

This makes her the highest-ranked female. Tech boasts six of the top ten – Tim Cook is in second place, having overseen Apple become the first to hit a $3 trillion market valuation.Ĭook is followed by CEOs of household tech names: Tencent’s Huateng Ma at #4, Pichai at #5, and Netflix’s Reed Hastings at #7.ĪMD CEO Lisa Su is a new entrant at #10. This year, the top 10 rankings are dominated by CEOs (referred to repeatedly as brand guardians) from the tech and media sectors.

The index has been created by London-based brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance that ranks the world’s top 250 CEOs.

State Bank of India’s Dinesh Kumar Khara is at #46.

Chandrasekhar of the Tatas is at #25 in the list and Anand Mahindra of M&M and Mukesh Ambani of Reliance are at #41 and #42, respectively. Three other Indian-origin expat CEOs rank high: Sundar Pichai of Google is at #5, Shantanu Narayan of Adobe at #6, and Puneet Renjen of Deloitte at #14. Nadella, a first-generation Indian immigrant to the US, “has been credited with overhauling Microsoft’s fortunes by changing its culture towards one of teamwork, innovation, and inclusivity, and instilling a growth mindset throughout the business”. "I love his commitment and follow through regarding diversity, and also encouraging folks to embrace all the positive new changes that have come with working remotely," said an employee on Dunivan.The Brand Finance Brand Guardianship Index has ranked Microsoft boss, Satya Nadella, as the top CEO in the world. Meanwhile, for smaller/mid-size businesses with 500 or fewer employees, Namely CEO Larry Dunivan ranked first. Carlos Rodriguez, ADP CEO, placed third and was said to welcome "diversity, freedom of expression, and has a genuine care" for employees' well-being. "Our CEO is thoughtful, empathetic, and lives our mission statement every day," said one employee.Ĭoming after Nadella is Adobe CEO Santanu Narayen, who is described a "diverse, driven, knowledgeable, and personable" by an employee.
