CEO of the Year 
UK 100 Ranking: United Kingdom – 2014
Published: November 30, 2014
Below are all the winners in the competition UK 100 Ranking, United Kingdom, 2014. Publicly-listed companies are included in this competition when they meet this criterion:
Criteria to participate: The biggest 100 companies based on sales and employees
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.
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 |
Andy Harrison (Whitbread) | |
| David Nish (Abrdn) | ||
| Dave Forsey (Frasers Group) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Angela Ahrendts (Burberry) | |
| John Rishton (Rolls-Royce) | ||
| Paul Geddes (Direct Line Insurance) | ||
| Regis Schulz (Darty) | ||
| Donald Roberts (Experian) | ||
| Paul Polman (Unilever) | ||
| Stuart Thomson Gulliver (HSBC) | ||
| Miles Roberts (DS Smith) | ||
| Sir Martin Sorrell (WPP) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Bob Dudley (BP) | |
| Nicandro Durante (British American Tobacco) | ||
| Nigel Stein (GKN) | ||
| Lord Simon Wolfson (Next) | ||
| Julian Roberts (Old Mutual) | ||
| Mark Cutifani (Anglo American) | ||
| Ian Cheshire (Kingfisher) | ||
| Dr. Andrew Mackenzie (BHP Group) | ||
| George Weston (ABF) | ||
| Philip Clarke (Tesco) | ||
| Ruby McGregor-Smith (MITIE) | ||
| Dr. Nigel Wilson (Legal & General) | ||
| Charles Wilson (Booker) | ||
| Ayman Asfari (Petrofac) | ||
| Justin King (Sainsbury) | ||
| Geoff Cooper (Travis Perkins) | ||
| Trevor Finn (Pendragon) | ||
| Harriet Green (Thomas Cook) | ||
| Mark Wilson (Aviva) | ||
| Alison Cooper (Imperial Brands) |
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 United Kingdom:
UK 100 RankingUK 200 Ranking