Wednesday 1 February 2012

World's Top 10 Wealthiest CEOs


No 1: Warren Buffet



Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is the wealthiest CEO for the second year in a row, with stake worth $35.9 bn in investment management firm Berkshire Hathaway.

No 2: Larry Ellison


Business software major Oracle CEO Larry Ellison ranks second ($19.7 billion) in the list.

No 3: Mukesh Ambani


Chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries is up by three places at No 3 with $16.8 billion.

No 4: Lakshmi Niwas Mittal


No 5: Bernard Arnault



LVMH chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault ranked fifth, with his stake in world's largest luxury goods firm valued at $12.2 billion.

No 6: Anil Ambani


Chairman of Reliance ADA, Anil Ambani’s stake in his various firms is worth around $9 billion. Telecom firm Reliance Communications, his biggest holding, has lost 78% of its value since the beginning of 2008.

No 7: Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair


Tied at seventh place are UAE's Mashreq Bank CEO Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair and Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer ($7 billion each).

No 7: Steve Ballmer


Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer ($7 billion) shares spot 7.

No 9: Sunil Bharti Mittal


Bharti Airtel CMD's $6.9-billion stake in the telecom firm joins the list at ninth position. 

No 10: Tadashi Yanal


Japanese retailer Tadashi Yanai, who runs discount retail firm Fast Retailing, ranked tenth with a stake worth $6 billion.

source : economic times


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