Thursday, December 27, 2012

The Best-Performing CEOs in the World

An example of data visualization...

1. Steve Jobs (Apple)
2. Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
3. Samsung former CEO

The Best-Performing CEOs in the World - Harvard Business Review




Value of Apple stock from 1997 to 2011 (14 years) increased more than 66 times.
That is annual growth of about 35%.

Amazon stock value from 1996 to 2012 (16 years)increased more than 124 times.
That is annual growth of about 35% also.

Samsung, growth of 15.6 times in 12 years is annual about 26%.

Hyundai, 20 times in 13 years, about 26% a year.

In a year since Apple changed CEO, stock first doubled (from about $350 to $700), and then fallen to about $550.

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