Gomes da Silva is the new best Portuguese CEO

Carlos Gomes da Silva was considered the best CEO in Portugal in terms of connections with investors. Galp’s CEO outdid João Manso Neto, from EDP Renováveis, currently a defendant in the case of CMEC (Costs of Maintenance of Contractual Equilibrium), along with António Mexia, Rui Cartaxo and other EDP and REN managers.

This year’s rating was carried out by Extel Survey, which chooses the 25 best European CEOs concerning their relationships with investors, and does not include any Portuguese CEO. However, the company also does a ranking for each country. In Portugal, Galp conquers: the petrol company has the best CEO and is considered the best company in their connections to investors, it has the best CFO (Filipe Crisóstomo Silva) and it also has the best professional to handle investors (Otelo Ruivo).

One Portuguese among the top 25 CEOs

There is no Portuguese company listed as the best in Europe; the list is headed by Tim Höttges, from Deutsche Telekom. Yet, there is one Portuguese among the 25 best European CEOs: Carlos Tavares, CEO of the PSA Peugeot Citröen group, in 16^th place.

In the sector ranking, the Portuguese Ricardo Mendes Ferreira stands out in the paper and forest exploitation sector

Here is the full list of Europe’s best CEOs:

1. Tim Höttges, Deutsche Telekom AG
2. Stephan Sturm, Fresenius SE & Co.
3. Vittorio Colao, Vodafone
4. Jean-Pierre Mustier, UniCredit
5. Frédéric Oudéa, Société Générale
6. Nikolaus von Bomhard, Munich Re
7. Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, BNP Paribas
8. Jacque Aschenbroich, Valeo
9. Thomas Enders, Airbus
10. Sergio Ermotti, UBS Group
11. Martin Sorrell, WPP, Ralph Hamers, ING Group
12. José María Alvarez-Pallete, Telefónica
13. Carlo Messina, Intesa Sanpaolo
14. Oliver Bäte, Allianz
15. Thierry Breton, Atos
16. Carlos Tavares, PSA Peugeot Citroën
17. Patrice Caine, Thales
18. Jean-Charles Decaux, JCDecaux
19. Christian Mumenthaler, Swiss Re
20. Gavin Patterson, BT Group
21. Pernille Erenbjerg, TDC
22. Matthias Zachert, Lanxess
23. Joe Kaeser, Siemens
24. Kurt Bock, BASF