CEO List 2006

Our exclusive CEO Golf Handicap Ranking of the top 200 chief exective officers of all Fortune 1000 companies


Compiled By Lisa Furlong

RANK CEO INDEX COMPANY
1. James R. Crane 0.8 EGL (Eagle Global Logistics)
2. Jerry Jurgensen 0.9 Nationwide
3. Curt S. Culver 2.6 MGIC Investment
T-4. Theodore L. Chandler Jr. 3 LandAmerica
T-4. John F. Lundgren 3 The Stanley Works
6. Stephen E. Macadam 3.5 BlueLinx Holdings
7. Edward W. Stack 4.1 Dick's Sporting Goods
8. Barry E.Davis 4.2 Crosstex Energy
9. Stephen M. Bennett 4.4 Intuit
T-10. Michael L Eskew 5.2 United Parcel Service
T-10. David A. Perdue Jr. 5.2 Dollar General
T-10. Mayo A. Shattuck III 5.2 Constellation Energy Group
13. Scott F. Farmer 5.3 Cintas
T-14. J. Kenneth Glass 5.5 First Horizon National Corp.
T-14. David C.Novak 5.5 Yum! Brands
T-16. Edgar M. Bronfman Jr. 5.6 Warner Music Group
T-16. Nicholas D. Chabraja 5.6 General Dynamics
18. Kenneth M.Jastrow II 6 Temple-Inland
19. John P. McConnell 6.1 Worthington Industries
20. Robert D.Walter 6.2 Cardinal Health
21. Kennett F. Burnes 6.4 Cabot Corp.
T-22. William P. Foley II 6.7 Fidelity National Financial
T-22. Brian L. Roberts 6.7 Comcast
24. Frank T. Maclnnis 6.8 Emcor Group
T-25. William (Bill) Dillard II 6.9 Dillard's
T-25. Stephen M. Humphrey 6.9 Graphic Packaging
T-25. James A. Rubright 6.9 Rock-Tenn
28. Greg L. Henslee 7 O'Reilly Automotive
29. Jeffrey P. Black 7.1 Teleflex
30. Vernon W. Hill II 7.2 Commerce Bancorp
T-31. David W.Joos 7.3 CMS Energy
T-31. Michael B. McCallister 7.3 Humana
T-33. PaulC.Varga 7.4 Brown-Forman
T-33. Edward E.Whitacre Jr. 7.4 A&T
35. Edwin M. (Mac) Crawford 7.5 Caremark
36. David Simon 7.6 Simon Property Group
T-37. Charles W.Moorman IV 7.7 Norfolk Southern Corp.
T-37. W.Brett White 7.7 CB Richard Ellis Group
T-39. Thomas A. Dattilo 7.9 Cooper Tire & Rubber
T-39. Fred L. Holliger 7.9 Giant Industries
T-39. Steven Roth 7.9 Vornado Realty Trust
T-42. KurtLDarrow 8 La-Z-Boy
T-42. Charles R. Schwab 8 Charles Schwab
T-44. Harold W. McGraw III 8.1 McGraw-Hill
T-44. David P. Yeager 8.1 Hub Group
T-46. Michael J. Burns 8.3 Dana Corp.
T-46. Richard K. Smucker 8.3 J.M. Smucker
48. John G. Drosdick 8.4 Sunoco
49. Alfred A. Plamann 8.5 Unified Western Grocers
50. Thomas M.Ryan 8.6 CVS
51. Scott D.Sheffield 8.8 Pioneer Natural Resources
T-52. Lawrence A. Denton 8.9 Dura Automotive Systems
T-52. Ronald L. Turner 8.9 Ceridian Corp.
54. David A. Daberko 9 National City Corp.
T-55. Sheldon R. Erikson 9.1 Cameron International Corp.
T-55. Bruce E. Grewcock 9.1 Peter Kiewit Sons'
T-55. Bruce E. Karatz 9.1 KB Home
T-55. Peter McCausland 9.1 Airgas
T-59. MartyP.AIbertson 9.2 Guitar Center
T-59. Luke R. Corbett 9.2 Kerr-McGee
T-59. Fredric W. (Fritz) Corrigan 9.2 Mosaic Company
T-62. Jonathan J. Judge 9.4 Paychex
T-62. Stephen P. MacMillan 9.4 Stryker
T-62. David M. Ratcliffe 9.4 Southern Company
T-65. Donald H. Anderson 9.5 TransMontaigne
T-65. Robert W.Grubbs Jr. 9.5 Anixter International
T-67. Van B. Honeycutt 9.6 Computer Sciences
T-67. David Lilley 9.6 CYTEC Industries
T-69. John F. Barrett 9.8 Western & Southern Financial
T-69. Samuel J. Palmisano 9.8 IBM
T-69. Daniel C. Ustian 9.8 Navistar Intl. Corp.
72. Robert E. Sadler 9.9 M&T Bank
T-73. Gregg L. Engles 10.1 Dean Foods
T-73. L Phillip Humann 10.1 SunTrust Banks
T-73. Richard M. Kovacevich 10.1 Wells Fargo
T-73. David A. Smith 10.1 PSS World Medical
T-77. E. Stanley O'Neal 10.4 Merrill Lynch
T-77. Dominic J. Pileggi 10.4 Thomas & Betts
T-77. Matthew K. Rose 10.4 Burlington Northern Santa Fe
T-77. Richard Sands 10.4 Constellation Brands
T-77. Stephen J. Scarborough 10.4 Standard Pacific
T-77. John H. Tyson 10.4 Tyson Foods
T-83. Daniel E. Berce 10.5 Americredit
T-83. RickR.Holley 10.5 Plum Creek Timber
T-83. James E. Rohr 10.5 PNC Financial Services Group
T-86. Martin E. Franklin 10.6 Jarden Corp.
T-86. Terry L. Haines 10.6 A. Schulman
T-86. William C.Weldon 10.6 Johnson & Johnson
T-89. Clayton M. Jones 10.8 Rockwell Collins
T-89. Michael I. Roth 10.8 Interpublic Group
T-91. Terry J. Lundgren 10.9 Federated Department Stores
T-91. David L. Pugh 10.9 Applied Industrial Technologies
T-91. Steven J. Shulman 10.9 Magellan Health Services
T-94. Richard C. Green 11 Aquila
T-94. Thomas E. Hoaglin 11 Huntington Bancshares
T-94. Marshall 0. Larsen 11 Goodrich Corp.
T-97. Anthony F. Earley 11.1 DTE Energy
T-97. Thomas F. Farrell 11.1 Dominion Resources
T-97. Bruce Nicholson 11.1 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
T-97. Thomas D. 0'Malley 11.1 Premcor
T-101. Henry W.Knueppel 11.2 Regal Beloit Corp.
T-101. James V. 0'Donnell 11.2 American Eagle Outfitters
103. Michael J.Chesser 11.3 Great Plains Energy
T-104. Jeffrey R. Immelt 11.4 General Electric
T-104. William P. Lauder 11.4 Estee Lauder
T-104. Jeffry N. Quinn 11.4 Solutia
T-104. ArifShakeel 11.4 Western Digital Corp.
T-108. Patrick J.Esser* 11.5 Cox Communications
T-108. Eric C. Fast 11.5 Crane Co.
T-108. Michael J.Gasser 11.5 Grief
T-108. James C. Mullen 11.5 Biogen Idee
T-112. Lewis Hay III 11.6 FPL Group
T-112. Gregory E. Johnson 11.6 Franklin Resources
T-112. John D.Johnson 11.6 CHS
T-112. R. Lawrence Montgomery 11.6 Kohl's
T-116. David V. McClanahan 11.7 Centerpoint Energy
T-116. William A. Osborn 11.7 Northern Trust
T-118. Walter M. Higgins 11.9 Sierra Pacific Resources
T-118. C.DowdRitter 11.9 AmSouth Bancorporation
T-118. David A. Trice 11.9 Newfield Exploration
121. Dennis J. Kuester 12 Marshall & llsley
T-122. Jeffrey A. Joerres 12.1 Manpower
T-122. Daniel P. Neary 12.1 Mutual of Omaha
T-124. James E. Cayne 12.2 Bear Steams
T-124. Jeff M. Fettig 12.2 Whirlpool
T-124. John H. Hammergren 12.2 McKesson
T-124. Edward A. Mueller 12.2 Williams-Sonoma
T-128. Carl Bass 12.3 Autodesk
T-128. David H. Hannah 12.3 Reliance Steel & Aluminum
T-130. Michael J.Jackson 12.4 AutoNation
T-130. Brian Mueller* 12.4 Apollo Group
T-132. JohnBekkers 12.5 Gold Kist
T-132. Harold M. (Max) Messmer 12.5 Robert Half International
T-132. Richard L.Wambold 12.5 Pactiv
T-135. Steven A. Burd 12.6 Safeway
T-135. R. David Hoover 12.6 Ball Corp.
T-135. Thomas A. James 12.6 Raymond James Financial
T-135. JohnP.Wiehoff 12.6 CH Robinson Worldwide
T-139. Ralph W.Babb Jr. 12.7 Comerica
T-139. Robert A. Reynolds Jr. 12.7 Graybar Electric
T-139. James A. Skinner 12.7 McDonald's
T-142. Gregory M. E. Spierkel 12.8 Ingram Micro
T-142. Albert P. L. Stoucken 12.8 H.B. Fuller
T-144. Michael J.Hayes 12.9 Fred's
T-144. James M. Jenness 12.9 Kellogg
T-144. James F. Orr 12.9 Convergys
T-144. Patricia F. Russo 12.9 Lucent Technologies
1-144. David B. Snow 12.9 Medco Health Solutions
T-149. Kenneth I. Chenault 13 American Express
T-149. Antonio M. Perez 13 Eastman Kodak
151. Douglas L Rock 13.1 Smith International
T-152. Christopher M. Connor 13.2 Sherwin-Williams
T-152. RoyA.Vallee 13.2 Avnet
T-154. Richard S. Fuld Jr. 13.3 Lehman Brothers
T-154. Parker S. Kennedy 13.3 First American Corp.
156. Dennis J. FitzSimons 13.4 Tribune Company
T-157. Steven A. Ballmer 13.5 Microsoft
T-157. Charles E. Bunch 13.5 PPG Industries
T-157. Allen B.King 13.5 Universal Corp.
T-157. Kevin W. Sharer 13.5 Amgen
T-161. Patrick J.Moore 13.6 Smurfit-Stone Container
T-161. Norman H.Wesley 13.6 Fortune Brands
T-163. Richard D. Fairbank 13.7 Capitol One Financial
T-163. Thomas E. Skains 13.7 Piedmont Natural Gas
T-163. Dale B. Wolf 13.7 Coventry Health Care
166. Stephen L Way 13.8 HCC Insurance Holdings
T-167. Steve W.AIesio 13.9 Dun & Bradstreet
T-167. Thomas C. Tiller 13.9 Polaris Industries
T-167. John D.Wren 13.9 Omnicom Group
170. Richard E. Dauch 14 American Axle & Mfg.
T-171. Daniel J. Warmenhoven 14.1 Network Appliance
T-171. John K. Welch 14.1 USEC
173. David T. Brown 14.2 Owens Corning
174. Jeffrey Noddle 14.3 Supervalu
T-175. Jeffrey M. Peek 14.4 CIT Group
T-175. Lawrence F. Probst III 14.4 Electronic Arts
177. Aubrey K. McClendon 14.5 Chesapeake Energy
T-178. Steve R.Appleton 14.6 Micron Technologies
T-178. E. James Ferland 14.6 Public Service Enterprises
T-178. Herbert L Henkel 14.6 Ingersoll-Rand
181. Anthony J. Alexander 14.7 FirstEnergy
T-182. Edward J. Ludwig 14.8 Becton, Dickinson
T-182. John C. Plant 14.8 TRW Automotive
T-184. Richard C. Notebaert 14.9 Qwest
T-184. George Paz 14.9 Express Scripts
T-186. Steven J. Demetriou 15 Aleris International
T-186. Jerry A. Grundhofer 15 U.S. Bancorp
T-186. Arthur F.Ryan 15 Prudential Financial
T-186. Joel V. Staff 15 Reliant Energy
T-186. John M. Stropki 15 Lincoln Electric Holdings
191. Jeffrey E. Sterba 15.1 PNM Resources
192. W. James McNerney 15.2 Boeing
T-193. Douglas M. Baker 15.3 Ecolab
T-193. Mark A. King 15.3 Affiliated Computer Services
T-195. Michael T. Fries 15.4 Liberty Global
T-195. W.LeoKiely 15.4 Molson Coors Brewing
T-195. Angelo R. Mozilo 15.4 Countrywide Financial
198. Joseph M. Scaminase 15.5 OM Group
199. Bernard Cammarata 15.6 TJX
200. John J. Mack 15.7 Morgan Stanley
*TITLE IS PRESIDENT RATHER THAN CEO
November 07, 2009

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