Sundar Pichai is no longer the world's 'most reputable CEO'
Google CEO Sundar Pichai who was named the world's most reputable CEO in 2018. 12 months later Pichai is not even in the top 10 this year. According to a report by Forbes, Reputation Institute, a firm that specialises in reputation measurement and management services, has published its list of 10 most reputable CEOs in the world. The list is topped by Ben van Beurden, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell. Pichai, as per the report, is not the only tech CEO to completely drop off from the list.
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: May 27, 2019, 05:56PM IST
Twelve months is a long time by any standard but if you're in the world of technology, it can seem like a lifetime. And on top off it if you're the CEO of one of the biggest tech companies in the world, a lot can change in those 12 months. Like in the case of Google CEO Sundar Pichai who was named the world's most reputable CEO in 2018. 12 months later Pichai is not even in the top 10. According to a report by Forbes, Reputation Institute, a firm that specialises in reputation measurement and management services, has published its list of 10 most reputable CEOs in the world. The list is topped by Ben van Beurden, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell.
Pichai, as per the report, is not the only tech CEO to completely drop off from the list. Michael Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn, who was also in the top 10 last year, doesn't find a place in the list. Overall, eight CEOs who were in the top 10 in 2018 do not make the cut.
As for Pichai, the Forbes report says that it has been a year when Google and Pichai have faced criticism over a few issues like the "organsation's handling of sexual misconduct allegations" and a few data breaches — which led to Google Plus being shut down. The Reputation Institute report summary says this about why Pichai has fallen down the reputable CEO charts, "Sundar Pichai's humble demeanor and egoless leadership style turned him into an aspirational CEO for others to follow and the most reputable CEO of 2018. Pichai was perceived to have a strong leadership image, clear strategic vision and was adept at anticipating change."
The report further states, "Fast forward to 2019, and the area in which Pichai excelled, is his downfall. After a tumultuous year that brought to light Google's unethical behavior, and questioned Pichai's Leadership skill which declined by 6.5 points. Along with the decline in Leadership, Pichai's reputation plummeted from #1 to #88 declining by 8.4 points."
For the second year in a row, RI has published the Global CEO RepTrak, a study of chief executive reputation. The methodology of determining the list has also been explained. RI surveyed "more than 230,000 individuals in 14 countries during the period from January to February 2019. All 140 CEOs considered lead companies that are familiar to at least 50% of the general population. The CEOs themselves were required to be familiar to at least 10% of the general population."
Shantanu Tiwari
Fake News check forbes website for godsake
Means absolutely nothing !!
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