The 34 best CEOs in the world, according to the Harvard Business Review

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34. Laurence Fink, BlackRock

34. Laurence Fink, BlackRock

Sector: Asset management

CEO since: 1988

Country of company: USA

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33. Carlos Brito, AB InBev

33. Carlos Brito, AB InBev

Sector: Beverages

CEO since: 2005

Country: Belgium

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32. Robert Iger, Disney

32. Robert Iger, Disney

Sector: Entertainment

CEO since: 2005

Country: USA

31. Mike Lawrie, DXC Technology

31. Mike Lawrie, DXC Technology

Sector: Information technology

CEO since: 2012

Country: USA

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30. Shigenobu Nagamori, Nidec

30. Shigenobu Nagamori, Nidec

Sector: Industrials

CEO since: 1973

Country: Japan

29. Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin

29. Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin

Sector: Aerospace

CEO since: 2013

Country: USA

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28. Frederick Smith, FedEx

28. Frederick Smith, FedEx

Sector: Transportation and logistics

CEO since: 1971

Country: USA

27. Richard Fairbank, Capital One

27. Richard Fairbank, Capital One

Sector: Financial services

CEO since: 1994

Country: USA

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26. Ajay Banga, Mastercard

26. Ajay Banga, Mastercard

Sector: Payments

CEO since: 2010

Country: USA

=24. Florentino Perez Rodriguez, ACS

=24. Florentino Perez Rodriguez, ACS

Sector: Healthcare

CEO since: 2008

Country: Denmark

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=24. Lars Rasmussen, Coloplast

=24. Lars Rasmussen, Coloplast

Sector: Industrials

CEO since: 1993

Country: Spain

23. Paolo Rocca, Tenaris

23. Paolo Rocca, Tenaris

Sector: Energy

CEO since: 2002

Country: Argentina

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22. Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase

22. Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase

Sector: Banking

CEO since: 2005

Country: USA

21. Sergio Marchionne, Fiat Chrysler

21. Sergio Marchionne, Fiat Chrysler

Sector: Automotive

CEO since: 2004

Country: Italy

Marchionne was included in the Harvard Business Review's ranking despite his death in July.

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20. Benoit Poitier, Air Liquide

20. Benoit Poitier, Air Liquide

Sector: Materials

CEO since: 1997

Country: France

19. Fabrizio Freda, Estee Lauder

19. Fabrizio Freda, Estee Lauder

Sector: Cosmetics

CEO since: 2009

Country: USA

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18. Terry Gou, Foxconn

18. Terry Gou, Foxconn

Sector: Information technology

CEO since: 1974

Country: Taiwan

17. Hamid Moghadam, Prologis

17. Hamid Moghadam, Prologis

Sector: Real estate

CEO since: 1997

Country: USA

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16. Brad Smith, Intuit

16. Brad Smith, Intuit

Sector: Information technology

CEO since: 2008

Country: USA

Smith will step down as CEO at the end of 2018.

15. Michael Mussallem, Edwards Lifesciences

15. Michael Mussallem, Edwards Lifesciences

Sector: Healthcare

CEO since: 2000

Country: USA

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14. Mark Parker, Nike

14. Mark Parker, Nike

Sector: Sporting goods

CEO since: 2006

Country: USA

13. Bernard Charles, Dassault Systems

13. Bernard Charles, Dassault Systems

Sector: Information techology

CEO since: 1995

Country: France

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12. Shantanu Narayen, Adobe Systems

12. Shantanu Narayen, Adobe Systems

Sector: Information technology

CEO since: 2007

Country: USA

11. Wes Bush, Northrop Grumman

11. Wes Bush, Northrop Grumman

Sector: Industrials

CEO since: 2010

Country: USA

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10. Martin Bouygues, Bouygues

10. Martin Bouygues, Bouygues

Sector: Industrials

CEO since: 1989

Country: France

9. Hisashi Ietsugu, Sysmex

9. Hisashi Ietsugu, Sysmex

Sector: Healthcare

CEO since: 1996

Country: Japan

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8. Johan Thijs, KBC

8. Johan Thijs, KBC

Sector: Banking

CEO since: 2012

Country: Belgium

7. Jacques Aschenbroch, Valeo

7. Jacques Aschenbroch, Valeo

Sector: Automotive

CEO since: 2009

Country: France

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6. Marc Benioff, Salesforce

6. Marc Benioff, Salesforce

Sector: Information technology

CEO since: 2001

Country: USA

5. Elmar Degenhart, Continental

5. Elmar Degenhart, Continental

Sector: Automotive parts

CEO since: 2009

Country: Germany

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4. Francois-Henri Pinault, Kering

4. Francois-Henri Pinault, Kering

Sector: Luxury consumer goods

CEO since: 2005

Country: France

3. Bernard Arnault, LVMH

3. Bernard Arnault, LVMH

Sector: Luxury consumer goods

CEO since: 1989

Country: France

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2. Jensen Huang, Nvidia

2. Jensen Huang, Nvidia

Sector: Information technology

CEO since: 1993

Country: USA

1. Pablo Isla, Inditex

1. Pablo Isla, Inditex

Sector: Retail

CEO since: 2005

Country: Spain

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