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 edit

This list is incomplete.
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