Fortune European Businessman of the Year
Fortune magazine gives an annual award for the person it considers to be the European Businessman of the Year. Fortune is based in the United States, but it has a European edition which features this award prominently. Currently the award is announced in January for the preceding calendar year. Other organisations also issue similar awards.
Recipients
Year | Image | Choice | Notes |
2001 | Michael O'Leary | Irish CEO of budget airline Ryanair. | |
2002 | |||
2003 | Terry Leahy | British CEO of retailer Tesco. | |
2004 | Lakshmi Mittal | British based Indian CEO/majority owner of Mittal Steel Company N.V.. | |
2005 | Patrick Ricard | French Chairman and CEO of Pernod Ricard | |
2006 | Gerard Kleisterlee | Dutch CEO of Philips | |
2007 | Robert Polet | Dutch CEO of the Gucci Group | |
2008 | Wendelin Wiedeking | President and CEO of Porsche |