World CEO of the Year 2025

CEO rankings are a league where leaders are ranked based on a combination of points earned from votes and verified performances. Rankings are available at Global, National, Regional, and Local levels.

STATUS: Active LEVEL: Global

Status Active with an asterisk means that the number of entities who joined the leaderboard has not yet reached the minimum threshold. This means that the leaderboard is active and entities can receive votes, but the winners will be awarded only if the minimum threshold is reached (min 20 entities).

Rank	+/-	Nominee	Points
51		Dr. Rohit Gupta	2
52		Raynald Okanta	2
53		Kai Leibold	2
54		Yvonne Winter	2
55		David Mirosavic	2
56	+2	Kaushal Sutaria	1
57	-1	Bob Richards	1
58	-1	Satish Hirpara	1
59		Shane Scanlan	1
60		Milan Maksimovic	1
61		John Church	1
62		Armin D. Blassnig	1
63		Norbert Szatmari	1
64		Rashmi Agarwal	1
65	+9	Elio Keller	0
66	+85	Giovanni Ramlakhan	0
67	+79	Portia Mavhungu	0
68	+76	Jackson Nana Konua	0
69	+87	Stephanie Farah	0
70	+77	Matome Monyamane	0
71	+30	Darko Markusic	0
72	+33	Kareem EL-Mashad	0
73	+81	Tim Alan	0
74	+5	Ahmed Nasser Al Nowais	0
75	-2	Misha Ford	0
76	+56	Dr. Thirumalai Srinivasan	0
77	+72	Juma Alphonce	0
78	-3	Robert Bruski	0
79	+78	Robin Vermaat	0
80	+51	Mohamad Sinno	0
81	-3	Tatsiana Lisiankova Hadjisavva	0
82	-2	Ulf Thorsten Zierau	0
83	+3	Shamila Gopalan	0
84	+1	Antoinette Ortega	0
85	-19	Nevin Lewis	0
86	+78	Bekzod Ulmasov	0
87	+50	Jeffrey Friedman	0
88	+81	Wessam Munshy	0
89	-20	Archer Chiang	0
90	+73	Dr. Mohamed El Sahili	0
91		Karunesh Arya	0
92	+78	Hamad Al Mulla	0
93	+78	Coenraad Jonker	0
94	-17	Hisham Al Hussainy	0
95	+71	Tomer Levinsky	0
96	+77	Avraam Pekris	0
97	+77	Maria Modest	0
98	+77	Ali Hasan	0
99	+77	Usman Khalid	0
100	+78	Evangelia Pefkou	0

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Season 2025 Overview
Key Facts and Figures

Start*:		Jan 1 2025 18:00 GMT
End:		Dec 30, 2025 17:00 GMT
Winners Announcement:		Dec 30, 2025 18:00 GMT
Nominees:		1010
Countries:		79

* The start date is symbolic, as nominees can join throughout the year. To learn more about the rules, visit the Rules and Guidelines page.

Abdulaziz Almasradi

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