30 Top CEOs Make Barrons List
Thirty top CEOs made it to Barron's "Profiles of the World’s Best CEOs" list. The profiles provide close-ups of top leaders worldwide, including CEOs from consumer goods companies such as Anheuser-Busch InBev, Under Armour, Nike, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Starbucks.
Carlos Brito, CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev, made the list for turning a small Brazilian brewer into the world’ s dominant beer company through seven major acquisitions, capped by a $100-billion-plus deal for SABMiller, which awaits regulatory approval. Larry Young, CEO of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, started his career driving trucks at PepsiCo and rose through the ranks. Dr Pepper has been gaining market share steadily, and its stock has risen five times as much as rivals.
Two athletic apparel companies made the list. Kevin Plank, CEO of Under Armour, founded the company 20 years ago in his grandmother’s basement and last year Under Armour rang up almost $4 billion in revenue. Plank focuses on technology: UA bought a slew of fitness and nutrition apps in the past three years. Meanwhile, Mark Parker, CEO for Nike, made the list for keeping the No. 1 athletic-footwear brand on a fast growth track. Nike’s revenue doubled to $30 billion, and its stock has risen sixfold under Parker.
The longtime CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, made the list. The company operates 24,000 stores in 71 countries and is now turning its sites to food, planning to double its food business in five years.
The following are the 30 World’s Best CEOs, according to Barron's. Click here for the full Profiles of the World’s Best CEOs.
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Carlos Brito, CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev, made the list for turning a small Brazilian brewer into the world’ s dominant beer company through seven major acquisitions, capped by a $100-billion-plus deal for SABMiller, which awaits regulatory approval. Larry Young, CEO of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, started his career driving trucks at PepsiCo and rose through the ranks. Dr Pepper has been gaining market share steadily, and its stock has risen five times as much as rivals.
Two athletic apparel companies made the list. Kevin Plank, CEO of Under Armour, founded the company 20 years ago in his grandmother’s basement and last year Under Armour rang up almost $4 billion in revenue. Plank focuses on technology: UA bought a slew of fitness and nutrition apps in the past three years. Meanwhile, Mark Parker, CEO for Nike, made the list for keeping the No. 1 athletic-footwear brand on a fast growth track. Nike’s revenue doubled to $30 billion, and its stock has risen sixfold under Parker.
The longtime CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, made the list. The company operates 24,000 stores in 71 countries and is now turning its sites to food, planning to double its food business in five years.
The following are the 30 World’s Best CEOs, according to Barron's. Click here for the full Profiles of the World’s Best CEOs.