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Indian-American named best CEO for 2018 in US: Check out the top-10 list

Here's a list of the 10 best CEOs of top American companies.

December 21, 2018 / 07:58 IST
John Legere, T-Mobile | AT&T alum and chief of US division of T-Mobile, a wireless network operator, Legere has secured 10th spot on the list of the best CEOs in the US compiled by companies-rating platform Comparably. He took office in September 2012. (Image: Reuters)
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John Legere, T-Mobile | AT&T alum and chief of US division of T-Mobile, a wireless network operator, Legere has secured 10th spot on the list of the best CEOs in the US compiled by companies-rating platform Comparably. He took office in September 2012. (Image: Reuters)
Marc Benioff, Salesforce | Billionaire CEO and philanthropist Benioff takes the 9th spot on the list, heading the San Francisco-headquartered cloud-based software company Salesforce since March 1999. (Image: Reuters)
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Marc Benioff, Salesforce | Billionaire CEO and philanthropist Benioff takes the 9th spot on the list, heading the San Francisco-headquartered cloud-based software company Salesforce since March 1999. (Image: Reuters)
Alex Shootman, Workfront | An author and an avid cycler, Shootman secured the 8th spot on the list. In 2016, he took control of Workfront, a software development company based in Utah, US. (Image: LinkedIn)
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Alex Shootman, Workfront | An author and an avid cycler, Shootman secured the 8th spot on the list. In 2016, he took control of Workfront, a software development company based in Utah, US. (Image: LinkedIn)
Bert Bean, Insight Global | Starting from the very bottom, Bean climbed up the corporate ladder over 13 years and became CEO of Insight Global, a staffing and services company in January 2018. He is the 7th best CEO in the US. (Image: Twitter)
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Bert Bean, Insight Global | Starting from the very bottom, Bean climbed up the corporate ladder over 13 years and became CEO of Insight Global, a staffing and services company in January 2018. He is the 7th best CEO in the US. (Image: Twitter)
Jeff Bezos, Amazon | The richest man in the world needs little introduction. On 6th place is the CEO of the biggest retailer of the US, Jeff Bezos. He founded Amazon in 1994, invested funds taken from his parents and made it the biggest company in the world in two decades. (Image: Reuters)
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Jeff Bezos, Amazon | The richest man in the world needs little introduction. On 6th place is the CEO of the biggest retailer of the US, Jeff Bezos. He founded Amazon in 1994, invested funds taken from his parents and made it the biggest company in the world in two decades. (Image: Reuters)
Brian Halligan, HubSpot | The 5th best CEO in the US is the head of a marketing and sales services company, HubSpot. Also an author, Halligan has headed the company since June 2006. (Image: HubSpot)
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Brian Halligan, HubSpot | The 5th best CEO in the US is the head of a marketing and sales services company, HubSpot. Also an author, Halligan has headed the company since June 2006. (Image: HubSpot)
Brad Smith, Intuit | Smith is the 4th best CEO in the US. However, earlier in 2018, he announced he would be stepping down from the post of CEO of Intuit after 11 years at the helm of the software development company, He has named Sasan Goodarzi his successor. (Image: Twitter)
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Brad Smith, Intuit | Smith is the 4th best CEO in the US. However, earlier in 2018, he announced he would be stepping down from the post of CEO of Intuit after 11 years at the helm of the software development company, He has named Sasan Goodarzi his successor. (Image: Twitter)
Sundar Pichai, Google | Even though 2018 has been a tough year for Google, the Indian origin CEO managed to break into the top 3 of this list. Pichai has been the head of the tech giant since 2016, and is the third best CEO in the US in 2018. (Image: Reuters)
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Sundar Pichai, Google | Even though 2018 has been a tough year for Google, the Indian origin CEO managed to break into the top 3 of this list. Pichai has been the head of the tech giant since 2016, and is the third best CEO in the US in 2018. (Image: Reuters)
Craig Menear, The Home Depot | Known as the ‘Darling of Wall Street’ due to Home Depot’s records at the stock markets, Menear is the second-best CEO in the US. He has been at the helm of the home improvement supplies company since 1997. (Image: The Home Depot)
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Craig Menear, The Home Depot | Known as the ‘Darling of Wall Street’ due to Home Depot’s records at the stock markets, Menear is the second-best CEO in the US. He has been at the helm of the home improvement supplies company since 1997. (Image: The Home Depot)
Satya Nadella, Microsoft | Topping the list is Indian-American Nadella, CEO of the biggest tech company in the world, Microsoft. Nadella succeeded Steve Ballmer to take the top post in 2014. (Image: Reuters)
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Satya Nadella, Microsoft | Topping the list is Indian-American Nadella, CEO of the biggest tech company in the world, Microsoft. Nadella succeeded Steve Ballmer to take the top post in 2014. (Image: Reuters)
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first published: Dec 21, 2018 07:58 am

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