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CEO of the Year

Since 1986, Chief Executive of the Year winners have been a who’s who of American business leadership, including Ken Frazier, Brian Moynihan, Arne Sorenson, Stanley Bergman, Michael Dell, A. G. Lafley, Marillyn Hewson, Bill Gates, John Chambers, Bob Iger, Anne Mulcahy, Larry Bossidy, Andy Grove, Herb Kelleher, and many, many more. The honor recognizes courageous, long-term executive leadership for shareholders and society. It is considered one of the most distinct awards in business because of who chooses the honorees: not editors or analysts, but rather a selection committee comprised of peer CEOs.

2023 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

Ed Bastian

CEO, Delta Air Lines

Bastian led one of the world’s most complex organizations through the most challenging years in its century-long existence with courage, humility and faith.

In late October, he was honored by his peers at a gala at the Nasdaq Marketsite in New York City.

About the 2023 Selection Committee

The Chief Executive of the Year was selected by a committee of distinguished peer CEOs. The 2023 committee consists of Marc Benioff (founder and CEO, Salesforce; 2022 CEO of the Year), Ken Frazier, (former CEO, Merck; 2021 CEO of the Year) Brian Moynihan (chair and CEO, Bank of America and 2020 CEO of the Year), Marillyn Hewson (former chair and CEO, Lockheed Martin; 2018 CEO of the Year), Adam Aron (president and CEO, AMC Entertainment), Carmine Di Sibio (global chair and CEO, EY Global), Dan Glaser (former president and CEO, Marsh & McLennan), Fred Hassan (former chair, Bausch & Lomb; partner, Warburg Pincus), Tamara Lundgren (president and CEO, Radius Recycling), Robert Nardelli (CEO, XLR-8), Tom Quinlan III (president and CEO, RR Donnelley), Jeffrey Sonnenfeld (president and CEO, The Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute). Ted Bililies, Ph.D., partner & managing director, AlixPartners, is the exclusive adviser to the 2023 Selection Committee.

PAST HONOREES

2022 CEO of the Year

Marc Benioff
Salesforce

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2021 CEO of the Year

Kenneth Frazier
Merck & Co.

2020

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Brian Moynihan
Bank of America

2019

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Arne Sorenson
Marriott International

2018

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Marillyn Hewson
Lockheed Martin

2017

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Stanley Bergman
Henry Schein

2016

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Randall Stephenson
AT&T

2015

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Jim McNerney
Boeing

2014

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Bob Iger
Walt Disney Company

2013

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David Cote
Honeywell

2012

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David C. Novak
YUM! Brands

2011

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Alan Mulally
Ford Motor Company

2010

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Hugh Grant
Monsanto

2009

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Jim Skinner
McDonald’s

2008

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Anne Mulcahy
Xerox

2007

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Bob Ulrich
Target

2006

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A.G. Lafley
Procter & Gamble

2005

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George David
United Technologies

2004

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Fred Smith
FedEx

2003

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Hank Greenberg
AIG

2002

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Sandy Weill
Citigroup

2001

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Michael Dell
Dell Technologies

2000

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John Chambers
Cisco

1999

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Herb Kelleher
Southwest Airlines

1998

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Lawrence A. Bossidy
AlliedSignal

1997

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Andy Grove
Intel

1996

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Roberto C. Goizueta
Coca-Cola

1995

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David D. Glass
Walmart

1994

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William H. Gates
Microsoft

1993

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John F. Welch Jr.
General Electric

1992

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Dr. Roy Vagelos
Merck

1991

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Wayne Calloway
Pepsico

1990

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Anthony J.F. O’Reilly
H.J. Heinz Company

1989

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Donald E. Petersen
Ford Motor Company

1988

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J. Willard Marriott, Jr.
Marriott Corporation

1987

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Charles F. Knight
Emerson Electric

1986

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Roger Smith
General Motors
Roundtable

Strategic Planning Workshop

1:00 - 5:00 pm

Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process

Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:

  1. Lack of systematic approach (70%)
  2. Laundry lists without prioritization (68%)
  3. Decisions based on personalities rather than facts and information (65%)

 

Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns.  They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning.  Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process.  This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented.  If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form.  The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.

To sign up, select this option in your registration form. Additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.

New York, NY: ​​​Chief Executive's Corporate Citizenship Awards 2017

Women in Leadership Seminar and Peer Discussion

2:00 - 5:00 pm

Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations. 

Limited space available.

To sign up, select this option in your registration form. Additional fee of $495 will be added to your total.

Golf Outing

10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS

General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.

The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.

To sign up, select this option in your registration form. Additional fee of $295 will be added to your total.