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Arvind Krishna has led IBM as chief executive since April 2020 and as chairman since 2021, after three decades inside the company.

Lisa Su has been chief executive of AMD since October 2014 and its chair since 2022, steering the chipmaker into data centres and AI.

Marc Benioff co-founded Salesforce in 1999 and has been its chief executive since 2001. The company reported $41.5 billion in revenue for fiscal 2026.

Tobi Lütke is the founder, chief executive and chairman of Shopify. Merchants on the platform sold $378 billion of goods in 2025.

Patrick Collison has led Stripe since co-founding it in 2010. Businesses on the platform generated $1.9 trillion in total volume in 2025.

Pascal Soriot, a trained veterinarian, has been chief executive of AstraZeneca since October 2012. His tenure covers the Pfizer bid, the Oxford vaccine, Alexion and a target of $80 billion in revenue

Brunello Cucinelli founded his cashmere business in 1978 and is its Executive Chairman and Creative Director. The company reported about 1.41 billion euros in revenue for 2025.

Miuccia Prada has shaped the Prada label since the late 1970s, created Miu Miu in 1993 and has shared Prada's creative direction with Raf Simons since 2020.

Shantanu Narayen joined Adobe in 1998, became its chief executive in 2007 and moved its creative software to subscriptions. He hands the CEO role to Anil Chakravarthy on December 1, 2026.

Steve Ballmer was Microsoft's first business manager and its chief executive from 2000 to 2014. He now owns the Los Angeles Clippers.

Andy Jassy founded Amazon Web Services and succeeded Jeff Bezos as Amazon's chief executive in July 2021. This profile covers his career, roles and the company's latest figures.

Axel Dumas has been Executive Chairman of Hermès International since June 2013, after a decade in banking and ten years running divisions of the house.

François-Henri Pinault ran Kering as Chairman and Chief Executive from 2005 to September 2025, turning the former retail group PPR into a luxury group, and now chairs its board.

Leena Nair became Chanel's Global Chief Executive in January 2022 after three decades at Unilever, where she was the company's first female Chief Human Resources Officer.

Mary Barra joined General Motors as a co-op student in 1980 and has been its chief executive since January 2014 and chair since January 2016.

Ramon Laguarta joined PepsiCo in 1996 and has led it as chief executive since October 2018 and as chairman since 2019. He is reshaping its brands under the pep+ programme.

Brian Niccol became chairman and chief executive of Starbucks in September 2024 after six years at the head of Chipotle. He is leading the company's Back to Starbucks turnaround plan.

Dara Khosrowshahi has been chief executive of Uber since September 2017, after leading Expedia from 2005 to 2017 and senior finance roles at IAC.

Ted Sarandos has run Netflix's content since 2000 and has been co-chief executive since 2020, leading the company's move into its own series, films and live events.

Neal Mohan has been chief executive of YouTube since February 2023, after eight years as its product chief and a long career in Google's advertising business.