CEO of the Year 
Large Companies: Germany – 2019
Published: June 30, 2019
Below are all the winners in the competition Large Companies, Germany, 2019. Publicly-listed companies are included in this competition when they meet this criterion:
Criteria to participate: Companies with revenues above €2 bn.
All Winners in the Market
The gold winners are the top three on the list. These CEOs receive an Obermatt gold pin – an 18-karat gold pin that is personally presented to the winners in recognition of their outstanding performance. The next best CEOs up to 10th place are the silver winners. The bronze winners are all those CEOs that outperformed the market with a ranking over 50.
Combined Performance 
These CEOs showed the best overall performance in growth, operating efficiency and investment performance.
| Pin | CEO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Podium |
Dr. Markus Braun (Wirecard) | |
| Björn Gulden (Puma) | ||
| Reiner Winkler (MTU Aero Engines) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Rolf Buch (Vonovia) | |
| Theodor Weimer (Deutsche Börse) | ||
| Joachim Gerhard Drees (MAN) | ||
| Ralph Dommermuth (United Internet) | ||
| Dr. Armin Zitzmann (Nürnberger) | ||
| Timotheus Höttges (Deutsche Telekom) | ||
| Dr. Thomas Olemotz (Bechtle) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Klaus Josef Lutz (BayWa) | |
| Armin Papperger (Rheinmetall) | ||
| Erich Sixt (Sixt) | ||
| Friedrich Joussen (TUI) | ||
| Christian Kullmann (Evonik) | ||
| Kasper Bo Rorsted (adidas) | ||
| Bill McDermott (SAP) |
In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.
Growth Performance
These CEOs drove the highest growth among their peers.
| Pin | CEO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Podium |
Reiner Winkler (MTU Aero Engines) | |
| Dr. Markus Braun (Wirecard) | ||
| Björn Gulden (Puma) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Ralph Dommermuth (United Internet) | |
| Robert Gentz (Zalando) | ||
| Rubin Ritter (Zalando) | ||
| David Schneider (Zalando) | ||
| Erich Sixt (Sixt) | ||
| Christoph Vilanek (Freenet) | ||
| Rolf Habben-Jansen (Hapag-Lloyd) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Joachim Gerhard Drees (MAN) | |
| Albrecht Hornbach (Hornbach Holding) | ||
| Steven Holland (Brenntag) | ||
| Dr. Thomas Olemotz (Bechtle) | ||
| Dr. Armin Zitzmann (Nürnberger) | ||
| Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram (Symrise) | ||
| Dr. Constantin H. Alsheimer (Mainova) | ||
| Rolf Buch (Vonovia) | ||
| Burkhard Lohr (K&S) | ||
| Klaus Josef Lutz (BayWa) | ||
| Hans-Georg Frey (Jungheinrich) | ||
| Werner Baumann (Bayer) | ||
| Mathias Döpfner (Axel Springer) |
In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.
Operating Performance
These CEOs managed their companies most efficiently and delivered the strongest profit growth compared with their peers.
| Pin | CEO | Rank |
|---|
In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.
Investment Performance
These CEOs pursued strategies and made investments which attracted investors the most. As such, they achieved the highest Total Shareholder Returns (TSR) amongst their peers.
In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.
Multi-Year Winners in Germany:
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