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The following is a list of chief executive officers of notable companies. The list also includes lead executives with a position corresponding to chief executive officer (CEO), such as managing director (MD), and any concurrent positions held. Companies with a revenue of at least US$ 10 billion are included in the list.
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| Company | Executive | Title | Since | Notes | Updated |
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| Accenture | Julie Sweet | CEO[1] | 2019 | Succeeded Pierre Nanterme following his death | 2019-01-31 |
| Aditya Birla Group | Kumar Mangalam Birla | Chairman[2] | 1995[2] | Part of the Birla family business house in India | 2018-10-01 |
| Adobe Systems | Shantanu Narayen | Chairman, president and CEO[3] | 2007 | Formerly with Apple | 2018-10-01 |
| Airbus | Guillaume Faury | CEO[4] | 2012 | Succeeded Louis Gallois | 2017-11-14 |
| Alibaba | Eddie Wu | Director and CEO[5] | 2023[6] | 2024-07-19 | |
| Amazon | Andy Jassy | CEO and president[7] | 2021 | Officially succeeded founder Jeff Bezos | 2024-10-20 |
| Advanced Micro Devices | Lisa Su | CEO and president[8] | 2014 | Formerly with Texas Instruments | 2018-10-01 |
| American Express | Stephen Squeri | Chairman and CEO[9] | 2018 | Former vice chairman of American Express since 2015 | 2018-10-01 |
| Anthem | Joseph R. Swedish | Chairman, president and CEO[10] | 2013 | Previously with Centura Health and Trinity Health (Livonia, Michigan) | 2018-10-01 |
| Apple | Tim Cook | CEO[11] | 2011 | Replaced Steve Jobs | 2018-10-01 |
| Arcelor Mittal | Aditya Mittal | CEO[12] | 2006 | Owner of Queens Park Rangers F.C. | 2018-10-01 |
| AT&T | John Stankey | CEO[13] | 2020 | Former CEO of WarnerMedia | 2020-11-19 |
| BAE Systems | Charles Woodburn | Chief executive officer[14] | 2008 | Succeeded Ian King | 2018-10-01 |
| Bajaj Allianz General Insurance | Tapan Singhel | MD and CEO[15] | 2012 | President of the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce | 2018-10-01 |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria | Carlos Torres Vila | Chairman and CEO[16] | 2015 | Previously with Endesa | 2018-10-01 |
| Bank of America | Brian Moynihan | Chairman and CEO[17] | 2009 | Previously with FleetBoston Financial until it merged with BOA | 2018-10-01 |
| Barclays | C.S. Venkatakrishnan | Group chief executive[18] | 2021 | Succeeded Jes Staley | 2023-01-08 |
| Berkshire Hathaway | Warren Buffett | Chairman and CEO | 1970 | One of the world's wealthiest people | 2018-10-01 |
| Best Buy | Hubert Joly | Chairman and CEO[19] | 2012 | Previously CEO of CWT | 2018-10-01 |
| Bharti Enterprises | Sunil Bharti Mittal | Founder and chairman[20] | 1985 | Founder of the firm | 2018-10-01 |
| Blackstone Group | Stephen A. Schwarzman | Chairman, CEO and co-founder[21] | 1985 | Co-founded the firm with Peter George Peterson | 2017-11-15 |
| BHP | Mike Henry | CEO[22] | 2020 | On 1 January 2020, Henry took over as CEO from Andrew Mackenzie | 2024-08-16 |
| BMW | Oliver Zipse | Chairman of the board of management[23] | 2020 | Succeeded Harald Krüger | 2017-11-15 |
| Boeing | Kelly Ortberg | President and CEO | 2024 | Succeeds Dave Calhoun | 2024-10-20 |
| Boston Consulting Group | Rich Lesser | President and CEO[24] | 2013 | Replaced Hans-Paul Bürkner | 2017-11-15 |
| BP | Bob Dudley | Group chief executive[25] | 2010 | Previously led TNK-BP | 2017-11-15 |
| Broadcom | Hock Tan | President and chief executive officer[26] | 2006 | Also served as chairman of the board of Integrated Device Technology from September 2005 to January 2008 | 2024-02-20 |
| Campbell Soup Company | Denise Morrison | President and CEO[27] | 2011 | 12th leader of the company | 2017-11-14 |
| Canonical | Mark Shuttleworth | Founder and CEO[28] | 2017 | Stepped down as CEO in 2009 and resumed in 2017 | 2017-11-14 |
| Capital One Financial | Richard Fairbank | Founder, chairman and CEO[29] | 1988 | Co-founded the firm with Nigel Morris | 2017-11-14 |
| Caterpillar | Jim Umpleby | CEO[30] | 2017 | Succeeded Douglas R. Oberhelman | 2017-11-14 |
| Chubb | Evan Greenberg | Chairman and CEO[31] | 2004 | Former COO of American International Group | 2018-10-01 |
| Cisco Systems | Chuck Robbins | CEO[32] | 2015 | Succeeded John T. Chambers, who became the chairman | 2017-11-14 |
| Citigroup | Jane Fraser | CEO[33] | 2021 | Succeeded Michael Corbat | 2022-02-03 |
| Coca-Cola | James Quincey | Chairman and CEO[34] | 2008 | Previously the firm's COO | 2017-11-14 |
| Comcast | Michael J. Cavanagh | Chairman and CEO[35] | 2025-03-18 | ||
| Credit Suisse | Thomas Gottstein | CEO[36] | 2015 | Formerly with Prudential | 2017-11-14 |
| Daimler AG | Ola Källenius | Chairman of the board of management[37] | 2019 | Also head of Mercedes-Benz | 2020-08-08 |
| Dell | Michael Dell | Chairman and CEO[38] | 1984 | Founder of the firm | 2017-11-14 |
| Delta Air Lines | Ed Bastian | CEO | 2016 | Formerly with Acuity Brands | 2021-11-11 |
| Deutsche Bank | Christian Sewing | CEO | 2018 | Former head of private and commercial banking at Deutsche Bank, replaced John Cryan | 2018-12-19 |
| DHL Group | Tobias Meyer | CEO[39] | 2019 | Previously with McKinsey & Company | 2024-07-19 |
| Dow Chemical Company | Edward D. Breen | CEO[40] | 2015 | Previously CEO of Tyco International | 2017-11-14 |
| eBay | Devin Wenig | President and CEO[41] | 2015 | Third CEO of the company, after Meg Whitman and John Donahoe | 2017-11-14 |
| Ericsson | Börje Ekholm | President and CEO[42] | 2017 | On the boards for the Alibaba Group, Nasdaq, Trimble, and the Royal Institute of Technology. | 2017-11-14 |
| ExxonMobil | Darren Woods | Chairman and CEO[43] | 2017 | Replaced Rex Tillerson who became United States Secretary of State | 2017-11-14 |
| Ernst & Young | Carmine Di Sibio | Global chairman and CEO[44] | 2019 | Succeeded Mark Weinberger | 2017-11-14 |
| Mark Zuckerberg | Chairman and CEO | 2004 | Co-founded Facebook in 2004 | 2017-11-14 | |
| FedEx | Raj Subramaniam | President and CEO | 2022 | Replaced founder and long-time CEO Fred Smith | 2024-10-20 |
| Fiat | Sergio Marchionne | CEO[45][failed verification] | 2004 | Also chairman of CNH Industrial, Ferrari, Maserati, Chrysler and SGS S.A. | 2017-11-14 |
| Fidelity Investments | Abigail Johnson | Chairman, president and CEO | 2014 | Granddaughter of the firm's founder, Edward C. Johnson II | 2017-11-14 |
| Ford | James Hackett | President and CEO[46] | 2017 | Previously CEO of Steelcase, succeeded Mark Fields | 2017-11-14 |
| Foxconn | Terry Gou | Chairman and CEO[47] | 1974 | Founder of the firm | 2017-11-14 |
| Fox Corporation | Lachlan Murdoch | Executive chairman and CEO | 2019 | Son of Rupert Murdoch | 2020-03-05 |
| GameStop | Ryan Cohen | Chairman and CEO[48] | 2023 | Previously founded Chewy, activist investor, self-appointed to CEO | 2023-09-28 |
| General Dynamics | Phebe Novakovic | Chairman and CEO[49] | 2013[50] | Worked for the Central Intelligence Agency[50] and the United States Department of Defense[51] | 2017-11-14 |
| General Electric | H. Lawrence Culp Jr. | Chairman and CEO | 2018 | Prior to joining GE, Culp worked at Danaher Corporation in Washington, D.C. | 2018-10-01 |
| General Motors | Mary T. Barra | Chairwoman and CEO[52] | 2014 | First female CEO of a major global automaker | 2025-03-18 |
| GlaxoSmithKline | Emma Walmsley | CEO[53] | 2017 | Replaced Andrew Witty upon his retirement | 2017-11-13 |
| Goldman Sachs | David M. Solomon | CEO[54] | 2018 | Previously with Proskauer Rose and Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine | 2019-05-09 |
| Sundar Pichai | CEO[55] | 2015 | Former director of Jive Software from 2011 to 2013 | 2017-11-13 | |
| HCL Technologies | C Vijayakumar | President and CEO[56] | 2016 | Joined the firm in 1994, previously the COO | 2017-11-13 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Antonio Neri | President and chief executive officer[57] | 2015 | 25 years with HP | 2021-04-11 |
| Honeywell | Darius Adamczyk | Chairman, president, and CEO[58] | 2017 | Succeeded David M. Cote (now the executive chairman) | 2017-11-13 |
| HSBC | Noel Quinn | Group CEO[59] | 2019 | Succeeded John Flint. | 2017-11-13 |
| IBM | Arvind Krishna | Chairman, president and CEO[60] | 2020 | Succeeded Ginni Rometty. | 2020-04-06 |
| Infosys | Salil Parekh | Interim CEO and MD[61] | 2018 | Previously on the board of Capgemini | 2018-02-20 |
| Intel | Lip-Bu Tan | CEO[62] | 2025 | 2025-03-18 | |
| JP Morgan Chase | James Dimon | Chairman and CEO[63] | 2004 | Also on the board of the New York Federal Reserve | 2017-11-13 |
| KLM | Pieter Elbers | CEO and president | 2000 | Previously CEO of Transavia France | |
| Koch Industries | Charles G. Koch | Chairman and CEO[64] | 1967 | Son of co-founder Fred C. Koch | 2017-11-13 |
| Lockheed Martin | Marillyn Hewson | Chairman, president and CEO[65] | 2013 | Also serves on the board of Sandia National Laboratories and DuPont | 2017-11-13 |
| Marks & Spencer | Steve Rowe | CEO[66] | 2016 | Joined the firm in 1989, previously executive director of General Merchandise | 2017-11-13 |
| McDonald's | Chris Kempczinski | President and CEO[67] | 2019 | With the company since 2014 | 2017-11-13 |
| McKinsey & Company | Bob Sternfels | Global managing partner[68] | 2021 | Succeeded Kevin Sneader | 2023-12-08 |
| MetLife | Steven A. Kandarian | Chairman, president and CEO[69] | 2011 | Previously executive director for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation | 2017-11-13 |
| MGA Entertainment | Isaac Larian | CEO | 1979 | Co-founded the company | 2017-11-13 |
| Microsoft | Satya Nadella | CEO[70] | 2014 | Was executive vice president of Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise group | 2017-11-13 |
| Morgan Stanley | James P. Gorman | Chairman and CEO[71] | 2010 | Formerly with Merrill Lynch | 2017-11-13 |
| NBCUniversal | Michael J. Cavanagh | CEO a.i.[72] | 2023 | CEO ad interim since departure of Jeff Shell in 2023 | 2025-03-18 |
| News Corp | Robert James Thomson | CEO[73] | 2013 | Previously managing editor of The Wall Street Journal | 2017-11-12 |
| New York Times Company | Mark Thompson | President and CEO[74] | 2012 | Succeeded Janet L. Robinson and was previously director-general of the BBC | 2017-11-12 |
| Nike | Mark Parker | Chairman and CEO[75] | 2006 | Third CEO of the company | 2017-11-12 |
| Nokia | Pekka Lundmark | President and CEO[76] | 2020 | Previously president and CEO of Fortum | 2020-08-16 |
| Novartis | Vasant Narasimhan | CEO | 2017 | Former engineer for Public Service Enterprise Group | 2017-11-12 |
| Nintendo | Tatsumi Kimishima | Representative director and president[77] | 2015 | Succeeded Satoru Iwata after his death | 2017-11-12 |
| Oracle Corporation | Safra Catz | CEO[78] | 2014 | Co-CEO following Larry Ellison | 2017-11-12 |
| PepsiCo | Ramon Laguarta | Chairman and CEO[79] | 2018 | Succeeded Indra Nooyi | 2025-03-18 |
| Pfizer | Albert Bourla | Chairman and CEO[80] | 2019 | Succeeded Jeff Kindler and Henry McKinnell | |
| Procter & Gamble | David S. Taylor | President and CEO[81][failed verification] | 2015 | Succeeded A.G. Lafley | 2017-11-12 |
| Prudential Financial | John Strangfeld | Chairman and CEO[82] | 2008 | With the firm since 1977 | 2017-11-12 |
| Qantas | John Mullen | CEO and board chair[83] | 2008 | Formerly with Aer Lingus and Ansett Australia | 2017-11-12 |
| Reliance Group | Anil Ambani | Chairman[84] | 2006 | Son of founder Dhirubhai Ambani | 2017-11-12 |
| Reliance Industries | Mukesh Ambani | Chairman and MD[85] | 2002 | One of India's wealthiest people | 2017-11-12 |
| Renault | Luca de Meo | CEO[86] | 2005 | Former CEO of Nissan | 2017-11-12 |
| Royal Bank of Canada | David I. McKay | President and CEO[87] | 2014 | Succeeded Gordon Nixon | 2017-11-12 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | Ross McEwan | CEO[88] | 2013 | Succeeded Stephen Hester | 2017-11-12 |
| Royal Dutch Shell | Wael Sawan | CEO[89] | 2023 | Joined Shell in 1997 | 2025-03-18 |
| Ryanair | Michael O'Leary | CEO[90] | 1994 | One of Ireland's wealthiest businessmen | 2017-11-12 |
| S&P Global | Douglas L. Peterson | President and CEO | 2013 | 2018-10-01 | |
| Samsung | Oh-Hyun Kwon | Chairman and CEO[91] | 2012 | Joined the firm in 1985 | 2017-11-12 |
| SAP | Christian Klein | CEO[92] | 2019 | Succeeding Bill McDermott in 2019 | 2019-11-18 |
| SC Johnson | Herbert Fisk Johnson III | Chairman and CEO[93] | 2004 | Great-great grandson of company founder Samuel Curtis Johnson Sr. | 2017-11-12 |
| Schneider Electric | Jean-Pascal Tricoire | Chairman and CEO[94] | 2006 | Replaced Henri Lachmann | 2017-11-12 |
| Schroders | Peter Harrison | Group chief executive[95] | 2016 | Replaced Michael Dobson | 2024-02-27 |
| Singtel | Chua Sock Koong | Group CEO[96] | 2007 | Joined the firm in 1989 | 2017-11-12 |
| SoftBank | Masayoshi Son | Chairman and CEO[97] | 1981 | Founder of the firm, also chairman of Sprint Corporation | 2017-11-12 |
| Solera Holdings | Tony Aquila | Chairman and CEO[98] | 2005 | Previously COO of Mitchell International | 2017-11-12 |
| SpaceX | Elon Musk | Founder, chairman, CEO, CTO | 2002 | 2024-10-19 | |
| Southwest Airlines | Robert E. Jordan | President, CEO, vice-chair[99] | 2022 | Replaced former CEO Gary C. Kelly; joined Southwest in 1988[100] | 2023-02-21 |
| Sonic Corporation | J. Clifford Hudson | Chairman, CEO and president[101][failed verification] | 1995 | Also a trustee for the Ford Foundation | 2017-11-12 |
| Starbucks | Brian Niccol | Chairman and CEO[102] | 2024 | Previously CEO of Chipotle; succeeds Laxman Narasimhan | 2024-08-27 |
| Sun Hung Kai Properties | Raymond Kwok | Chairman and MD[103] | 2011 | Has been with the firm since 1978 | 2017-11-11 |
| SunTrust Banks | William H. Rogers Jr. | Chairman and CEO[104] | 2011 | Succeeded James M. Wells, III | 2017-11-11 |
| Target Corporation | Brian Cornell | Chairman and CEO[105] | 2014 | Succeeded Gregg Steinhafel | 2017-11-11 |
| Tata Consultancy Services | Rajesh Gopinathan | CEO and MD[106] | 2016 | Replaced N Chandrasekaran | 2017-11-11 |
| TCL Corporation | Li Dongsheng | CEO and founder[107] | 1981 | Been with the company since the beginning | |
| Telstra | Andy Penn | CEO[108] | 2015 | Previously CFO | 2017-11-11 |
| Tesco | Dave Lewis | Group CEO[109] | 2014 | Previously with Unilever | 2017-11-11 |
| Tesla | Elon Musk | CEO[110] | 2008 | Previously board member of Tesla | 2018-11-11 |
| The Travelers Companies | Alan D. Schnitzer | Chairman and CEO[111] | 2015 | Previously over the firm's Business and International Insurance segment | 2017-11-11 |
| Toyota | Akio Toyoda | President and director[112] | 2009 | Son of Shoichiro Toyoda, the former chairman | 2017-11-11 |
| United Airlines | Scott Kirby | CEO[113] | 2020 | Previously with American Airlines | 2021-11-11 |
| UnitedHealthcare | Brian Thompson | CEO[114] | 2021 | Previously with PwC, killed December 2024 | 2024-12-30 |
| UBS | Ralph Hamers | Group CEO[115] | 2020 | Previously with ING Group | 2017-11-11 |
| Verizon Communications | Hans Vestberg | Chairman and CEO[116] | 2018 | Replaced Lowell McAdam | 2019-03-31 |
| ViacomCBS | Robert Bakish | President and CEO[117] | 2019 | Has been with the firm since 1997 | 2020-03-02 |
| Visa Inc. | Ryan McInerney | President and CEO[118] | 2023 | Has been with Visa since 2013 | 2024-10-04 |
| Vodafone | Vittorio Colao | CEO[119] | 2008 | Also director at Unilever | 2017-11-11 |
| Volkswagen Group | Herbert Diess | Chairman of the management board/CEO[120][failed verification] | 2018 | Succeeded Matthias Müller | 2017-11-11 |
| Walt Disney Company | Robert Iger | CEO[121] | 2022 | Previously led Disney Parks, Experiences and Products; previously CEO (2005–2020) | 2020-03-02 |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance | Stefano Pessina | Executive vice chairman and CEO[122] | 2015 | Holding company of Walgreens and Boots UK | 2017-11-11 |
| Walmart | Doug McMillon | President and CEO[123] | 2014 | Previously lead for Sam's Club | 2017-11-11 |
| Warner Brothers | Ann Sarnoff | Chairwoman and CEO[124] | 2019 | First woman to hold the position at the company; succeeded Kevin Tsujihara | 2019-10-10 |
| WarnerMedia | Jason Kilar | CEO[125] | 2020 | Previously with Hulu and Amazon | 2020-11-19 |
| Wells Fargo | Charles Scharf | CEO and president[126] | 2019 | Succeeded John Stumpf, previously COO | |
| Whole Foods Market | John Mackey | CEO[127] | 1980 | Co-founder | 2017-11-11 |
| Zillow Group | Rich Barton | CEO[128] | 2019 | Co-founder and previously was Zillow's CEO for nearly a decade. Succeeded Spencer Rascoff. | 2018-12-10 |
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