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The Origin chief came in with a ranking of 88, with the rankings calculated mainly on return for investors since the CEO took on the job.
King has managed to add $US8 billion ($A7.56 billion) to Origin’s market capitalisation since taking the helm in 2000, with the return an Australia-adjusted 985% increase, and an industry-adjusted return of over 1650%.
Former Apple chief Steve Jobs topped the pile, despite his death in October, with Amazon boss Jeffrey Bezos placing second.
Of the energy sector, chief executive of Indian company Oil & Natural Gas placed ahead of the rest, coming in at 13 overall.
Fifteen out of the top 100 came from the energy sector.
You can find the rankings at here.
This article first appeared in ILN's sister publication EnergyNewsBulletin.net.
