#9 Tim Koogle

Company: Yahoo

Country: United States

Tenure: 1995 – 2001

Yahoo was what Google is today before the dot com burst. He helped the founders Jerry Yang and David Filo to build a company that challenged tech giants like Microsoft and as well as big content providers such as The Walt Disney Company. Under him, the company also pioneered the concept of providing content in local languages to the users. His vision of driving Yahoo to advertising-driven enterprise helped the company achieve revenues of $1 billion.

#8 Tomeo Kanbayashi

Company: NTT Data

Country: Japan

Tenure: 1995 – 1999

Some names of best CEO you already recognize but then there are few names which can surprise you, for the simple reason, “how could I miss it?” Tomeo Kanbayashi is one such name. He steered NTT Data to become Japan’s largest IT services company and also one of the biggest in the world. Under his leadership, shareholder’s return were at 658 per cent (country adjusted), according to Harvard Business Review.

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