Fortune teamed with Hewitt Associates and the RBL Group to
find out what companies develop strong leaders the best. More than 500 global
companies were surveyed in the search. A team of specialized judges from around
the world selected the finalists. The list of 25 top companies that attract,
retain, and nurture talent were also grouped by four global regions.
1. IBM--HQ: Armonk, NY; Revenues: $103.6B
2. Proctor & Gamble--HQ-Cincinnati, OH; Revenue: $79B
3. General Mills--HQ: Minneapolis, MN; Revenues: $14.7B
4. McKinsey-no HQ, Revenues: $5B+
5. ICICI Bank-HQ: Mumbai; Revenues: $7.4B
6. McDonalds-HQ: Oak Brook, Ill; Revenues: $23.5B
7. General Electric-HQ: Fairfield, CN; Revenues: $182.5B
8. Titan Cement-Athens, Greece; Revenues: $2.3B
9. China Mobile-HQ: Shanghai; Revenues: $2.5B
10. Hindustan Unilever-HQ: Mumbai; Revenues: $4.4B
11. Natura Cosmeticos-HQ: Cajamar, Brazil; Revenues: $16B
12. Colgate-Palmolive-HQ: New York, NY; Revenues: $15.3B
13. TNT-HQ: Hoofdoorp, Netherlands; Revenues: $1605B
14. Deere-HQ: Moline, Il; Revenues: $28.4B
15. Whirlpool-HQ: Benton Harbor, MI; Revenues: $18.9B
16. 3M-HQ: St. Paul, MN; Revenues: $25B
17. Cargill-HQ: Minneapolis, MN; Revenues: $16.6B
18. OLAM-HQ: Singapore; Revenues: $8.9B
19. Ely Lilli-HQ: Indianapolis, IN; Revenues: $20.4B
20. PepsiCo-HQ: Purchase, NY; Revenues: $43B
21. American Express-HQ: New York City, NY; Revenues: $28.4B
22. Lockheed Martin-HQ: Bethesda, MD; Revenues: $42.7B
23. Intel-HQ: Santa Clara, CA; Revenues: $3706B
24. Infosys-HQ: Bangalore, India; Revenues: $4.6B
25. FedEx-HQ: Memphis, TN; Revenues: $35.5B
Source: Fortune Magazine, December 7, 2009, pp. 77-78.
Related article: "How to Build Great Leaders," pp. 70-72.
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