Google’s Larry Page, American Express’ Ken Chenault, Three’s David Dyson: These are the UK’s top-rated chief executives, as voted for by their employees
It's a tough business, being a chief executive these days – so a little bit of love from their employees never goes amiss. Now recruitment site Glassdoor has unveiled its list of the UK's highest-rated chief execs. Alas, the top-rated guy isn't even based here…
The list, which is based on approval by their employees, shows Google's Larry Page is the UK's favourite boss, with a 99 per cent approval rate. Close behind is American Express' Ken Chenault, with 98 per cent (but also based in the US), followed by Three' David Dyson – who, which 97 per cent approval, is the top-rated UK-based chief exec on the list.
In fifth place is EasyJet's Carolyn McCall, who with a 96 per cent approval rating is the only woman in the top 25. Only five UK-listed companies – Lloyds, GSK, Hays, EasyJet and Homeserve – made the list.
Here it is, in its full glory:
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Larry Page |
99% |
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Ken Chenault American Express |
98% |
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David Dyson Three |
97% |
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Martin Bennett HomeServe UK |
97% |
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Carolyn McCall EasyJet |
96% |
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Frank D'Souza Cognizant Technology Solutions |
96% |
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Robert Moritz PwC |
94% |
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Pierre Nanterme Accenture |
94% |
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Jamie Dimon JP Morgan |
93% |
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Colin Temple Schuh |
92% |
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James Gorman Morgan Stanley |
91% |
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Lloyd Blankfein Goldman Sachs |
90% |
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Charlie Mayfield John Lewis (although Mayfield is technically JL's chairman) |
89% |
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Satya Nadella Microsoft |
89% |
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Alistair Cox Hays |
88% |
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Ralf Speth Jaguar Land Rover |
88% |
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Mark Winberger EY |
87% |
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Ratheesan Yoganathan Lebara |
86% |
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Dara Khosrowshahi Expedia |
85% |
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Andrew Witty GSK |
84% |
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Tim Cook Apple |
84% |
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Richard Hanscott Yell |
83% |
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John Chambers Cisco Systems |
82% |
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Kris Hagerman Sophos |
82% |
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António Horta-Osório Lloyds Banking Group |
82% |