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Big leap in the latest rankings

Chuck Prince
Chuck Prince

Citigroup’s jump to number eight in the rankings of most respected companies will be particularly sweet for chief executive Chuck Prince.

High reputation survives turmoil

A botched management reshuffle, faltering financial performance, public health concerns about its flagship product and fears that anti-Americanism could dent the company’s image overseas - it has been a rough year for Coca-Cola.

Golden statues mark progress

Each golden statuette “tells us to differentiate to stay ahead”, says the chief executive of Infosys, the most admired Indian company for the second consecutive year.

Highly rated for innovation

When Sony of Japan and Ericsson of Sweden merged their struggling mobile phone units in 2001, not everyone was convinced the joint venture would work.

Profits set a Japanese record

Fujio Cho, president of Toyota, is typical of the Japanese carmaker’s top management: modest but quietly confident.

Carlos Ghosn: superstar car executive

Mr Ghosn has achieved cult status in Japan since pushing through a ruthless but highly successful restructuring at Nissan in 1999.