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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

Image: Steve Jobs.
Photographs: Kimberly White/Reuters

Steve Jobs

Company: Apple

Country: The United States

Tenure: 1997-2011

Industry: Information Technology

Global rank: 1

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: Jeff Bezos with his wife Mackenzie in New York.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Jeff Bezos

Company: Amazon.com

Country: The United States

Tenure: 1996-present

Industry: Online retail

Global rank: 2

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: Yun Jong-yong.
Photographs: Jo Yong hak/Reuters

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

Image: Roger Agnelli.
Photographs: Chip East/Reuters

Roger Agnelli

Company: Vale

Country: Brazil

Tenure: 2001-2011

Industry: Materials

Global rank: 4

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: John C Martin.
Photographs: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

John C Martin

Company: Gilead Sciences

Country: The United States

Tenure: 1996-present

Industry: Health care

Global rank: 5

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: Chung Mong-koo.
Photographs: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

Chung Mong-koo

Company: Hyundai Motor Company

Country: South Korea

Tenure: 1999-present

Industry: Automobile

Global rank: 6

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: YC Deveshwar.
Photographs: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters

YC Deveshwar

Company: ITC

Country: India

Tenure: 1996-present

Industry: Consumer Goods

Global rank: 7

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Tags: ITC

Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: David Simon.
Photographs: Fred Prouser/Reuters

David Simon

Company: Simon Property Group

Country: The United States

Tenure: 1995-present

Industry: Financial Services

Global rank: 8

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: Meg Whitman.
Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Meg Whitman

Company: eBay

Country: The United States

Tenure: 1998-2008

Industry: Information Technology

Global rank: 9

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: John Chambers.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

John Chambers

Company: Cisco Systems

Country: The United States

Tenure: 1995-present

Industry: Information Technology

Global rank: 10

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: Mauricio Novis Botelho.
Photographs: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters

Mauricio Novis Botelho

Company: Embraer

Country: Brazil

Tenure: 1995-2007

Industry: Industrials

Global rank: 11

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: William Doyle.
Photographs: David Stobbe/Reuters

William Doyle

Company: PotashCorp

Country: Brazil

Tenure: 1999-present

Industry: Materials

Global rank: 12

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: Subir Raha.
Photographs: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters

Subir Raha

Company: ONGC

Country: India

Tenure: 2001-2006

Industry: Energy

Global rank: 13

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Tags: ONGC

Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: Mikhail Prokhorov.
Photographs: Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters

Mikhail Prokhorov

Company: Norilsk Nickel

Country: Russia

Tenure: 2001-2007

Industry: Materials

Global rank: 14

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: Jose Antonio Carbajal.
Photographs: Source: itesm.edu

Jose Antonio Fernandez Carbajal

Company: Femsa

Country: Mexico

Tenure: 1995-2008

Industry: Consumer Goods

Global rank: 15

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: Graham Mckay.
Photographs: Source: Wikipedia

Graham Mckay

Company: SABMiller

Country: The United Kingdom

Tenure: 1997-present

Industry: Consumer Goods

Global rank: 16

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: Li Jiaxiang.
Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters

Li Jiaxiang

Company: Air China

Country: China

Tenure: 2004-2008

Industry: Transportation

Global rank: 17

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: Daniel Hajj Aboumrad.
Photographs: Source: anthrocivitas.net

Daniel Hajj Aboumrad

Company: America Movil

Country: Mexico

Tenure: 2000-present

Industry: Telecommunication

Global rank: 18

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Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: Mark G Papa.
Photographs: Source: lngworldnews.com

Mark G Papa

Company: EOG Resources

Country: The United States

Tenure: 1998-present

Industry: Energy

Global rank: 19

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Tags: , EOG , United States

Two Indians among world's best-performing CEOs

Image: Lars Rebien Sorensen.
Photographs: Source: business.dk

Lars Rebien Sorensen

Company: Novo Nordisk

Country: Denmark

Tenure: 2000-present

Industry: Health care

Global rank: 20