EMBARGOED UNTIL MIDNIGHT UK TIMEOnly three chief executives from mainland China make the top 100 in the latest ranking of corporate leaders’ long-term performance – indicating that Chinese companies still have work to do to catch up with global competitors.
The ranking is based on growth in shareholder returns and market capitalisation achieved during the tenure of chief executives appointed since 1995. It includes chief executives who have since left office.
The 2013 list, published online today by Harvard Business Review (HBR)link coming later, is led by Steve Jobs, the late chief executive of Apple, who led the 2010 ranking, ahead of Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com and Yun Jong-yong, ex-chief executive of Samsung Electronics.