CEO of the Year 
Large Companies: Switzerland – 2014
Published: June 26, 2014
Below are all the winners in the competition Large Companies, Switzerland, 2014. 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 |
Martin Hirzel (Autoneum) | |
| Anton Affentranger (Implenia) | ||
| Yves Serra (Georg Fischer) | ||
| Ernst Tanner (Lindt & Sprüngli) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Julián Díaz González (Avolta) | |
| Philip Mosimann (Bucher) | ||
| Gilles Andrier (Givaudan) | ||
| Nick Hayek (Swatch) | ||
| Albert M. Baehny (Geberit) | ||
| Rolando Benedick (Valora) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Dr. David R. Ebsworth (Vifor Pharma) | |
| Owen Killian (Aryzta) | ||
| Lorenz Wyss (Bell) | ||
| Jan Jenisch (Holcim) | ||
| Dr. Joerg Wolle (DKSH) |
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 |
Anton Affentranger (Implenia) | |
| Dr. Joerg Wolle (DKSH) | ||
| Owen Killian (Aryzta) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Julián Díaz González (Avolta) | |
| Ernst Tanner (Lindt & Sprüngli) | ||
| Nick Hayek (Swatch) | ||
| Martin Hirzel (Autoneum) | ||
| Yves Serra (Georg Fischer) | ||
| Philip Mosimann (Bucher) | ||
| Prof. Gustavo Möller-Hergt (ALSO) | ||
| Gilles Andrier (Givaudan) |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Podium |
Gilles Andrier (Givaudan) | |
| Martin Hirzel (Autoneum) | ||
| Philip Mosimann (Bucher) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Julián Díaz González (Avolta) | |
| Albert M. Baehny (Geberit) | ||
| Chris Kirk (SGS) | ||
| Rolando Benedick (Valora) | ||
| Baron Patrick de Maeseneire (Adecco) | ||
| Ernst Tanner (Lindt & Sprüngli) | ||
| Yves Serra (Georg Fischer) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Lorenz Wyss (Bell) | |
| Hariolf Kottmann (Clariant) | ||
| Dr. Severin Schwan (Roche) | ||
| Owen Killian (Aryzta) | ||
| Jürgen B. Steinemann (Barry Callebaut) | ||
| Andrew Gibson (gategroup) |
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.
| Pin | CEO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Podium |
Martin Hirzel (Autoneum) | |
| Anton Affentranger (Implenia) | ||
| Yves Serra (Georg Fischer) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Richard Ridinger (Lonza) | |
| Dr. David R. Ebsworth (Vifor Pharma) | ||
| Jan Jenisch (Holcim) | ||
| Rolando Benedick (Valora) | ||
| Ernst Tanner (Lindt & Sprüngli) | ||
| Nick Hayek (Swatch) | ||
| Philip Mosimann (Bucher) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Gilles Andrier (Givaudan) | |
| Albert M. Baehny (Geberit) | ||
| Julián Díaz González (Avolta) | ||
| Hariolf Kottmann (Clariant) | ||
| Dr. Severin Schwan (Roche) | ||
| Urs Riedener (Emmi) | ||
| Dr. Michael Buscher (OC Oerlikon) |
In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.
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