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10 Smartest C.E.O. Moves of 2007

Dec 20 2007

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Best C.E.O. Moves
Peterson
Jobs
Mozilo
Iwata
Nardelli
Dell
Blankfein
Grasso
Weil
Tillerson
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The bottom has dropped out of the banking business, brokerages are floundering, home foreclosures are soaring, and the threat of recession looms. What better time to inaugurate a list of the smartest executive moves of the year?
1. Pete Peterson of Blackstone
Quitting while he was ahead.
2. Steve Jobs of Apple
Steering blame to his underlings.
3. Angelo Mozilo of Countrywide
Having fortuitous timing for share sales.
4. Satoru Iwata of Nintendo
Beating out Sony and Microsoft with the Wii.
5. Robert Nardelli of Chrysler
Persuading someone to hire him so quickly.
6. Michael Dell of Dell Computer
Taking matters into his own hands ... again.
7. Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sach
Seeing the subprime meltdown on the horizon.
8. Richard Grasso of the NYSE
Tirelessly defending that ridiculous pay package.
9. Jack Weil of Rockmount Ranch
Being able to hang on as C.E.O. 61 years.
10. Rex Tillerson of Exxon Mobil
Picking a good time to be C.E.O.

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