Award Winners : The World’s Best Companies 2005
Best Global Companies

 

AIRLINES — Singapore Airlines CEO: Chew Choon Seng
AUTOMOTIVE — BMWChairman and CEO: Helmut Panke
BEVERAGES — PepsiCoChairman and CEO: Steven S. Reinemund
CHEMICALS — BASF Chairman: Jürgen Hambrecht
COMPUTER HARDWARE — Apple ComputerCEO: Steve Jobs
COMPUTER SOFTWARE — OracleCEO: Lawrence J. Ellison
CONGLOMERATES — United TechnologiesChairman and CEO: George David
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — Bechtel Chairman and CEO: Riley P. Bechtel
CONSUMER DURABLES — Whirlpool Chairman, President and CEO: Jeff Fettig
CONSUMER NON-DURABLES — Procter & Gamble Chairman, President and CEO: Alan G. Lafley
DEFENSE & AEROSPACE — Lockheed MartinPresident and CEO: Robert J. Stevens
ELECTRONICS — Apple ComputerCEO: Steve Jobs
ENERGY SERVICES/ELECTRICITY — RWEPresident and CEO: Harry Roels
ENERGY SERVICES/EQUIPMENT — GE EnergyPresident and CEO: John Krenicki Jr.
FOOD — Kraft Foods (Altria)CEO: Roger K. Deromedi
FRANCHISES — McDonald’sVice Chairman and CEO: Jim Skinner
HOTELS — Marriott InternationalChairman and CEO: JW Marriott Jr.
INSURANCE — MetLifeChairman and CEO: Robert H. Benmosche
LEISURE — CarnivalChairman and CEO: Micky Arison
LOGISTICS — United Parcel Service (UPS) Chairman and CEO: Michael L. Eskew
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT — News Corporation Chairman and CEO: Rupert Murdoch
METALS & MINING — Anglo American CEO: Tony Trahar
NETWORK SYSTEMS — Cisco SystemsPresident and CEO: John Chambers
OIL & GAS — ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO: Lee R. Raymond
PHARMACEUTICALS — PfizerChairman and CEO: Henry A. McKinnell
RETAILING — Wal-Mart StoresPresident and CEO: H. Lee Scott Jr.
TELECOM EQUIPMENT — Nokia Chairman and CEO: Jorma Olilla
TELECOM SERVICES — VodafoneCEO: Arun Sarin
TOBACCO — Altria GroupChairman and CEO: Louis C. Camilleri
World’s Best Companies
NORTH AMERICA
AIRLINES — JetBlue AirwaysChairman and CEO: David Neeleman
AUTOMOTIVE — Chrysler GroupCEO: Dieter Zetsche
BEVERAGES — PepsiCo Chairman and CEO: Steven S. Reinemund
CHEMICALS — Rohm & Haas Chairman, President and CEO: Raj L. Gupta
COMPUTER HARDWARE — Apple ComputerCEO: Steve Jobs
COMPUTER SOFTWARE — OracleCEO: Lawrence J. Ellison
CONGLOMERATES — United TechnologiesChairman and CEO: George David
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — Bechtel Chairman and CEO: Riley P. Bechtel
CONSUMER DURABLES — Whirlpool Chairman, President and CEO: Jeff Fettig
CONSUMER NON-DURABLES — Procter & GambleChairman, President and CEO: Alan G. Lafley
DEFENSE & AEROSPACE — Lockheed Martin President and CEO: Robert J. Stevens
DIVERSIFIED SERVICES — Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Chairman and CEO: Arthur F. Weinbach
ELECTRONICS — Apple ComputerCEO: Steve Jobs
ENERGY SERVICES/ELECTRICITY — Southern CompanyChairman, President and CEO: David M. Ratcliffe
ENERGY SERVICES/EQUIPMENT — GE Energy President and CEO: John Krenicki Jr.
FOOD — Kraft Foods (Altria)CEO: Roger K. Deromedi
FRANCHISES — Subway President: Fred DeLuca
HEALTH SERVICES — UnitedHealth GroupChairman and CEO: William W. McGuire
HOTELS — Starwood Hotels & Resorts WorldwideCEO: Steven J. Heyer
INSURANCE — MetLife Chairman and CEO: Robert H. Benmosche
LEISURE — CarnivalChairman and CEO: Micky Arison
LOGISTICS — United Parcel Service (UPS)Chairman and CEO: Michael L. Eskew
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT — ViacomChairman and CEO: Sumner M. Redstone
METALS & MINING — AlcoaChairman and CEO: Alain Belda
NETWORK SYSTEMS — Cisco SystemsPresident and CEO: John Chambers
OIL & GAS — ExxonMobilChairman and CEO: Lee R. Raymond
PHARMACEUTICALS — PfizerChairman and CEO: Henry A. McKinnell
RETAILING — Wal-Mart StoresPresident and CEO: H. Lee Scott Jr.
TELECOM EQUIPMENT — Motorola Chairman and CEO: Edward J. Zander
TELECOM SERVICES — Verizon CommunicationsChairman and CEO: Ivan G. Seidenberg
TOBACCO — Altria GroupChairman and CEO: Louis C. Camilleri
WHOLESALE — Costco Wholesale President and CEO: James Sinegal
EUROPE
AIRLINES — EasyJetCEO: Ray Webster
AUTOMOTIVE — Renault President and CEO: Carlos Ghosn
BEVERAGES — DiageoCEO: Paul Walsh
CHEMICALS — BASF Chairman: Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht
COMPUTER HARDWARE — LogitechPresident and CEO: Guerrino De Luca
COMPUTER SOFTWARE — SAPChairman and CEO: Henning Kagermann
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — Bouygues Chairman and CEO: Martin Bouygues
CONSUMER DURABLES — Philips ElectronicsPresident and CEO: Gerard Kleisterlee
CONSUMER NON-DURABLES — L’OréalChairman and CEO: Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones
DEFENSE & AEROSPACE — EADS Joint CEOs: Thomas Enders and Nöel Forgeard
ELECTRONICS — SiemensPresident and CEO: Klaus Kleinfeld
ENERGY SERVICES/ELECTRICITY — RWEPresident and CEO: Harry Roels
FOOD — NestléVice Chairman and CEO:Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
HOTELS — Hilton GroupCEO: David Michels
INSURANCE — Zurich Financial ServicesCEO: James J. Schiro
LOGISTICS — Deutsche Post World NetChairman: Dr. Klaus Zumwinkel
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT — Lagardère GroupeChairman and CEO: Arnaud Lagardère
METALS & MINING — Anglo AmericanCEO: Tony Trahar
OIL & GAS — TotalChairman and CEO: Thierry Desmarest
PHARMACEUTICALS — Roche HoldingChairman and CEO: Dr. Franz B. Humer
RETAILING/DISCRETIONARY — LVMH Chairman: Bernard Arnault
RETAILING/STAPLES — TescoCEO: Sir Terry Leahy
TELECOM EQUIPMENT — EricssonCEO and President: Carl Henric-Svanberg
TELECOM SERVICES — France TélécomCEO: Didier Lombard
TOBACCO — Imperial TobaccoCEO: Gareth Davis

ASIA

 

AIRLINES — Singapore AirlinesCEO: Chew Choon Seng
AUTOMOTIVE — Toyota MotorPresident: Katsuaki Watanabe
BEVERAGES — FostersPresident and CEO: Trevor O’Hoy
CHEMICALS — Korea Kumho PetrochemicalVice Chairman and CEO: Chan-Koo Park
COMPUTER HARDWARE — Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing CompanyChairman and CEO: Morris Chang
COMPUTER SOFTWARE — InfosysCEO, President and MD: Nandan Nilekani
CONGLOMERATES — Hutchison WhampoaChairman: Li Ka-Shing
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — Hopewell Holdings Chairman: Gordon Wu
CONSUMER DURABLES — Samsung ElectronicsVice Chairman and CEO: Jong-Yong Yun
CONSUMER NON-DURABLES — Kao CorporationPresident and CEO: Motoki Ozaki
ELECTRONICS — Samsung ElectronicsVice Chairman and CEO: Jong-Yong Yun
ENERGY SERVICES/ELECTRICITY — CLP HoldingsGroup Managing Director and CEO: Andrew Brandler
FOOD — Ajinomoto President and CEO: Norio Yamaguchi
FRANCHISES — Seven-Eleven JapanChairman and CEO: Toshifumi Suzuki
HOSPITALITY — TabCorp HoldingsMD and CEO: Matthew Slatter
HOTELS — Shangri-La HotelsChairman: Edward Kuok
INSURANCE — Mitsui SumitomoChairman and CEO: Takeo Inokuchi
President and CEO: Hiroyuki Uemura
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT — News Corporation Chairman and CEO: Rupert Murdoch
METALS & MINING — BHP BillitonCEO and Executive Director: Charles Goodyear
OIL & GAS — PetroChina President: Jiang Jiemin
PHARMACEUTICALS — Yamanouchi PharmaceuticalPresident and CEO: Toichi Takenaka
RETAILING — Esprit HoldingsDeputy Chairman and CEO: Heinz Krogner-Kornalik
TELECOM EQUIPMENT — Samsung ElectronicsVice Chairman and CEO: Jong-Yong Yun
TELECOM SERVICES — China Mobile (Hong Kong)Chairman and CEO: Wang Jianzhou
TOBACCO — Korea Tobacco & GinsengChairman and CEO: Young-kyoon Kwak

 

LATIN AMERICA

 

AIRLINES — GOLPresident & CEO: Constantino de Oliveira Jr.
BEVERAGES — AmBev Co-Chairmen: John F. Brock and Victorio C. De Marchi
CHEMICALS — BraskemChairman and President: Pedro Augusto Ribeiro Novis
CONGLOMERATES — Grupo CarsoChairman: Carlos Slim Domit
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — OdebrechtPresident: Marcelo Bahia Odebrecht
CONSUMER NON-DURABLES — Kimberly-Clark de MexicoChairman: Claudio X. González Laporte
DEFENSE & AEROSPACE — EmbraerPresident and CEO: Mauricio Novis Botelho
ENERGY SERVICES/ELECTRICITY — CopelChairman: João Bonifacio Cabral Jr.
FOOD — Grupo BimboChairman: Roberto Servitje
FRANCHISES — Grupo PosadasChairman and CEO: Gastón Azcárraga Andrade
HOTELS — Sol MeliáCEO: Gabriel Escarrer Jaume Jr.
INSURANCE — MetLifeChairman, President and CEO: Robert H. Benmosche
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT — Grupo TelevisaChairman, President, and CEO: Emilio Azcárraga Jean
METALS & MINING — CVRDCEO: Roger Agnelli
OIL & GAS — Petrobras President and CEO: José Sérgio Gabrielli de Azevedo
PULP & PAPER — AracruzPresident and CEO: Carlos Augusto Lira Aguiar
RETAILING — Wal-Mart de MexicoPresident and CEO: Eduardo Solorzano
STEEL — GerdauChairman and President: Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter
TELECOM SERVICES — America MovilCEO: Daniel Hajj Aboumrad

 

 

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