under its cofounder Steve Jobs.
6. Christopher J. Nassetta – Hilton
Christopher is at number 6 in the top 10 CEOs globally. Hilton is headquartered in Tysons, Corner, Virginia.
As of 31st March 2019, its portfolio includes 5,757 properties with 923,110 rooms across 113 countries and territories, including 689 that are merged and 4,947 that are franchised, with the combined managed and franchised properties having a total of 893494 rooms, in addition to 68 that owned and leased.
7. Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr. – Netflix
Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr. is an American entrepreneur. He is the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Netflix and serves on a number of boards and non-profit organisations. A former member of the California State Board of Education, Hastings is an advocate for education reform through charter schools.
8. Satya Narayana Nadella – Microsoft
Satya Narayana Nadella is an Indian American business executive. He is the chief executive officer of Microsoft, succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014. Before becoming CEO, he was the executive vice president of Microsoft‘s cloud and enterprise group, responsible for building and running the company’s computing platforms.
9. Arne M. Sorenson – Marriott
Arne Morris Sorenson is an American hotel executive. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Marriott International. A graduate of Luther College and the University of Minnesota Law School, Sorenson became the head of the largest publicly traded hotel chain in the world on March 31, 2012.
10. Akio Toyoda – Toyota
Akio Toyoda is a Japanese business executive and the current president of Toyota Motor Corporation. He is the great grandson of the father of the Japanese industrial revolution, as well as being both the grandson of the founder of Toyota Motors and the founder of the Takashimaya department stores corporation.
