CEO of the Year Obermatt Pin


UK 200 Ranking: United Kingdom – 2014

Published: November 30, 2014

Below are all the winners in the competition UK 200 Ranking, United Kingdom, 2014. 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
Philip Meeson (Dart Group)
98
Geoff Drabble (Ashtead)
93
Raymond Stuart Kelvin (Ted Baker)
93
Silver
Top 10
Mark Dixon (IWG)
88
Pete Redfern (Taylor Wimpey)
86
Mattew Ingle (Howden)
85
Peter Jones (Lookers)
82
Darren Throop (Entertainment One)
80
Xavier Robert Rolet (London Stock Exchange)
80
Said Darwazah (Hikma Pharmaceuticals)
79
Andrew Page (Restaurant Group)
79
Mike Kinloch McCollum (Dignity)
79
Barbara Richmond (Redrow)
79
Bronze
Outperformer
Stephen Goodyear (Young & Co.'s Brewery)
78
Saad Hammad (Flybe)
77
Louis Leslie Alexander Eperjesi (Tyman)
77
Justin Atkinson (Keller)
76
Adam Hartley Couch (Cranswick)
76
Colin Day (Essentra)
75
Martin Morgan (Daily Mail and General Trust)
75
Peter Cowgill (JD Sports)
75
Ted Ayres (Bellway)
74
Brian May (Renew Holdings)
74
David Bellamy (SJP)
74
Tim Steiner (Ocado)
73
Robert T. Forrester (Vertu Motors)
73
James Moffat (Lamprell)
73
S. David Lawther (ISG)
73
Rob Perrins (Berkeley Group)
72
Steve Good (Low & Bonar)
71
Mike Pulli (Pace plc)
69
Michael Dobson (Schroders)
69
David Dupont (Pennon)
69
John Langlands (British Polythene)
67
Nicholas P. Henry (James Fisher)
66
Rooney Anand (Greene King)
66
Guy Buswell (UK Mail)
66
Steven Lewis Mogford (United Utilities)
66
Stephen C. Harris (Bodycote)
65
Mark Vernon (Spirax Sarco)
65
Simon A. Peckham (Melrose)
64
Andy Briggs (Friends Life)
64
Irakli Gilauri (Bank of Georgia)
64
Peter J. Ventress (Berendsen)
64
Simon Pryce (BBA Aviation)
64
Gerard Jude Ryan (International Personal Finance)
63
Dorothy Carrington Thompson (Drax)
63
Jeremy Helsby (Savills)
63
Kostyantin Zhevago (Ferrexpo)
63
Eric Born (Wincanton)
62
Peter I. France (Rotork)
62
Adam Crozier (ITV)
62
Mark Clare (Barratt Developments)
62
Tim Cobbold (De La Rue)
62
Geraint Anderson (TT Electronics)
62
Robert A. Watson (Hilton Food)
62
Dr. Alan Haerne (RPS)
62
Simon Emeny (Fuller, Smith & Turner)
62
Richard Salomons (InterContinental Hotels)
61
Robert Walters (Robert Walters)
60
Bronislaw Edmund Masojada (Hiscox)
59
Dr. Dennis Mark Bristow (Barrick Gold (Aquired))
59
Breon Corcoran (Betfair)
58
Andrew Williams (Halma)
58
Robert L. Contreras (Northgate)
58
Francois Clement Wanecq (Vesuvius)
58
John O’Higgins (Spectris)
57
Jonathan Oatley (Cape)
57
Ian Fraser (Brammer)
56
Mark Allen (Dairy Crest)
56
Roger W. J. Siddle (Findel)
55
Stephen Mark Wiener (Cineworld)
55
Preben Prebensen (Close Brothers)
55
Dominic Burke (Jardine Lloyd)
55
Charles Philipps (Amlin)
54
Ralph Graham Findlay (Marston's)
54
John Christopher Morgan (Morgan Sindall)
54
Simon Litherland (Britvic)
54
Mark Rollins (Senior)
53
Nigel Bond (Domino Printing)
52
Matt Davies (Halfords)
52
Peter Dilnot (Renewi)
52
David Lockwood (Laird)
51
Nick Wharton (Dunelm)
51
Ian Mason (RS Group)
51
Anthony Wray (Severn Trent)
51
Michael Alan Spencer (NEX)
51
Adrian M. Whitfield (Synthomer)
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
Brian May (Renew Holdings)
100
Philip Meeson (Dart Group)
100
Raymond Stuart Kelvin (Ted Baker)
97
Silver
Top 10
Mark Dixon (IWG)
96
Dorothy Carrington Thompson (Drax)
94
Geoff Drabble (Ashtead)
91
Peter Jones (Lookers)
89
Barbara Richmond (Redrow)
88
David Bellamy (SJP)
87
Adam Hartley Couch (Cranswick)
87
David Dupont (Pennon)
87
Bronze
Outperformer
Darren Throop (Entertainment One)
86
Mike Kinloch McCollum (Dignity)
86
Pete Redfern (Taylor Wimpey)
85
Robert T. Forrester (Vertu Motors)
85
Tim Steiner (Ocado)
84
Geraint Anderson (TT Electronics)
84
Kostyantin Zhevago (Ferrexpo)
83
Rooney Anand (Greene King)
82
Nick Robertson (Asos)
82
Nigel Bond (Domino Printing)
81
Ted Ayres (Bellway)
80
Michael Dobson (Schroders)
80
S. David Lawther (ISG)
80
Andrew Page (Restaurant Group)
79
Louis Leslie Alexander Eperjesi (Tyman)
79
Simon Emeny (Fuller, Smith & Turner)
79
Andrew Williams (Halma)
78
Adam Crozier (ITV)
78
Said Darwazah (Hikma Pharmaceuticals)
77
Mark Clare (Barratt Developments)
77
Peter I. France (Rotork)
76
Mattew Ingle (Howden)
76
Nicholas P. Henry (James Fisher)
75
Martin Morgan (Daily Mail and General Trust)
75
Justin Atkinson (Keller)
73
John Langlands (British Polythene)
71
Dido Harding (Talktalk Telecom)
71
Guy Buswell (UK Mail)
70
Peter Cowgill (JD Sports)
70
Charles Philipps (Amlin)
68
Nick Wharton (Dunelm)
68
Rob Perrins (Berkeley Group)
67
Bronislaw Edmund Masojada (Hiscox)
66
David Dutro (Elementis)
66
Colin Day (Essentra)
65
Stephen Mark Wiener (Cineworld)
65
Steve Good (Low & Bonar)
65
John Hutson (JDW)
64
Jeremy Helsby (Savills)
64
Xavier Robert Rolet (London Stock Exchange)
64
Aidan Heavey (Tullow)
63
Mike Pulli (Pace plc)
62
Richard Salomons (InterContinental Hotels)
62
Simon Pryce (BBA Aviation)
62
Robert A. Watson (Hilton Food)
62
Stephen C. Harris (Bodycote)
61
Irakli Gilauri (Bank of Georgia)
61
Peter J. Ventress (Berendsen)
61
Andrew Wyllie (Costain)
61
Simon A. Peckham (Melrose)
59
Gerard Jude Ryan (International Personal Finance)
58
John Christopher Morgan (Morgan Sindall)
58
Karim Bitar (Genus)
57
Ralph Graham Findlay (Marston's)
57
Mark Vernon (Spirax Sarco)
57
Stephen Goodyear (Young & Co.'s Brewery)
57
Steve Edward Foots (Croda)
54
Dominic Burke (Jardine Lloyd)
54
Tony Brewer (Headlam)
54
Robert Walters (Robert Walters)
54
Ian Mason (RS Group)
53
James Moffat (Lamprell)
52
Breon Corcoran (Betfair)
51
Sergey Ermolenko (Petropavlovsk)
51
Richard I. Glynn (Ladbrokes Coral)
50
Tim Cobbold (De La Rue)
50
Richard David Harpin (Homeserve)
50
Roger Whiteside (Greggs)
50

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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
Geoff Drabble (Ashtead)
100
Ted Ayres (Bellway)
100
Tim Cobbold (De La Rue)
100
Philip Meeson (Dart Group)
100
Silver
Top 10
Xavier Robert Rolet (London Stock Exchange)
98
Peter Dilnot (Renewi)
96
Said Darwazah (Hikma Pharmaceuticals)
94
Raymond Stuart Kelvin (Ted Baker)
93
John O’Higgins (Spectris)
91
Saad Hammad (Flybe)
91
Bronze
Outperformer
Jonathan Oatley (Cape)
90
Stephen Goodyear (Young & Co.'s Brewery)
88
James Moffat (Lamprell)
88
Steven Lewis Mogford (United Utilities)
87
Pete Redfern (Taylor Wimpey)
85
Mark Allen (Dairy Crest)
85
Darren Throop (Entertainment One)
83
Barbara Richmond (Redrow)
82
Louis Leslie Alexander Eperjesi (Tyman)
82
Andrew Page (Restaurant Group)
81
Simon A. Peckham (Melrose)
80
Mike Kinloch McCollum (Dignity)
80
Mattew Ingle (Howden)
80
Robert L. Contreras (Northgate)
80
Francois Clement Wanecq (Vesuvius)
80
Colin Day (Essentra)
79
Peter I. France (Rotork)
79
Gerard Jude Ryan (International Personal Finance)
78
Peter Jones (Lookers)
76
Mark Dixon (IWG)
75
Breon Corcoran (Betfair)
74
Andy Briggs (Friends Life)
73
Rob Perrins (Berkeley Group)
73
Stephen C. Harris (Bodycote)
73
Kostyantin Zhevago (Ferrexpo)
73
Anthony Wray (Severn Trent)
73
Nick Wharton (Dunelm)
72
Sir David McMurtry (Renishaw)
72
Richard Salomons (InterContinental Hotels)
72
Dr. Alan Haerne (RPS)
72
Adam Hartley Couch (Cranswick)
71
Paul Forman (Coats Group)
70
Andrew Williams (Halma)
68
Justin Atkinson (Keller)
67
Mark Vernon (Spirax Sarco)
67
Robert T. Forrester (Vertu Motors)
67
G. Alex Kanellis (PZ Cussons)
67
Steve Good (Low & Bonar)
65
Dr. Dennis Mark Bristow (Barrick Gold (Aquired))
64
Peter J. Ventress (Berendsen)
62
Karim Bitar (Genus)
61
Peter Cowgill (JD Sports)
61
Mike Pulli (Pace plc)
60
Ian Fraser (Brammer)
60
Martin Morgan (Daily Mail and General Trust)
59
Ian Mason (RS Group)
59
Peter S. Rigby (Informa)
58
Ken Lever (Xchanging)
57
Mark Clare (Barratt Developments)
55
Preben Prebensen (Close Brothers)
55
John Hutson (JDW)
54
Ahmed Javed (Tate & Lyle)
54
Steven Corbett (Alent)
54
Nicholas P. Henry (James Fisher)
53
David Bellamy (SJP)
52
Simon Pryce (BBA Aviation)
52
Charles Philipps (Amlin)
51
Dominic Burke (Jardine Lloyd)
51
Henry A. Engelhardt (Admiral)
51
Kwan Cheong Ng (Laura Ashley)
51
Simon Emeny (Fuller, Smith & Turner)
51
Christopher H.C. Fordham (Euromoney)
50
Simon Litherland (Britvic)
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
Brian May (Renew Holdings)
100
Roger W. J. Siddle (Findel)
100
Tim Steiner (Ocado)
100
Irakli Gilauri (Bank of Georgia)
100
Mattew Ingle (Howden)
100
Silver
Top 10
Eric Born (Wincanton)
97
William McGrath (Aga Rangemaster)
97
Simon Richard Fox (Reach)
97
Saad Hammad (Flybe)
96
Peter Cowgill (JD Sports)
95
Bronze
Outperformer
Philip Meeson (Dart Group)
93
Martin Morgan (Daily Mail and General Trust)
92
Mark Dixon (IWG)
92
Dorothy Carrington Thompson (Drax)
91
S. David Lawther (ISG)
91
Pete Redfern (Taylor Wimpey)
89
Justin Atkinson (Keller)
89
Raymond Stuart Kelvin (Ted Baker)
89
Stephen Goodyear (Young & Co.'s Brewery)
89
Jeremy Helsby (Savills)
88
Geoff Drabble (Ashtead)
87
Richard David Harpin (Homeserve)
87
Joep van Beurden (CSR)
86
Guy Buswell (UK Mail)
86
David Bellamy (SJP)
85
Adam Crozier (ITV)
83
John Langlands (British Polythene)
83
Mike Pulli (Pace plc)
83
Steve Good (Low & Bonar)
83
David Dupont (Pennon)
83
Colin Day (Essentra)
82
Mark Rollins (Senior)
82
Peter Jones (Lookers)
82
Robert A. Watson (Hilton Food)
82
Matt Davies (Halfords)
82
Terry Smith (Tullett)
82
Bronislaw Edmund Masojada (Hiscox)
81
Michael Dobson (Schroders)
80
Robert Walters (Robert Walters)
79
James Moffat (Lamprell)
79
Ralph Graham Findlay (Marston's)
77
John Christopher Morgan (Morgan Sindall)
77
Dr. Alan Haerne (RPS)
77
Rob Perrins (Berkeley Group)
76
Andrew Page (Restaurant Group)
76
Derek W. Muir (Hill & Smith)
76
Simon Pryce (BBA Aviation)
76
Simon Litherland (Britvic)
76
Xavier Robert Rolet (London Stock Exchange)
76
Alistair Cox (Hays)
73
Robert L. Contreras (Northgate)
73
David Lockwood (Laird)
72
Andy Briggs (Friends Life)
72
Darren Throop (Entertainment One)
71
Nicholas P. Henry (James Fisher)
71
David Radcliffe (Hogg Robinson)
71
Mark Vernon (Spirax Sarco)
71
Francois Clement Wanecq (Vesuvius)
71
Louis Leslie Alexander Eperjesi (Tyman)
71
Adrian M. Whitfield (Synthomer)
70
Mike Kinloch McCollum (Dignity)
70
Rooney Anand (Greene King)
70
Adam Hartley Couch (Cranswick)
70
Kevin Elliot (Johnson Service Group)
70
Michael Alan Spencer (NEX)
70
Richard Steeves (Synergy Health)
69
Stephen Mark Wiener (Cineworld)
69
Peter J. Ventress (Berendsen)
69
Steven Lewis Mogford (United Utilities)
69
Dr. Dennis Mark Bristow (Barrick Gold (Aquired))
68
Mark Robertshaw (Morgan Advanced Materials)
68
Barbara Richmond (Redrow)
68
Robert T. Forrester (Vertu Motors)
67
Jonathan Oatley (Cape)
67
Said Darwazah (Hikma Pharmaceuticals)
66
Ashley Highfield (Johnston Press)
65
Ian Fraser (Brammer)
64
Preben Prebensen (Close Brothers)
63
Nigel Bond (Domino Printing)
63
Geraint Anderson (TT Electronics)
63
Rupert Edward Pearce (Inmarsat)
62
Dominic Burke (Jardine Lloyd)
61
Stephen Davidson (Mecom)
61
Stephen C. Harris (Bodycote)
60
Tony Brewer (Headlam)
60
Patrick Martell (Kin and Carta)
58
Nick von Schirding (Asia Resource Minerals)
58
Simon Emeny (Fuller, Smith & Turner)
56
Peter Dilnot (Renewi)
55
Simon A. Peckham (Melrose)
54
Mark Clare (Barratt Developments)
54
Kevin Walsh (KCOM)
54
Mark Allen (Dairy Crest)
54
Anthony Wray (Severn Trent)
54
Peter S. Rigby (Informa)
54
Norbert Teufelberger (bwin.party digital entertainment)
53
Gerard Jude Ryan (International Personal Finance)
53
John O’Higgins (Spectris)
52
Jonathan Hart (Thorntons)
50

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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