25th July 2022
Over 5% of the world's top CEOs are British, research reveals
A new study from Lensa analysed CEOs at the world’s top 75 companies, including ICBC, JP Morgan Chase, Amazon and Apple, to reveal their shared characteristics.
The top CEOs' nationalities
|
Rank |
Nationality |
Number of top executives |
|
1 |
American |
20 |
|
2 |
Chinese |
15 |
|
3 |
German |
7 |
|
4 |
Japanese |
5 |
|
5 |
British |
4 |
|
6 |
Indian |
3 |
|
6 |
Korean |
3 |
The UK's nationality is the 5th most common among the world's top CEOs.
The majority of the top 75 CEOs are American, with 20 American citizens being at the forefront of the world’s top companies. This is unsurprising as 31 of the top 75 companies are based in the USA. However, it also means that 11 US companies have non-native CEOs.
Chinese is the second most common passport held by the world’s top CEOs. In contrast with the US, all Chinese companies have a Chinese CEO, with many of them being state-backed corporations.
The profile of a CEO:
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Gender: male
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Nationality: the United States
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Age: 53-60
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Education level: degree
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Familtyrital status: Married with two children
Further Findings:
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96% of the CEOs in the world’s top companies are male. The three female CEOs are Jane Fraser (Citigroup), Karen S. Lynch (CVS Health), and Mary Barra (General Motors)
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31 of the top companies in the world are based in the US, with China in second place.
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Bernard Arnault was the wealthiest CEO studied, with a net worth of $127 billion.