CEO of the Year 
UK 100 Ranking: United Kingdom – 2016
Published: July 17, 2016
Below are all the winners in the competition UK 100 Ranking, United Kingdom, 2016. 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.
| Pin | CEO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Podium |
Adam Crozier (ITV) | |
| Pete Redfern (Taylor Wimpey) | ||
| Ted Ayres (Bellway) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Simon Segars (ARM) | |
| Jean Cahuzac (Subsea 7) | ||
| Jeff Fairburn (Persimmon) | ||
| Rob Perrins (Berkeley Group) | ||
| Geoff Drabble (Ashtead) | ||
| William Walsh (IAG) | ||
| Ayman Asfari (Petrofac) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Carl G. Trowell (Ensco Rowan) | |
| Charles Wilson (Booker) | ||
| Paul Geddes (Direct Line Insurance) | ||
| Andy Parker (Capita) | ||
| Walter Rosenbrough (Steris) | ||
| Gavin E. Patterson (BT) | ||
| Xavier Robert Rolet (London Stock Exchange) | ||
| Erik Engstrom (RELX) | ||
| Jeremy Darroch (Sky) | ||
| Lord Simon Wolfson (Next) | ||
| Robert MacLeod (Johnson Matthey) | ||
| Carolyn McCall (easyjet) | ||
| Miles Roberts (DS Smith) | ||
| Alison Cooper (Imperial Brands) | ||
| Ian King (BAE Systems) | ||
| Mark Christopher Trudeau (Malinckrodt) | ||
| Rakesh Kapoor (Reckitt Benckiser) | ||
| Graham Chipchase (Rexam) | ||
| Mike Coupe (Sainsbury) |
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 |
Simon Segars (ARM) | |
| Geoff Drabble (Ashtead) | ||
| Ted Ayres (Bellway) | ||
| Adam Crozier (ITV) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Jean Cahuzac (Subsea 7) | |
| Jeff Fairburn (Persimmon) | ||
| Carl G. Trowell (Ensco Rowan) | ||
| Pete Redfern (Taylor Wimpey) | ||
| Rob Perrins (Berkeley Group) | ||
| Heather Bresch (Mylan) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Gavin E. Patterson (BT) | |
| Mark Christopher Trudeau (Malinckrodt) | ||
| Andy Parker (Capita) | ||
| Dave Lewis (Tesco) | ||
| Walter Rosenbrough (Steris) | ||
| Lord Simon Wolfson (Next) | ||
| Rakesh Kapoor (Reckitt Benckiser) | ||
| Jeremy Darroch (Sky) | ||
| Alison Cooper (Imperial Brands) | ||
| Stephen Hester (RSA Insurance) | ||
| William Walsh (IAG) | ||
| Michael Fries (Liberty Global) | ||
| Erik Engstrom (RELX) | ||
| Charles Wilson (Booker) | ||
| Paul Geddes (Direct Line Insurance) | ||
| Gregory Case (Aon) | ||
| Peter Rogers (Babcock) | ||
| Christopher Bailey (Burberry) |
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:
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