CEO of the Year Obermatt Pin


UK 200 Ranking: United Kingdom – 2013

Published: October 10, 2013

Below are all the winners in the competition UK 200 Ranking, United Kingdom, 2013. Publicly-listed companies are included in this competition when they meet this criterion:

Criteria to participate: The second largest 200 companies based on revenue and employees

All Winners in the Market

The gold winners are the top three on the list. These CEOs receive an Obermatt gold pin – an 18-karat gold pin that is personally presented to the winners in recognition of their outstanding performance. The next best CEOs up to 10th place are the silver winners. The bronze winners are all those CEOs that outperformed the market with a ranking over 50.


Combined Performance

These CEOs showed the best overall performance in growth, operating efficiency and investment performance.

Pin CEO Rank
Gold
Podium
Justin Atkinson (Keller)
94
Pete Redfern (Taylor Wimpey)
92
Mike Farley (Persimmon)
91
Colin Day (Essentra)
91
Silver
Top 10
D. Warren East (ARM)
90
Nicholas P. Henry (James Fisher)
87
Joep van Beurden (CSR)
86
Geoff Drabble (Ashtead)
86
Rob Perrins (Berkeley Group)
86
Greg Fitzgerald (Galliford Try)
86
Bronze
Outperformer
Martin Gilbert (Aberdeen Asset)
85
Nick Wharton (Dunelm)
84
John Watson (Bellway)
84
Andrew Williams (Halma)
84
Derek W. Muir (Hill & Smith)
84
Philip Meeson (Dart Group)
83
Richard I. Glynn (Ladbrokes Coral)
82
Mike Kinloch McCollum (Dignity)
80
John O’Higgins (Spectris)
80
Raymond Stuart Kelvin (Ted Baker)
80
Xavier Robert Rolet (London Stock Exchange)
80
Peter I. France (Rotork)
78
Andrew Horton (Beazley)
77
Steve Corcoran (Speedy Hire)
76
Mark Clare (Barratt Developments)
76
Dennis Proctor (Hunting)
75
Mike Tye (Spirit Pub)
75
Robert T. Forrester (Vertu Motors)
74
Said Darwazah (Hikma Pharmaceuticals)
73
Andrew Page (Restaurant Group)
73
Mike Pulli (Pace plc)
73
Nicholas Hobson (Fenner)
72
Adam Crozier (ITV)
72
Mark Dixon (IWG)
72
Jean-Paul Luksic (Antofagasta)
72
John Hutson (JDW)
72
Stephen C. Harris (Bodycote)
71
Kiam Poon Tee (Fortune Oil)
71
Ian Fraser (Brammer)
71
David Lockwood (Laird)
70
Darren Throop (Entertainment One)
70
Dr. Dennis Mark Bristow (Barrick Gold (Aquired))
70
Guy Buswell (UK Mail)
69
Brian May (Renew Holdings)
68
Geoff Wild (AZ)
68
Karim Bitar (Genus)
68
Mark Richard Cashmore (Smiths News)
68
Andrew Wyllie (Costain)
67
Terry Twigger (Meggitt)
66
Rooney Anand (Greene King)
66
Jeremy Helsby (Savills)
66
Charles Philipps (Amlin)
65
Ashley Highfield (Johnston Press)
65
Geoffrey White (Lonrho)
65
Richard Steeves (Synergy Health)
64
David Bellamy (SJP)
63
Adrian M. Whitfield (Synthomer)
62
Steve Edward Foots (Croda)
62
Henry A. Engelhardt (Admiral)
62
Richard Salomons (InterContinental Hotels)
62
Simon Calver (Mothercare)
61
Martin Morgan (Daily Mail and General Trust)
61
David Dutro (Elementis)
61
Dido Harding (Talktalk Telecom)
61
Russell Clements (Sthree)
61
Bronislaw Edmund Masojada (Hiscox)
60
Sir David McMurtry (Renishaw)
60
Alan White (N. Brown)
60
Tony Brewer (Headlam)
60
Stephen Mark Wiener (Cineworld)
59
Roger W. J. Siddle (Findel)
58
Dominic Burke (Jardine Lloyd)
58
Peter Jones (Lookers)
58
Peter S. Rigby (Informa)
58
Valery Oyf (Highland Gold Mining)
57
Julian Dunkerton (Superdry)
57
Ken Lever (Xchanging)
56
Preben Prebensen (Close Brothers)
56
David J. Miles (Mears)
56
Rupert Soames (Serco)
55
Mattew Ingle (Howden)
55
Tim Steiner (Ocado)
54
Stephen Koseff (Investec)
54
Simon Richard Fox (Reach)
54
Gerard Jude Ryan (International Personal Finance)
54
Mark Vernon (Spirax Sarco)
54
Ivor Catto (Hyder Consulting)
54
Aidan Heavey (Tullow)
53
Peter Page (Devro)
53
Patrick Martell (Kin and Carta)
53
Kwan Cheong Ng (Laura Ashley)
53
David Levin (UBM)
52
Gordon Banham (Hargreaves Services)
52
Andrew Formica (Janus Henderson Group)
52
Chris Bull (McBride)
52
Alistair Cox (Hays)
51
Leo M. Quinn (Balfour Beatty)
51
Peter J. Ventress (Berendsen)
51
John Langlands (British Polythene)
50
Nigel Bond (Domino Printing)
50
Peter Cowgill (JD Sports)
50
Kate Swann (SSP)
50

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In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.

Growth Performance

These CEOs drove the highest growth among their peers.

Pin CEO Rank
Gold
Podium
Kiam Poon Tee (Fortune Oil)
100
David Bellamy (SJP)
100
Naresh Nayyar (Essar Energy)
98
Silver
Top 10
Colin Day (Essentra)
97
Justin Atkinson (Keller)
97
Julian Dunkerton (Superdry)
96
Geoffrey White (Lonrho)
96
Jean-Paul Luksic (Antofagasta)
94
Stuart Robert Vann (esure)
94
Mike Farley (Persimmon)
91
Bronze
Outperformer
Pete Redfern (Taylor Wimpey)
90
Philip Meeson (Dart Group)
90
Nicholas Hobson (Fenner)
88
Peter Cowgill (JD Sports)
88
Dennis Proctor (Hunting)
87
Greg Fitzgerald (Galliford Try)
87
Joep van Beurden (CSR)
86
D. Warren East (ARM)
86
Robert T. Forrester (Vertu Motors)
86
Martin Gilbert (Aberdeen Asset)
85
Raymond Stuart Kelvin (Ted Baker)
85
Geoff Drabble (Ashtead)
84
Ian Fraser (Brammer)
84
Tim Steiner (Ocado)
82
Mark Richard Cashmore (Smiths News)
82
Peter I. France (Rotork)
81
Said Darwazah (Hikma Pharmaceuticals)
81
Rob Perrins (Berkeley Group)
81
Andrew Williams (Halma)
81
Andrew Wyllie (Costain)
81
Nicholas P. Henry (James Fisher)
80
Angus Russell (Shire)
79
Richard Steeves (Synergy Health)
76
Mike Kinloch McCollum (Dignity)
76
John O’Higgins (Spectris)
76
Gordon Banham (Hargreaves Services)
76
Sir David McMurtry (Renishaw)
75
Henry A. Engelhardt (Admiral)
74
Valery Oyf (Highland Gold Mining)
73
Derek W. Muir (Hill & Smith)
71
Andrew Page (Restaurant Group)
70
Dr. Dennis Mark Bristow (Barrick Gold (Aquired))
70
Nick Wharton (Dunelm)
69
Darren Throop (Entertainment One)
69
Richard I. Glynn (Ladbrokes Coral)
69
Karim Bitar (Genus)
69
John Hunter (SDL)
69
John Watson (Bellway)
68
Terry Twigger (Meggitt)
67
Guy Buswell (UK Mail)
67
Dominic Burke (Jardine Lloyd)
67
Mike Tye (Spirit Pub)
67
Peter Jones (Lookers)
67
Mark Clare (Barratt Developments)
66
Andrew Horton (Beazley)
65
Mark Rollins (Senior)
64
Mark Dixon (IWG)
64
Mike Pulli (Pace plc)
64
John Hutson (JDW)
64
Xavier Robert Rolet (London Stock Exchange)
64
Rupert Soames (Serco)
63
Jeremy Helsby (Savills)
63
Ivor Catto (Hyder Consulting)
63
Rooney Anand (Greene King)
62
Geoff Wild (AZ)
62
Alistair Cox (Hays)
62
Peter Page (Devro)
62
Russell Clements (Sthree)
62
Kevin Elliot (Johnson Service Group)
60
Peter S. Rigby (Informa)
59
Tony Brewer (Headlam)
58
Dido Harding (Talktalk Telecom)
58
Peter Stuart Crook (Provident)
58
David Dutro (Elementis)
57
Robert Walters (Robert Walters)
57
G. Alex Kanellis (PZ Cussons)
56
Angela Ahrendts (Burberry)
55
Adrian M. Whitfield (Synthomer)
54
Sergey Ermolenko (Petropavlovsk)
54
Patrick Martell (Kin and Carta)
53
Mark Vernon (Spirax Sarco)
53
Richard Salomons (InterContinental Hotels)
53
Simon Embley (LSL Property)
52

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In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.

Operating Performance

These CEOs managed their companies most efficiently and delivered the strongest profit growth compared with their peers.

Pin CEO Rank
Gold
Podium
Charles Philipps (Amlin)
100
Geoff Drabble (Ashtead)
100
Xavier Robert Rolet (London Stock Exchange)
98
Silver
Top 10
David Lockwood (Laird)
97
D. Warren East (ARM)
96
Mike Farley (Persimmon)
94
Eric Born (Wincanton)
93
Colin Day (Essentra)
92
Kiam Poon Tee (Fortune Oil)
92
Nick Wharton (Dunelm)
91
Bronze
Outperformer
Pete Redfern (Taylor Wimpey)
90
Simon Calver (Mothercare)
88
Darren Throop (Entertainment One)
88
John Watson (Bellway)
88
Nicholas P. Henry (James Fisher)
87
Said Darwazah (Hikma Pharmaceuticals)
86
Terry Twigger (Meggitt)
86
Andrew Horton (Beazley)
85
Nicholas Hobson (Fenner)
85
Bronislaw Edmund Masojada (Hiscox)
84
Justin Atkinson (Keller)
84
Rob Perrins (Berkeley Group)
84
Joep van Beurden (CSR)
83
Dennis Proctor (Hunting)
83
Richard I. Glynn (Ladbrokes Coral)
83
Andrew Williams (Halma)
83
Mike Kinloch McCollum (Dignity)
83
Derek W. Muir (Hill & Smith)
83
Steve Corcoran (Speedy Hire)
82
Peter I. France (Rotork)
82
Adrian M. Whitfield (Synthomer)
82
Martin Morgan (Daily Mail and General Trust)
82
Brian May (Renew Holdings)
80
Adam Crozier (ITV)
79
John O’Higgins (Spectris)
78
Andrew Page (Restaurant Group)
77
Mark Dixon (IWG)
76
Dr. Dennis Mark Bristow (Barrick Gold (Aquired))
76
Stephen C. Harris (Bodycote)
75
David Levin (UBM)
74
Steve Edward Foots (Croda)
73
Mark Clare (Barratt Developments)
73
Valery Oyf (Highland Gold Mining)
72
Julian Dunkerton (Superdry)
72
Greg Fitzgerald (Galliford Try)
72
Martin Gilbert (Aberdeen Asset)
71
Lord Philip Harris (Carpetright)
71
Richard Steeves (Synergy Health)
69
Sir David McMurtry (Renishaw)
69
Stephen Koseff (Investec)
68
Raymond Stuart Kelvin (Ted Baker)
67
Stephen Mark Wiener (Cineworld)
67
John Hutson (JDW)
67
Mark Rollins (Senior)
66
Aidan Heavey (Tullow)
66
Tim Steiner (Ocado)
66
Rupert Soames (Serco)
65
Guy Buswell (UK Mail)
65
Jean-Paul Luksic (Antofagasta)
64
Mike Tye (Spirit Pub)
64
Philip Meeson (Dart Group)
62
Roger W. J. Siddle (Findel)
61
Geoff Wild (AZ)
61
Geoffrey White (Lonrho)
58
Ashley Highfield (Johnston Press)
57
Leo M. Quinn (Balfour Beatty)
57
Karim Bitar (Genus)
57
Alistair Cox (Hays)
56
Mike Pulli (Pace plc)
56
John Langlands (British Polythene)
55
Rooney Anand (Greene King)
54
Andrew Tinkler (Stobart)
53
Ivor Catto (Hyder Consulting)
51
Robert T. Forrester (Vertu Motors)
51
Chris Bull (McBride)
51
Alan White (N. Brown)
50
Dominic Burke (Jardine Lloyd)
50
Tim Cobbold (De La Rue)
50
Tony Brewer (Headlam)
50
Stuart Robert Vann (esure)
50
Mark Robertshaw (Morgan Advanced Materials)
50
Peter J. Ventress (Berendsen)
50

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In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.

Investment Performance

These CEOs pursued strategies and made investments which attracted investors the most. As such, they achieved the highest Total Shareholder Returns (TSR) amongst their peers.

Pin CEO Rank
Gold
Podium
Justin Atkinson (Keller)
100
Brian May (Renew Holdings)
100
Steve Corcoran (Speedy Hire)
100
Stephen C. Harris (Bodycote)
100
Martin Gilbert (Aberdeen Asset)
100
Greg Fitzgerald (Galliford Try)
100
Mike Pulli (Pace plc)
100
Mattew Ingle (Howden)
100
Simon Richard Fox (Reach)
100
Gerard Jude Ryan (International Personal Finance)
100
Bronze
Outperformer
Ashley Highfield (Johnston Press)
98
Ken Lever (Xchanging)
98
Derek W. Muir (Hill & Smith)
98
David Dutro (Elementis)
98
Dido Harding (Talktalk Telecom)
98
Philip Meeson (Dart Group)
97
Nicholas P. Henry (James Fisher)
95
John Watson (Bellway)
95
Pete Redfern (Taylor Wimpey)
94
Rob Perrins (Berkeley Group)
94
Richard I. Glynn (Ladbrokes Coral)
94
Mike Tye (Spirit Pub)
94
Russell Clements (Sthree)
94
Adam Crozier (ITV)
93
Roger W. J. Siddle (Findel)
92
Rupert Edward Pearce (Inmarsat)
92
Nick Wharton (Dunelm)
91
Joep van Beurden (CSR)
90
Simon Calver (Mothercare)
90
Mark Clare (Barratt Developments)
90
Preben Prebensen (Close Brothers)
90
Mike Farley (Persimmon)
89
Raymond Stuart Kelvin (Ted Baker)
89
D. Warren East (ARM)
89
David J. Miles (Mears)
89
Ignacio Bustamante (Hochschild Mining)
89
David Lockwood (Laird)
88
Andrew Williams (Halma)
88
John O’Higgins (Spectris)
88
Alan White (N. Brown)
88
Jeremy Helsby (Savills)
88
Miles Roberts (DS Smith)
88
John Hutson (JDW)
86
Henry A. Engelhardt (Admiral)
86
Richard Salomons (InterContinental Hotels)
86
Robert T. Forrester (Vertu Motors)
86
Rooney Anand (Greene King)
84
Leo M. Quinn (Balfour Beatty)
83
Ian Fraser (Brammer)
83
Tony Rice (Cable & Wireless Communications)
83
Colin Day (Essentra)
82
Mike Kinloch McCollum (Dignity)
82
Geoff Wild (AZ)
82
Andrew Horton (Beazley)
81
Martin Morgan (Daily Mail and General Trust)
81
Mark Richard Cashmore (Smiths News)
81
Peter J. Ventress (Berendsen)
80
Francois Clement Wanecq (Vesuvius)
80
Karim Bitar (Genus)
79
Andrew Wyllie (Costain)
78
Peter Jones (Lookers)
78
David Bellamy (SJP)
78
Mark Allen (Dairy Crest)
77
Peter Stuart Crook (Provident)
77
Mark Dixon (IWG)
76
Kwan Cheong Ng (Laura Ashley)
76
Xavier Robert Rolet (London Stock Exchange)
76
Geoff Drabble (Ashtead)
75
David Levin (UBM)
75
Guy Buswell (UK Mail)
75
Ahmed Javed (Tate & Lyle)
75
Andrew Formica (Janus Henderson Group)
73
Peter S. Rigby (Informa)
73
Andrew Page (Restaurant Group)
72
Peter I. France (Rotork)
71
Stephen Mark Wiener (Cineworld)
71
Tony Brewer (Headlam)
71
Patrick Martell (Kin and Carta)
71
Kate Swann (SSP)
70
Steve Edward Foots (Croda)
69
Guy Berruyer (Sage)
69
Greg Hawkins (Acacia Mining)
69
Charles Philipps (Amlin)
67
Kevin Walsh (KCOM)
67
Hong Ren Wong (Millennium & Copthorne Hotels)
67
Peter Page (Devro)
66
Stephen Bird (Videndum)
66
Christopher Satterthwaite (Chime)
66
John Langlands (British Polythene)
64
Mark Vernon (Spirax Sarco)
64
Kevin Elliot (Johnson Service Group)
64
Dr. Dennis Mark Bristow (Barrick Gold (Aquired))
63
Simon Pryce (BBA Aviation)
63
Dorothy Carrington Thompson (Drax)
61
Jean-Paul Luksic (Antofagasta)
58
Graham Holden (Marshalls)
58
Steve Good (Low & Bonar)
58
Chris Bull (McBride)
58
Paul Forman (Coats Group)
58
Dennis Proctor (Hunting)
57
Michael Dobson (Schroders)
57
Dominic Burke (Jardine Lloyd)
56
Mark Robertshaw (Morgan Advanced Materials)
56
Stephen Koseff (Investec)
55
Said Darwazah (Hikma Pharmaceuticals)
54
Ralph Graham Findlay (Marston's)
54
Nigel Bond (Domino Printing)
54
Steven Lewis Mogford (United Utilities)
54
Darren Throop (Entertainment One)
53
Robert Walters (Robert Walters)
53
Paul Moody (Britvic)
53
Bronislaw Edmund Masojada (Hiscox)
52
Rakesh Sharma (Ultra Electronics)
52
Anthony Wray (Severn Trent)
51

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In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.


Multi-Year Winners in United Kingdom:

UK 100 Ranking
UK 200 Ranking