The Most Important CEOs in the World  

They are capable professionals who must have a broad vision and whose decisions affect the growth of a company or can affect its expansion.

It should be noted that the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the greatest challenge for CEOs, since they have to carry out a good administration of resources and find a way so that the operations carried out to comply with the requirements requested by the governments, protect the interests of the board of directors and protect its work team and talent that are not fired and that do not affect the health of each working member.

Top 10 most important CEOs in the world

It’s time to meet the 10 most important CEOs according to the activities they have related throughout this year.

Ajay Banga – Mastercard

Ajaypal Singh Banga was born on November 10, 1959, in Pune, India. Beginning his business career at Nestlé in 1981, Banga spent the next 13 years working in jobs spanning sales, marketing, and general management.

Mastercard announced in April 2010 that Banga, previously it’s President and Chief Operating Officer, would become President and CEO.

In 2020 he was elected president of the International Chamber of Commerce.

It has a weighting of 72.2 / 100.

Jensen Huang – Nvidia

His Chinese name is 黃仁勳, he was born on February 17, 1963) is a Taiwanese billionaire electrical engineer and businessman.

He co-founded the graphics processor company Nvidia in 1993 and has served as its president and chief executive officer (CEO) since its inception.

It weighs 72.1 / 100.

Reed Hastings – Netflix

He was born on October 8, 1960, he is an American businessman. He is the co-founder, president, and co-chief executive officer (CEO) of Netflix.

It weighs 69.6 / 100.

Yong Zhang “Daniel”-Alibaba.com

His Chinese name is 张勇, he is a technology executive. He is currently the CEO of Alibaba Group. Before becoming CEO, Zhang was best known for his roles as CEO of Taobao and Chairman of Tmall. He was born on January 11, 1972.

It weighs 69.2 / 100.

Rajesh Gopinathan – TCS (Tata Consultancy Services)

Born in 1971, he was elevated to the role of CEO in February 2017 after serving as CFO since 2013.

It has a weighting of 68.9 / 100.

Mukesh Ambani – Reliance

Born on April 19, 1957, he is an Indian billionaire businessman and president, managing director, and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL).

It has a weighting of 64.6 / 100.

Marc R. Benioff – Salesforce

Born on September 25, 1964, he is the founder, president, and CEO of Salesforce, an enterprise cloud computing company.

It has a weighting of 63.2 / 100.

Takahiro Hachigo –Honda

His Japanese name is 八 郷 隆 弘, he was born on May 19, 1959, he is a Japanese engineer and businessman, who has been the CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., since June 2015.

Before that, Hachigo was CEO at Honda, beginning his Honda career in 1982 as a chassis engineer.

It has a weighting of 62.6 / 100.

Huateng Ma “Pony” – Tencent (QQ)

His Chinese name is 马化腾, he was born on October 29, 1971, he is a Chinese billionaire business tycoon. He is the founder, president, and CEO of Tencent.

It has a weighting of 62.4 / 100.

Jean-Paul Agon – L’Oréal

He was born on July 6, 1956, graduated from HEC Paris in 1978, is the current president and CEO of the international cosmetics company L’Oréal.

However, soon Nicolás Hieronimus will replace him as CEO on May 1, 2021, while he remains as chairman of the board.

It has a weighting of 61.3 / 100.

Brand Finance Methodology

Like the Brand Strength Index, the Brand Guardianship Index is made up of three pillars: Investment, Equity, and Performance.

These pillars are based on several weighted sub-elements reflected by the serving size.

Investment

The investment pillar is divided into 4 elements that allow defining the investment generated by a CEO:

• CEO tenure (years).
• Understand the importance of investing in marketing.
• You have a solid strategy and a long-term vision.
• Net positive online coverage.

Equity

• General reputation.
• Governance score.
• Approval%.
• Understand the importance of brand and reputation to your organization.
• Recognition as a global CEO.
• Familiarity.

Performance

• Average dividends per share.
• Market capitalization growth.
• Average growth in brand value.
• BSI average.

The 10 CEOs with the best reputation in the world

Here are the CEOs with the best reputation in the world, for their actions and decisions they have made, they have helped them gain prestige and credibility.

1. Joanne Crevoiserat, Tapestry
2. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates
3. Julie Spellman Sweet, Accenture
4. Rajesh Gopinathan, TCS
5. Mukesh Ambani, Reliance
6. Nasser Sulaiman Al Nasser, STC
7. Jun Lei, Xiaomi
8. Volkmar Denner, Bosch
9. Yong Zhang “Daniel”, Alibaba Group
10. Punishes Renjen, Deloitte

The 10 CEOs with the most recognition or familiarity

In the case of this ranking, only the CEOs who are recognized the most by the public or who speak and mention the most are presented, in short, they are more familiar with their actions and projects carried out.

1.  v, Facebook
2. Jeff Bezos, Amazon
3. Tim Cook, Apple
4. Elon Musk, Tesla
5. Mukesh Ambani, Reliance
6. Jun Lei, Xiaomi
7. Amin Nasser, Saudi Aramco
8. Reed Hastings, Netflix
9. James R. Quincey, Coca-Cola
10. Jim Farley, Ford

The report created by Brand Finance presents the 100 CEOs, , however, a curious fact is that only 8 of the 100 main guardians of the brand are women, due to the continuous shortage of female leadership in major corporations around the world. The female brand guardians in the ranking include six from American companies and two from Chinese companies. This is an improvement from just four in 2020.

Another interesting point is that of the top 100 CEOs they are on average 57 years old and earn around $ 20 million per year.