United Kingdom CEO of the Year 2026

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Rank	+/-	Nominee		Points
1			Natalija Japerte IWA	1000
2			Amir Soufizadeh BBGC	869
3			Md Zahidul Islam UK Management College	183
4			Imad Ahmed Kings Hall College	55
5	+97		Adrian Cook React	<10
6	-1		Ismael Abu Freh Sportnik 360	<10
7	-1		Raynald Okanta Rokanta Holding	<10
8	-1		Milan Maksimovic Omax Telecom	<10
9	+2		Jordan Rolando Fintigua	<10
10	+2		Edgar Lopez-Rojas RevAIsor	<10
11	+2	Adam Graham		<10
12	+2	Muj Choudhury		<10
13	+2	Sharmila Wijeyakumar		<10
14	+2	Siddhi Mittal		<10
15	+2	Cristian Adrian Ciuca		<10
16	+2	Samuel Ventimiglia		<10
17	+2	Junior Gaino		<10
18	+3	Tony Leça		<10
19	+1	Olga Kavunenko		<10
20	+2	Michelle Sequeira		<10
21	+3	Livia Oboroceanu		<10
22	+1	Nicolas Dehandschoewercker		<10
23	+2	Sanjeev Kumar		<10
24	-14	Kelly Warnell		<10
25	+3	Tara Hamilton-Whitaker		<10
26	+3	Necdet Kolca		<10
27	+3	Lawal Dania		<10
28	+4	Steve Turner OLY		<10
29	+2	Milica Milićević		<10
30	+3	Leo Mixides		<10
31	+3	Tengiz Meskhi		<10
32	+4	Omar Shaikh		<10
33	+5	Shahed Hasan Fuad		<10
34	+3	Andrew Hudson		<10
35	+4	Yaser Selim		<10
36	-1	Paolo Casamassima		<10
37	+3	Clive Rethman		<10
38	+3	Stephanie Marshall		<10
39	-31	Philip Taylor		<10
40	+2	Abrar Shah		<10
41	+2	Artem Bobolev		<10
42	+2	Mohammed Khaled		<10
43	-16	Sheyi Lisk-Carew		<10
44	-17	Darryl Sackett		<10
45		Matt Cameron		<10
46		Olga Silverman		<10
47	+1	Floren Cabrera F. de Teresa		<10
48	+1	Dale Shephard		<10
49	+1	Soma Pirityi		<10
50	-3	Sam Cadogan		<10

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Season 2026 Overview
Key Facts and Figures

Start*:		Jan 1 2026 18:00 GMT
End:		Dec 30, 2026 17:00 GMT
Winners Announcement:		Dec 30, 2026 18:00 GMT
Nominees:		986
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.

Wael Aloufi

CEO of the Year 2025, Top Ranked CEO 2026 & All-Time CEO

All-Time Rankings

1	Wael Aloufi	20706
2	Dr. Rashid Mohammed Zubair Al Farooq	15522
3	Abdulaziz Almasradi	10318
4	Khalid Al Gahtani	10266
5	Farrukh Adeeb	10223
6	Brian J. Esposito	9466
7	Mario Kern	7810
8	Omar Haddad	5631
9	Kishore Kumar Yedam	4523
10	Ezzedine Zammel	4329
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