Steve Jobs once again made Barron’s annual list of the 30 most respected CEOs worldwide.
Jobs, however, stands out among the global tycoons — other repeat honorees include Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com and John Chambers of Cisco — being called “probably the world’s most valuable CEO.” His career is called “cinematic” and on the eve of the iPad roll-out, Barron’s says, “America could use 1,000 more like him.”
Praise aside, unlike many other rankings, this one isn’t a popularity contest but is based on stock performance.
Here’s why, for Barron’s, Jobs just may be the MVP of the business game:
“Probably the world’s most valuable CEO is Steve Jobs of Apple, as shown by stock dips on news of his medical problems. Apple recently hit a record, with a market value topping $200 billion, a reflection of the Street’s confidence that a healthy Jobs (at least from what we can tell) continues to keep Apple ahead of the game. Jobs likely accounts for $25 billion or more of Apple’s market value.”
This is the latest accolade for Jobs, who was also named most admired celebrity entrepreneur and CEO of the decade recently.
Via Apple Insider
