CEO of the Year

Gold-winners: China – 2017

December 8, 2017

Obermatt identified the CEOs with the best company performance based solely on financial data. No subjective analysis was included.

Best Company Performance

Obermatt evaluated all publicly listed companies and identified the best three CEOs in each category as the gold winners. The following table shows which CEOs came out at the top of the CEO-of-the-Year 2017 ranking in each competition and category.

Competition: China 100 Ranking

Category	CEO	Rank
Combined Performance	Xuguang Tan (Weichai Power)	90
	Wenhui Xu (AAC Technologies)	89
	Yi Huang (Zhongsheng Group)	85
Growth Performance	Xuguang Tan (Weichai Power)	98
	Yufeng Guo (Xishui Strong Year Inner Mongolia)	94
	Jianping Li (China Grand Automotive Services)	91
Operating Performance	Wenhui Xu (AAC Technologies)	98
	Xuguang Tan (Weichai Power)	91
	Haijun Zhao (Semiconductor Manufacturing International)	90
Investment Performance	Guoqiang Yang (Country Garden)	100
	Wenhui Xu (AAC Technologies)	92
	Dewang Cao (Fuyao Glass)	92

Rest of the winners

Winners over all years

Competition: China Top 100 Growth Companies

Category	CEO	Rank
Combined Performance	Hongbao Guo (Shaanxi J&R Optimum Energy)	99
	Hongxin Wang (Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical)	90
	Liquan Fu (Shenzhen Everwin Precision Technology)	87
	Zhaoting Li (Tunghsu Optoelectronic Technology)	87
Growth Performance	Hongbao Guo (Shaanxi J&R Optimum Energy)	100
	Huiquan Cao (Hunan Valin Steel)	97
	Guohui Zhou (Eternal Asia Supply Chain Management)	97
Operating Performance	Hongbao Guo (Shaanxi J&R Optimum Energy)	100
	Yinglin Qin (Muyuan Foods)	100
	Hongxin Wang (Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical)	92
Investment Performance	Hongbao Guo (Shaanxi J&R Optimum Energy)	98
	Chunjian Li (North Huajin Chemical Industries)	94
	Hongxin Wang (Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical)	90

Rest of the winners

Winners over all years

Competition History

Find out which CEOs delivered superior performance in the past. Here are the rankings for each competition: