CEO of the Year 
Mid-sized Companies: Germany – 2018
Published: September 3, 2018
Below are all the winners in the competition Mid-sized Companies, Germany, 2018. Publicly-listed companies are included in this competition when they meet this criterion:
Criteria to participate: Companies with revenues between €0.4 and €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.
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 |
Dr. Markus Braun (Wirecard) | |
| Klaus-Peter Schulenberg (CTS Eventim) | ||
| Andreas Arndt (Deutsche Pfandbriefbank) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Henning R. Deters (Gelsenwasser) | |
| Dr. Frank Hiller (Deutz) | ||
| Eckhard Hörner-Marass (Manz Automation) | ||
| Volker Simon (PWO) | ||
| Andreas Kroiss (Einhell Germany) | ||
| Marco R. Fuchs (OHB) | ||
| Cornelius Patt (zooplus) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Dr. Christoph von Plotho (Siltronic) | |
| Dr. Ludwin Monz (Carl Zeiss Meditec) | ||
| Udo Müller (Ströer) | ||
| Klaus Weinmann (Cancom) | ||
| Dr. Peter Stadelmann (Rational) | ||
| Philip von Grolman (Delticom) | ||
| Andreas Prüfer (Delticom) | ||
| Dr. Stefan Wolf (ElringKlinger) | ||
| Gregory Ellis (Scout24) | ||
| Thorsten Hermelink (Hawesko) | ||
| Joachim Kreuzburg (Sartorius) | ||
| Dr. Eric Bernhard (Gesco) | ||
| Christof Nesemeier (MBB-AG) |
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.
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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