2023
Mark Benioff
CEO & Founder, Salesforce
International Executive of the Year
Exec Club is pleased to recognize these deserving global thinkers and doers with our most prestigious honor.
International Executive of the Year
From pioneering technological advancements to expanding through key acquisitions, Nadella’s commitment to learning and innovation continues to shape the way businesses worldwide harness technology for growth and success.
It is the Executives’ Club of Chicago is honor to present Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, as the International Executive of the Year!
Each year, the Executives’ Club of Chicago honors one individual with the International Executive of the Year Award.
Selection criteria includes exemplary leadership and significant contributions to the individual’s company and to the global business community; innovation; position within the industry; and personal and corporate modeling of values-based leadership.
The awards presentation serves as a highlight of the program year.
Mark Benioff
CEO & Founder, Salesforce
Kenneth C. Frazier
Executive Chairman & Former CEO
Merck & Co., Inc.
Juan R. Luciano
Chairman and CEO
ADM
Marillyn Hewson
Executive Chairman
Lockheed Martin
Jim Umpleby
CEO
Caterpillar
Muhtar Kent
Chairman and Former CEO
The Coca Cola Company
Irene Rosenfeld
Chairman and CEO
Mondelez International
Stefano Pessina
Executive Vice Chairman and CEO
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Paul Polman
CEO
Unilever
Michael Duke
Former CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee
Walmart
Daniel Servitje
CEO
Grupo Bimbo
Daniel Akerson
Chairman and CEO
General Motors
Glenn Tilton
Chairman
United Continental Holdings Inc.
Jamie Dimon
Chairman and CEO
JPMorgan Chase
Craig Donohue
CEO
CME Group
William A. Osborn
Chairman and CEO
Northern Trust Corporation
Samuel J. Palmisano
Chairman, President and CEO
IBM Corporation
Miles D. White
Chairman and CEO
Abbott
Jeffrey R. Immelt
Chairman and CEO
General Electric Company
Kenneth I. Chenault
Chairman and CEO
American Express Company
Steven Reinemund
Chairman and CEO
PepsiCo
Lawrence J. Ellison
Chairman and CEO
Oracle Corporation
Lee Raymond
Chairman and CEO
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Douglas N. Daft
Chairman and CEO
The Coca-Cola Company
Donald V. Fites
Former Chairman and CEO
Caterpillar Inc.
Lewis Platt, Chairman
President and CEO
Hewlett-Packard
Jack F. Smith Jr.
Chairman and CEO
General Motors
Michael Eisner
Chairman and CEO
The Walt Disney Company
William H. Gates III
Chairman and CEO
Microsoft Corporation