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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Last updated on: January 1, 2013 15:46 IST
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For years, people have bemoaned executives' zealous focus on short-term results, which often leads CEOs to make moves that undermine their firms' long-term prospects and, some say, act irresponsibly. But all the talk won't change anything if the business world doesn't adopt a new way of measuring performance.

Three professors from France's Insead believe they have the answer: an innovative scorecard that evaluates CEOs on the basis of the results they delivered over their entire tenures in office. It incorporates three metrics: industry-adjusted shareholder returns, country-adjusted shareholder returns, and increase in market capitalisation over that time frame.

Using this scorecard, the authors have studied and objectively ranked the performance of of CEOs of major corporations around the world.

Here we take a look at 20 best-performing CEOs, including two Indians, in the world.

Source: Harvard Business Review

NOTE: The list does not include CEOs who had assumed their role before 1995 or after August 31, 2010, and includes only those whose tenure lasted more than two years.

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

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Steve Jobs.

Steve Jobs

Company: Apple

Country: The United States

Tenure: 1997-2011

Industry: Information Technology

Global rank: 1

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Jeff Bezos with his wife Mackenzie in New York.

Jeff Bezos

Company: Amazon.com

Country: The United States

Tenure: 1996-present

Industry: Online retail

Global rank: 2

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Yun Jong-yong.

Yun Jong-yong

Company: Samsung Electronics

Country: South Korea

Tenure: 1996-2008

Industry: Information Technology

Global rank: 3

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

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Roger Agnelli.

Roger Agnelli

Company: Vale

Country: Brazil

Tenure: 2001-2011

Industry: Materials

Global rank: 4

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John C Martin.

John C Martin

Company: Gilead Sciences

Country: The United States

Tenure: 1996-present

Industry: Health care

Global rank: 5

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Chung Mong-koo.

Chung Mong-koo

Company: Hyundai Motor Company

Country: South Korea

Tenure: 1999-present

Industry: Automobile

Global rank: 6

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YC Deveshwar.

YC Deveshwar

Company: ITC

Country: India

Tenure: 1996-present

Industry: Consumer Goods

Global rank: 7

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David Simon.

David Simon

Company: Simon Property Group

Country: The United States

Tenure: 1995-present

Industry: Financial Services

Global rank: 8

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Meg Whitman.

Meg Whitman

Company: eBay

Country: The United States

Tenure: 1998-2008

Industry: Information Technology

Global rank: 9

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John Chambers.

John Chambers

Company: Cisco Systems

Country: The United States

Tenure: 1995-present

Industry: Information Technology

Global rank: 10

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Mauricio Novis Botelho.

Mauricio Novis Botelho

Company: Embraer

Country: Brazil

Tenure: 1995-2007

Industry: Industrials

Global rank: 11

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William Doyle.

William Doyle

Company: PotashCorp

Country: Brazil

Tenure: 1999-present

Industry: Materials

Global rank: 12

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Subir Raha.

Subir Raha

Company: ONGC

Country: India

Tenure: 2001-2006

Industry: Energy

Global rank: 13

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Mikhail Prokhorov.

Mikhail Prokhorov

Company: Norilsk Nickel

Country: Russia

Tenure: 2001-2007

Industry: Materials

Global rank: 14

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Jose Antonio Carbajal.

Jose Antonio Fernandez Carbajal

Company: Femsa

Country: Mexico

Tenure: 1995-2008

Industry: Consumer Goods

Global rank: 15

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Graham Mckay.

Graham Mckay

Company: SABMiller

Country: The United Kingdom

Tenure: 1997-present

Industry: Consumer Goods

Global rank: 16

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Li Jiaxiang.

Li Jiaxiang

Company: Air China

Country: China

Tenure: 2004-2008

Industry: Transportation

Global rank: 17

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Daniel Hajj Aboumrad.

Daniel Hajj Aboumrad

Company: America Movil

Country: Mexico

Tenure: 2000-present

Industry: Telecommunication

Global rank: 18

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Mark G Papa.

Mark G Papa

Company: EOG Resources

Country: The United States

Tenure: 1998-present

Industry: Energy

Global rank: 19

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Lars Rebien Sorensen.

Lars Rebien Sorensen

Company: Novo Nordisk

Country: Denmark

Tenure: 2000-present

Industry: Health care

Global rank: 20