Narayana Murthy world''s 8th most admired CEO: Burson-Marsteller

15 December 2005

Mumbai: A new global study conducted by Burson-Marsteller with the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) names Infosys chairman and chief mentor, N R Narayana Murthy among the 10 of the 15 most admired chairmen / CEOs. Murthy ranked the world's eighth most admired chairman / CEO.

The 2005 CEO Capital study asked more than 600 global business influentials in 65 countries to write in which CEO or chairman they admire most in the business world today.

Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect, led the most admired business leader list followed by Apple Computer's founder, Steve Jobs.

"The selection of Bill Gates as the 2005 world's most admired leader not only recognises his ongoing stewardship at the company he founded but it also acknowledges the powerful effect that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has had on Bill Gates' reputation," remarked Dr Leslie Gaines-Ross, Burson-Marsteller's chief knowledge and research officer worldwide and the study's architect.

"Leaders and their companies can no longer safely ignore the value placed on corporate responsibility and commitment by 21st century citizens," Gaines-Ross added