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Women In Business: Who Runs The World’s Biggest Companies

Women In Business: Who Runs The World's Biggest Companies Header

How many male CEOs there are for every women

CEO gender breakdown by industry

Men vs Women salary gap

Who are the world's top female CEOs

Women In Business: Who Runs The World's Biggest Companies Methodology

With businesses across the world being run by men for decades, which industries are promoting women in business the most and what is the salary gap in each industry?

Data

SectorName of CompanyCEO/Chairman/PresidentM/FTotal Compensation ($)Country2019 Revenue
TechnologyAppleTimothy CookMale $15,682,219.00 U.S. $265,595,000,000
TechnologySamsung ElectronicsLee Kun-HeeMale $780,345,147.97 South Korea $221,579,400,000
TechnologyHon Hai Precision IndustryLiu Young-WayMaleTaiwan $175,617,000,000
TechnologyAlphabetSundar PichaiMale $1,881,066.00 U.S. $136,819,000,000
TechnologyMicrosoftSatya NadellaMale $25,843,263.00 U.S. $110,360,000,000
TechnologyHuawei Investment & HoldingRen ZhengfeiMaleChina $109,030,400,000
TechnologyDell TechnologiesMichael DellMale $3,623,801.00 U.S. $90,621,000,000
TechnologyHitachiToshiaki HigashiharaMale $3,419,658.40 Japan $85,507,800,000
TechnologyInternational Business MachinesArvind KrishnaMaleU.S. $79,591,000,000
TechnologySonyKenichiro YoshidaMale $2,200,000.00 Japan $78,157,700,000
Health CareUnitedHealth GroupDavid WichmannMale $18,107,356.00 U.S. $226,247,000,000
Health CareMcKessonBrian S TylerMale $12,590,100.00 U.S. $214,319,000,000
Health CareCVS HealthLarry MerloMale $21,939,098.00 U.S. $194,579,000,000
Health CareAmerisourceBergenSteven CollisMale $11,514,115.00 U.S. $167,939,600,000
Health CareCardinal HealthMichael KaufmannMale $15,570,944.00 U.S. $136,809,000,000
Health CareAnthemGail BoudreauxFemale $14,184,276.00 U.S. $92,105,000,000
Health CareChina ResourcesDr Fu YuningMaleChina $91,986,000,000
Health CareJohnson & JohnsonAlex GorskyMale $20,097,572.00 U.S. $81,581,000,000
Health CareRoche GroupDr Severin SchwanMale $11,516,900.00 Switzerland $60,846,200,000
Health CareCenteneMichael NeidorffMale $26,122,414.00 U.S. $60,116,000,000
FinancialsBerkshire HathawayWarren BuffettMale $388,968.00 U.S. $247,837,000,000
FinancialsEXOR GroupJohn ElkannMale $4,196,500.00 Netherlands $175,009,500,000
FinancialsIndustrial & Commercial Bank of ChinaChen SiqingMale $469,900.00 China $168,979,000,000
FinancialsPing An InsuranceMa Mingzhe "Peter"Male $1,526,000.00 China $163,597,400,000
FinancialsChina Construction BankTian GuoliMale $748,100.00 China $151,110,800,000
FinancialsAgricultural Bank of ChinaZhou MubingMale $703,900.00 China $139,523,600,000
FinancialsJPMorgan Chase & Co.James DimonMale $30,033,745.00 U.S. $131,412,000,000
FinancialsBank of ChinaLiu LiangeMale $725,800.00 China $127,714,100,000
FinancialsAllianzOliver BäteMale $6,431,000.00 Germany $126,799,600,000
FinancialsAXAThomas BuberlMale $2,935,770.00 France $125,578,200,000
TransportationChina Post GroupLiu AiliMaleChina $85,627,900,000
TransportationDeutsche Post DHL GroupDr Frank AppelMale $6,976,000.00 Germany $75,000,900,000
TransportationUnited Parcel ServiceDavid AbneyMale $15,060,876.00 U.S. $71,861,000,000
TransportationU.S. Postal ServiceMegan BrennanFemale $286,000.00 U.S. $70,660,000,000
TransportationFedExFrederick SmithMale $15,961,974.00 U.S. $65,450,000,000
TransportationDeutsche BahnRichard LutzMaleGermany $52,004,100,000
TransportationChina Shipbuilding IndustrySun BoMaleChina $46,114,400,000
TransportationChina Merchants GroupLi JianhongMaleChina $45,925,700,000
TransportationAmerican Airlines GroupW. Douglas ParkerMale $11,999,517.00 U.S. $44,541,000,000
TransportationDelta Air LinesEdward BastianMale $14,982,448.00 U.S. $44,438,000,000
Engineering & ConstructionChina State Construction EngineeringZhou NaixiangMaleChina $181,524,500,000
Engineering & ConstructionChina Railway Engineering GroupLi ChangjinMaleChina $112,132,700,000
Engineering & ConstructionChina Railway ConstructionZhuang ShangbiaoMale $135,512.00 China $110,455,900,000
Engineering & ConstructionChina Communications ConstructionHailiang SongMale $956,000.00 China $88,140,900,000
Engineering & ConstructionPacific Construction GroupYan HaoMaleChina $86,622,600,000
Engineering & ConstructionPowerChinaYan ZhiyongMaleChina $61,224,000,000
Engineering & ConstructionVinciXavier HuillardMale $2,595,450.00 France $52,345,200,000
Engineering & ConstructionACSFlorentino PérezMale $4,451,000.00 Spain $43,263,200,000
Engineering & ConstructionBouyguesMartin BouyguesMale $2,731,890.98 France $42,179,200,000
Engineering & ConstructionDaiwa House IndustryKeiichi YoshiiMale $1,845,000.00 Japan $37,371,200,000
RetailingWalmartC. Douglas McMillonMale $23,618,233.00 U.S. $514,405,000,000
RetailingAmazon.comJeffrey BezosMale $1,681,840.00 U.S. $232,887,000,000
RetailingCostco WholesaleW. Craig JelinekMale $7,408,513.00 U.S. $141,576,000,000
RetailingHome DepotCraig MenearMale $11,366,662.00 U.S. $108,203,000,000
RetailingTargetBrian CornellMale $17,204,069.00 U.S. $75,356,000,000
RetailingLowe’sMarvin EllisonMale $5,813,375.00 U.S. $71,309,000,000
RetailingJD.comLiu Qiangdong "Richard"MaleChina $69,847,600,000
RetailingAlibaba Group HoldingYong Zhang "Daniel"MaleChina $56,147,200,000
RetailingBest BuyCorie BarryFemale $5,919,680.00 U.S. $42,879,000,000
RetailingTJXErnie HerrmanMale $18,822,770.00 U.S. $38,972,900,000
Aerospace & DefenseBoeingDavid CalhounMale $422,390.00 U.S. $101,127,000,000
Aerospace & DefenseAirbusGuillaume FauryMale $1,471,500.00 Netherlands $75,185,000,000
Aerospace & DefenseChina North Industries GroupJiao KaiheMaleChina $68,777,700,000
Aerospace & DefenseUnited TechnologiesGregory HayesMale $18,418,315.00 U.S. $66,501,000,000
Aerospace & DefenseAviation Industry Corp. of ChinaTan RuisongMale $64,511.55 China $65,534,400,000
Aerospace & DefenseLockheed MartinMarillyn HewsonFemale $21,516,613.00 U.S. $53,762,000,000
Aerospace & DefenseChina Aerospace Science & IndustryGao HongweiMale $52,000.00 China $37,869,800,000
Aerospace & DefenseChina Aerospace Science & TechnologyYuan JieMaleChina $37,727,600,000
Aerospace & DefenseGeneral DynamicsPhebe NovakovicFemale $20,720,254.00 U.S. $36,193,000,000
Aerospace & DefenseChina South Industries GroupXu PingMaleChina $33,895,800,000
EnergySinopec GroupZhang YuzhuoMaleChina $414,649,900,000
EnergyRoyal Dutch ShellBen Van BeurdenMale $21,802,493.52 Netherlands $396,556,000,000
EnergyChina National PetroleumDr Dai HouliangMale $60,814.00 China $392,976,600,000
EnergyState GridMao WeimingMaleChina $387,056,000,000
EnergySaudi AramcoAmin H NasserMaleSaudi Arabia $355,905,000,000
EnergyBPBernard LooneyMale $1,545,000.00 Britain $303,738,000,000
EnergyExxon MobilDarren WoodsMale $18,777,787.00 U.S. $290,212,000,000
EnergyGlencoreIvan GlasenbergMale $1,375,307.82 Switzerland $219,754,000,000
EnergyTotalPatrick PouyanneMale $3,193,520.00 France $184,106,000,000
EnergyChevronMichael WirthMale $20,640,623.00 U.S. $166,339,000,000
IndustrialsGeneral ElectricH Lawrence Culp JrMale $17,129,627.00 U.S. $120,268,000,000
IndustrialsSiemensJosef Kaeser "Joe"Male $14,251,000.00 Germany $98,802,000,000
IndustrialsHengli GroupChen JianhuaMale $220,000,000.00 China $56,198,600,000
IndustrialsCaterpillarD. James Umpleby IIIMale $27,289,513.00 U.S. $54,722,000,000
IndustrialsSinomachZhang XiaolunMaleChina $45,424,000,000
IndustrialsShandong Weiqiao Pioneering GroupZhang BoMale $124,150.00 China $43,008,400,000
IndustrialsHoneywell InternationalDarius AdamczykMale $19,246,604.00 U.S. $41,802,000,000
IndustrialsMitsubishi ElectricTakeshi SugiyamaMaleJapan $40,766,100,000
IndustrialsMidea GroupFang Hongbo "Paul"MaleChina $39,581,600,000
IndustrialsABBPeter VoserMale $3,438,370.00 Switzerland $37,360,000,000
TelecommunicationsAT&TRandall StephensonMale $29,118,118.00 U.S. $170,756,000,000
TelecommunicationsVerizon CommunicationsHans VestbergMale $22,206,086.00 U.S. $130,863,000,000
TelecommunicationsChina Mobile CommunicationsLi YueMale $864,000.00 China $112,096,000,000
TelecommunicationsNippon Telegraph & TelephoneHiromichi ShinoharaMaleJapan $107,146,900,000
TelecommunicationsComcastBrian RobertsMale $35,026,207.00 U.S. $94,507,000,000
TelecommunicationsDeutsche TelekomTimotheus Hoettges "Tim"Male $6,053,280.00 Germany $89,286,800,000
TelecommunicationsSoftBank GroupMasayoshi SonMale $2,100,000.00 Japan $86,604,700,000
TelecommunicationsChina TelecommunicationsKe RuiwenMale $779,000.00 China $68,709,500,000
TelecommunicationsTelefónicaJose Maria Alvarez-Pallete LopezMale $5,407,780.00 Spain $57,465,900,000
TelecommunicationsAmérica MóvilDaniel Hajj AboumradMaleMexico $53,977,600,000
Food & Drug StoresWalgreens Boots AllianceStefano PessinaMale $13,542,260.00 U.S. $131,537,000,000
Food & Drug StoresKrogerW. Rodney McMullenMale $12,037,872.00 U.S. $121,162,000,000
Food & Drug StoresCarrefourAlexandre BompardMale $2,815,560.00 France $91,955,200,000
Food & Drug StoresTescoDavid John Lewis "Dave"Male $4,600,000.00 Britain $84,270,600,000
Food & Drug StoresAEONMotoya OkadaMaleJapan $77,122,500,000
Food & Drug StoresRoyal Ahold DelhaizeFrans W H MullerMale $4,748,040.00 Netherlands $74,103,900,000
Food & Drug StoresSeven & I HoldingsRyuichi IsakaMale $1,053,000.00 Japan $61,486,500,000
Food & Drug StoresAuchan HoldingVianney MulliezMaleFrance $60,749,200,000
Food & Drug StoresAlbertsons Cos.Vivek SankaranMaleU.S. $60,534,500,000
Food & Drug StoresWesfarmersRobert Scott "Rob"Male $4,251,573.90 Australia $53,985,300,000
Food, Beverages & TobaccoNestléDr Ulf Mark SchneiderMale $9,752,614.74 Switzerland $93,512,500,000
Food, Beverages & TobaccoPepsiCoRamon LaguartaMale $13,215,984.00 U.S. $64,661,000,000
Food, Beverages & TobaccoArcher Daniels MidlandJuan LucianoMale $19,637,534.00 U.S. $64,341,000,000
Food, Beverages & TobaccoAnheuser-Busch InBevCarlos Alves De BritoMale $5,200,000.00 Belgium $54,619,000,000
Food, Beverages & TobaccoJBSGilberto TomazoniMaleBrazil $49,709,700,000
Food, Beverages & TobaccoBungeGreg HeckmanMale $16,734,700.00 U.S. $45,743,000,000
Food, Beverages & TobaccoWilmar InternationalKuok Khoon HongMale $6,692,710.00 Singapore $44,497,700,000
Food, Beverages & TobaccoLouis DreyfusIan S McIntoshMaleNetherlands $40,571,000,000
Food, Beverages & TobaccoTyson FoodsNoel WhiteMale $10,398,200.00 U.S. $40,052,000,000
Food, Beverages & TobaccoCHSJay DebertinMale $2,335,340.00 U.S. $32,683,300,000
MaterialsChina MinmetalsGuo WenqingMaleChina $80,076,400,000
MaterialsAmer International GroupWang WenyinMaleChina $76,363,100,000
MaterialsArcelorMittalLakshmi N MittalMale $6,200,000.00 Luxembourg $76,033,000,000
MaterialsChina Baowu Steel GroupChen DerongMaleChina $66,310,000,000
MaterialsPOSCOChoi Jeong-WooMaleSouth Korea $59,223,200,000
MaterialsNippon Steel CorporationEiji HashimotoMaleJapan $55,720,200,000
MaterialsChina National Building Material GroupSong ZhipingMaleChina $52,610,600,000
MaterialsHBIS GroupYu YongMaleChina $50,920,600,000
MaterialsThyssenKruppMartina MerzFemale $160,000.00 Germany $50,856,100,000
MaterialsSaint-GobainPierre-Andre De ChalendarMale $2,690,940.00 France $49,300,400,000
Motor Vehicles & PartsVolkswagenDr Herbert DiessMaleGermany $278,341,500,000
Motor Vehicles & PartsToyota MotorAkio ToyodaMale $3,522,805.00 Japan $272,612,000,000
Motor Vehicles & PartsDaimlerOla KaelleniusMale $3,615,000.00 Germany $197,515,300,000
Motor Vehicles & PartsFord MotorJames HackettMale $17,752,835.00 U.S. $160,338,000,000
Motor Vehicles & PartsGeneral MotorsMary BarraFemale $21,870,450.00 U.S. $147,049,000,000
Motor Vehicles & PartsHonda MotorTakahiro HachigoMale $1,608,035.00 Japan $143,302,900,000
Motor Vehicles & PartsSAIC MotorChen ZhixinMaleChina $136,392,500,000
Motor Vehicles & PartsBMW GroupOliver ZipseMale $2,710,230.00 Germany $115,042,800,000
Motor Vehicles & PartsNissan MotorMakoto UchidaMaleJapan $104,390,600,000
Motor Vehicles & PartsBosch GroupDr Volkmar DennerMaleGermany $92,601,900,000
WholesalersTrafigura GroupJeremy WeirMaleSingapore $180,744,100,000
WholesalersMitsubishiOsamu MasukoMaleJapan $145,243,300,000
WholesalersItochuMasahiro OkafujiMale $5,292,000.00 Japan $104,627,300,000
WholesalersSinochem GroupNing Gaoning "Frank"MaleChina $89,358,100,000
WholesalersCOFCOWei Dong "David"MaleChina $71,223,300,000
WholesalersMarubeniMasumi KakinokiMaleJapan $66,753,500,000
WholesalersMitsuiTatsuo YasunagaMale $2,169,000.00 Japan $62,751,400,000
WholesalersToyota TsushoIchiro KashitaniMale $981,000.00 Japan $60,994,300,000
WholesalersSyscoKevin HouricanMaleU.S. $58,727,300,000
WholesalersSumitomoMasayuki HyodoMale $981,000.00 Japan $48,155,700,000

Sources & Methodology

For this research we analysed Fortune 500 to find out the categories, names, revenues and countries of each company.

All the data was collected between 14.04.20 and 23.04.20

  • https://aflcio.org/paywatch/highest-paid-ceos
  • https://fortune.com/global500/2019/search/
  • https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/ftse-100-executive-pay-report-2019_tcm18-62886.pdf
  • https://wageindicator.co.uk/pay/vip-celebrity-salary/lee-kun-hee
  • https://www.autonews.com/executives/fca-chief-manley-received-1445m-2019-compensation
  • https://wallmine.com/otc/idcbf/officer/1857629/siqing-chen
  • https://www.humanresourcesonline.net/highest-paid-best-performing-ceos-china/
  • https://wallmine.com/
  • https://simplywall.st/
  • https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-ceo-kenichiro-yoshidas-pay-fell-367-million-1219294
  • https://www.21cpw.com/pmgs-salary-is-286000-one-tenth-of-what-ups-and-fedex-counterparts-receive/
  • https://newsbeezer.com/germanyeng/airbus-less-salary-for-the-new-boss/
  • https://simplywall.st/stocks/se/capital-goods/sto-sand/sandvik-shares/news/is-sandvik-ab-stosand-overpaying-its-ceo/
  • https://www.erieri.com/executive/salary/yue-li-3xg1
  • https://www.businessinsider.com/masayoshi-son-softbank-net-worth-lifestyle-silicon-valley-estate-photos-2019-6?r=US&IR=T#he-also-owns-a-1175-million-silicon-valley-estate-that-comes-with-a-9000-square-foot-house-a-1117-square-foot-pool-house-a-detached-library-a-swimming-pool-a-tennis-court-and-formal-gardens-11
  • https://paycheck.in/salary/salarycheckers/carlos-slim

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