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Best CEO's Expanded Table

Listed here by sector and industry are the chief executives who scored the highest when we asked portfolio managers and sell-side equity analysts to choose the top-performing CEOs in their domains.

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The Best CEOs - Expanded Table
Listed here by sector and industry are the chief executives who scored the highest when we asked portfolio managers and sell-side equity analysts to choose the top-performing CEOs in their domains.
RankCEO NameCompany Name
BASIC MATERIALS
Chemicals/Commodity
1Andrew LiverisDow Chemical Co.
2Hugh GrantMonsanto Co.
3Rajiv GuptaRohm & Haas Co.
4Charles BunchPPG Industries
Chemicals/Specialty
1Dennis ReilleyPraxair
2John Jones IIIAir Products and Chemicals
3Douglas Baker Jr.Ecolab
Metals & Mining
1Daniel DiMiccoNucor Corp.
2L. Patrick HasseyAllegheny Technologies
Paper & Forest Products
1Steven RogelWeyerhaeuser Co.
2Paul SteckoPackaging Corp. of America
3John FaraciInternational Paper Co.
4Kenneth Jastrow IITemple-Inland
CAPITAL GOODS/INDUSTRIALS
Aerospace & Defense Electronics
1George DavidUnited Technologies Corp.
2Nicholas ChabrajaGeneral Dynamics Corp.
3Robert StevensLockheed Martin Corp.
4Mark DoneganPrecision Castparts Corp.
5W. James McNerney Jr.Boeing Co.
Airfreight & Surface Transportation
1Frederick SmithFedEx Corp.
2Matthew RoseBurlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
3Peter RoseExpeditors International of Washington
4Kevin KnightKnight Transportation
5Michael EskewUnited Parcel Service
Business & Professional Services
1Jeffrey JoerresManpower
2Harold (Max) Messmer Jr.Robert Half International
3Robert SilbermanStrayer Education
Electrical Equipment & Multi-Industry
1H. Lawrence Culp Jr.Danaher Corp.
2David FarrEmerson Electric Co.
3Jeffrey ImmeltGeneral Electric Co.
4Keith NosbuschRockwell Automation
5Kirk HachigianCooper Industries
Environmental Services
1James O’ConnorRepublic Services
2David SteinerWaste Management
3Ronald MittelstaedtWaste Connections
Machinery
1James OwensCaterpillar
2Alexander (Sandy) CutlerEaton Corp.
3Mark PigottPaccar
4Robert LaneDeere & Co.
5Carlos CardosoKennametal
Packaging
1R. David HooverBall Corp.
2Richard WamboldPactiv Corp.
3John ConwayCrown Holdings
CONSUMER
Airlines
1Gary KellySouthwest Airlines Co.
2Joseph LeonardAirTran Holdings
Apparel, Footwear & Textiles
1Lewis FrankfortCoach
2Paul Charron 1Liz Claiborne
3Ralph LaurenPolo Ralph Lauren Corp.
4Mark ParkerNike
Autos & Auto Parts
1John BarthJohnson Controls
2Timothy ManganelloBorgWarner
3Richard DauchAmerican Axle & Manufacturing Holdings
Beverages
1Steven Reinemund 2PepsiCo
2E. Neville IsdellCoca-Cola Co.
3Patrick Stokes 3Anheuser-Busch Cos.
Cosmetics, Household & Personal Care Products
1Alan LafleyProcter & Gamble Co.
2Reuben MarkColgate-Palmolive Co.
3Andrea JungAvon Products
4Howard Bernick 4Alberto-Culver Co. 4
Food
1Richard LennyHershey Co.
2Douglas ConantCampbell Soup Co.
3James Jenness 5Kellogg Co.
4Gregg EnglesDean Foods Co.
Gaming & Lodging
1Gary LovemanHarrah’s Entertainment 6
2Thomas MatthewsInternational Game Technology
3Peter CarlinoPenn National Gaming
4Frank Fertitta IIIStation Casinos 7
5Stephen BollenbachHilton Hotels
Homebuilders & Building Products
1Donald TomnitzD.R. Horton
2Robert TollToll Brothers
3Stuart MillerLennar Corp.
4Richard Dugas Jr.Pulte Homes
5R. Chad DreierRyland Group
Leisure
1Micky ArisonCarnival Corp.
2Thomas TillerPolaris Industries
Restaurants
1David NovakYum! Brands
2James SkinnerMcDonald's Corp.
3David OvertonCheesecake Factory
4James DonaldStarbucks Corp.
5Richard FedericoP.F. Chang’s China Bistro
Retailing/Broadlines & Department Stores
1Robert UlrichTarget Corp.
2Terry LundgrenFederated Department Stores
3Myron (Mike) Ullman IIIJ.C. Penney Co.
4James SinegalCostco Wholesale Corp.
5R. Lawrence MontgomeryKohl’s Corp.
Retailing/Food & Drug Chains
1John MackeyWhole Foods Market
2Thomas RyanCVS Corp. 8
3David DillonKroger Co.
4Steven BurdSafeway
5Jeffery NoddleSuperValu
Retailing/Hardlines
1Robert NiblockLowe’s Cos.
2Bradbury AndersonBest Buy Co.
3Ronald SargentStaples
4Steven TemaresBed Bath & Beyond
5Robert NardelliHome Depot
Retailing/Specialty Stores
1Scott EdmondsChico’s FAS
2Michael JeffriesAbercrombie & Fitch Co.
3Bernard Cammarata 9TJX Cos.
4Richard HayneUrban Outfitters
5Katherine KrillAnnTaylor Stores Corp.
Tobacco
1Louis CamilleriAltria Group
ENERGY
Electric Utilities
1C. John WilderTXU Corp.
2James RogersDuke Energy Corp.
3Paul EvansonAllegheny Energy
4J. Wayne LeonardEntergy Corp.
5David CraneNRG Energy
Integrated Oil
1Rex TillersonExxon Mobil Corp.
2Ray IraniOccidental Petroleum Corp.
3James MulvaConocoPhillips
4Clarence Cazalot Jr.Marathon Oil Corp.
5Claiborne DemingMurphy Oil Corp.
Natural Gas
1Keith RattieQuestar Corp.
2Richard KinderKinder Morgan 10
3Murry GerberEquitable Resources
4Donald FelsingerSempra Energy
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
1Mark Papa EOG Resources
2G. Steven FarrisApache Corp.
3Robert SimpsonXTO Energy
4Aubrey McClendonChesapeake Energy Corp.
5James HackettAnadarko Petroleum Corp.
Oil Services & Equipment
1Andrew GouldSchlumberger
2Bernard Duroc-DannerWeatherford International
3Michael McShaneGrant Prideco
4James Day 11Noble Corp.
5Chadwick DeatonBaker Hughes
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Banks/Large-Cap
1Richard KovacevichWells Fargo & Co.
2G. Kennedy ThompsonWachovia Corp. 12
3Kenneth LewisBank of America Corp.
4Charles PrinceCitigroup
5James DimonJPMorgan Chase & Co.
Banks/Midcap
1Vernon Hill IICommerce Bancorp
2John KanasNorth Fork Bancorp. 13
3Harris SimmonsZions Bancorp.
4D. Paul Jones Jr.Compass Bancshares
5Dominic NgEast West Bancorp
Brokers & Asset Managers
1Richard Fuld Jr.Lehman Brothers Holdings
2Lloyd BlankfeinGoldman Sachs Group
3E. Stanley O'NealMerrill Lynch & Co.
4Raymond (Chip) MasonLegg Mason
5John MackMorgan Stanley
Insurance/Life
1Arthur RyanPrudential Financial
2Ramani AyerHartford Financial Services Group
3Daniel AmosAflac
4Jon BosciaLincoln National Corp.
5Robert PollockAssurant
Insurance/Nonlife
1Edward Liddy 14Allstate Corp.
2Glenn RenwickProgressive Corp.
3Evan GreenbergAce 15
4William BerkleyW.R. Berkley Corp.
5John FinneganChubb Corp.
Mortgage Finance
1Angelo MoziloCountrywide Financial Corp.
2Herbert Sandler, Marion SandlerGolden West Financial Corp. 12
3Michael PerryIndyMac Bancorp
4James KonrathAccredited Home Lenders Holding Co.
REITs
1Christopher NassettaHost Hotels & Resorts
2Jeffrey SchwartzProLogis
3David SimonSimon Property Group
4Edward LindeBoston Properties
4Jon BortzLaSalle Hotel Properties
Specialty Finance
1Richard FairbankCapital One Financial Corp. 13
2Kenneth ChenaultAmerican Express Co.
3Jeffrey PeekCIT Group
HEALTH CARE
Biotechnology
1Arthur LevinsonGenentech
2John MartinGilead Sciencess
3Kevin SharerAmgen
4Henri TermeerGenzyme Corp.
5Sol BarerCelgene Corp.
Health Care Facilities
1Wayne SmithCommunity Health Systems
2Jack Bovender Jr.HCA 16
3James (Denny) SheltonTriad Hospitals
4Paul OrmondManor Care
5Kent ThiryDaVita
Health Care Technology & Distribution
1Edwin (Mac) CrawfordCaremark Rx8
2David Snow Jr.Medco Health Solutions
3John HammergrenMcKesson Corp.
4Joseph HerringCovance
5Stanley BergmanHenry Schein
Managed Care
1William McGuire 17UnitedHealth Group
2Larry GlasscockWellPoint
3Ronald WilliamsAetna
4Dale WolfCoventry Health Care
5Michael McCallisterHumana
Medical Supplies & Devices
1Arthur Collins Jr.Medtronic
2William WeldonJohnson & Johnson
3J. Raymond Elliott 18Zimmer Holdings
4James TobinBoston Scientific Corp.
5Daniel StarksSt. Jude Medical
Pharmaceuticals/Major
1Sidney TaurelEli Lilly and Co.
2Fred HassanSchering-Plough Corp.
3Robert EssnerWyeth
4Richard ClarkMerck & Co.
Pharmaceuticals/Specialty
1David PyottAllergan
2Bruce DowneyBarr Pharmaceuticals
MEDIA
Cable & Satellite
1Brian RobertsComcast Corp.
2Charles ErgenEchoStar Communications Corp.
3Chase CareyDirecTV Group
Entertainment
1Robert IgerWalt Disney Co.
2K. Rupert MurdochNews Corp.
3Richard ParsonsTime Warner
Publishing & Advertising Agencies
1John WrenOmnicom Group
2Kenneth LoweE.W. Scripps Co.
3Harold (Terry) McGraw IIIMcGraw-Hill Cos.
4Craig DubowGannett Co.
5Gary PruittMcClatchy Co.
Radio & TV Broadcasting
1David FieldEntercom Communications Corp.
2Mark MaysClear Channel Communications 19
TECHNOLOGY
Computer Services & IT Consulting
1William GreenAccenture 15
2Paul GarciaGlobal Payments
3Lakshmi Narayanan 20Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
4Henry (Ric) DuquesFirst Data Corp.
Electronics Manufacturing Services
1Timothy MainJabil Circuit
Imaging Technology
1Bruce ChizenAdobe Systems
2Anne MulcahyXerox Corp.
Internet
1Terry SemelYahoo!
2Eric SchmidtGoogle
3Margaret WhitmanEBay
4Brian McAndrewsAQuantive
IT Hardware
1Mark HurdHewlett-Packard Co.
2Steven JobsApple Computer
3Joseph TucciEMC Corp.
4Daniel WarmenhovenNetwork Appliance
5Samuel PalmisanoIBM Corp.
Semiconductor Capital Equipment
1Stephen NewberryLam Research Corp.
2Richard WallaceKLA-Tencor Corp.
3Michael SplinterApplied Materials
4Robert AkinsCymer
5Gideon ArgovEntegris
Semiconductors
1Richard TempletonTexas Instruments
2Steve SanghiMicrochip Technology
3Sehat SutardjaMarvell Technology Group 15
4Jen-Hsun HuangNvidia Corp.
5Michel MayerFreescale Semiconductor 21
Software
1Lawrence EllisonOracle Corp.
2 (tie)Carl BassAutodesk
2 (tie)John ThompsonSymantec Corp.
4Marc BenioffSalesforce.com
5 (tie)Steve BennettIntuit
5 (tie)Mark TempletonCitrix Systems
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Data Networking & Wireline Equipment
1John ChambersCisco Systems
Telecom Equipment/Wireless
1Edward ZanderMotorola
2Paul JacobsQualcomm
Telecom Services/Wireless
1Scott FordAlltel Corp.
2Gary ForseeSprint Nextel Corp.
Telecom Services/Wireline
1Edward Whitacre Jr.AT&T *
2Richard NotebaertQwest Communications International
1 Stepped down as CEO and became chairman November 6, 2006.
2 Stepped down as CEO and became chairman October 1, 2006; expected to retire in May 2007.
3 Stepped down as CEO November 30, 2006; became chairman December 1; expected to retire effective March 1, 2007.
4 Stepped down effective November 16, 2006, upon company's reorganization; company changed name to Alberto-Culver LLC.
5 Was expected to step down as CEO effective December 31, 2006, and to remain chairman.
6 Accepted a private equity buyout bid in December 2006.
7 Frank Fertitta III launched a management-led buyout bid on December 2, 2006.
8 On November 1, 2006, CVS Corp. and Caremark Rx agreed to merge; the deal is expected to be completed in six to 12 months. Edwin (Mac) Crawford will become chairman of the newly combined company.
9 Will step down as CEO effective January 28, 2007; will remain chairman.
10 Agreed to management-led buyout November 15, 2006; deal expected to be completed in early 2007.
11 Stepped down as CEO October 30, 2006; remains chairman; expected to retire effective April 30, 2007.
12 Wachovia Corp. and Golden West Financial Corp. merged effective October 1, 2006; G. Kennedy Thompson remains CEO.
13 Capital One Financial Corp. and North Fork Bankcorp. merged effective December 1, 2006; Richard Fairbank remains CEO; John Kanas is president of Capital One's banking business.
14 Stepped down as CEO effective January 1, 2007, and Liddy will remain chairman until retirement in spring 2008.
15 Based in Bermuda.
16 Taken private in management-led buyout completed November 17, 2006.
17 Stepped down November 30, 2006, as a result of options backdating investigation.
18 To step down as CEO in first-half 2007; to remain chairman through November 30, 2007.
19 Agreed on November 16, 2006, to be taken private.
20 Was expected to step down as CEO and become vice chairman effective January 1, 2007.
21 Taken private effective December 4, 2006.