NEXT UP CEO of the Year 2026 67 days 10 hours 37 minutes 44 seconds
23h Rafael Kunst Isabell Kunst 23h Isabell Kunst Isabell Kunst 23h Konstantin Oppl Isabell Kunst 23h Andreas Kercek Isabell Kunst 23h Stefan Mühlhauser Isabell Kunst 23h Jorge Silva Jorge Martinho 23h Maram Albutairi Maram AlButairi 23h Felix Oppl Isabell Kunst 1d Chung Ching Lu Dr. Gabriella Walek 1d Ana Lu Dr. Gabriella Walek 1d janos Keresnyei Dr. Gabriella Walek 1d Muhammad Fawad Noori Dr. Gabriella Walek 1d Krisztina Hires Dr. Gabriella Walek 1d Anna Istenes Dr. Gabriella Walek 1d Amr Mohamed Elazab Rabie Amr Elazab 1d lara rabie Amr Elazab 2w SUMAN MIAH Md Zahidul Islam 3w Jorge Silva Jorge Martinho 3w Bruno Miguel Saldanha Eduardo Migliorelli 3w Sandro Carrara De Sambuy Eduardo Migliorelli 3w Nuno Rebelo de Sousa Eduardo Migliorelli 3w Fernando Teixeira Eduardo Migliorelli 3w Helcio Veloso Eduardo Migliorelli 3w Eduardo Carreira Martins Eduardo Migliorelli
7h Jim Bauters 17h Massunga Henriques 1d Allen Cutvarich 1d Isabell Kunst 1d Umair Jalal 1d Rozina Ali 1d Nathalie Mindus 1d Dr. Gabriella Walek 2w Rashid Memon 3w Jorge Martinho 3w Eduardo Migliorelli 3w Ahmed Abdullah 3w Gerd Fröhlich 3w Fay Wong 3w Pradeep Singh 1mo C J Investiments Charles Vincent Kaluwasha 1mo Majed Elmontaser 1mo Maram AlButairi Borges Filho Rises to No. 6 Globally Public Voting Returns to the CEO Rankings 2mo Mohannad Jawish 2mo Juarez Borges Filho LinkedIn Network Influence — 10,001 - 18,000 followers 2mo Abdulaziz Almasradi LinkedIn Network Influence — 10,001 - 18,000 followers 2mo Moaz Rajb 2mo Bilal Moti 2mo Horst Schädler 2mo Paul Brackley 2mo Sirar Salih 2mo Nicolas Frangos Ambassadorial Titles for CEO Rankings Winners 2mo Tal Edgars 2mo Alexander Wilhelm Lempka
CEO Rankings

Winners

CEO Rankings winners stand out from more than 1,000 executives worldwide, earning visibility as leaders who rose through verified performance, corporate support, public backing, and sustained competitive momentum.

CEO of the Year

CEO of the Year is decided on December 30 and crowns the executive with the strongest overall points total across performance, corporate support, public support, and bonus categories.

CEO of the Year

Performance Excellence Award

Performance Excellence Award recognises verified achievements such as financial milestones, media appearances, product launches, charitable initiatives, and thought-leadership work.

Performance Excellence Award

Corporate Support Award

Corporate Support Award measures institutional backing, with authorised company representatives voting on behalf of their organisations.

Corporate Support Award

People’s Choice Award

People’s Choice Award reflects individual support from employees, colleagues, clients, and other stakeholders through the public voting channel.

People’s Choice Award