Timothy Ring, CEO of Murray Hill, N.J.-based Bard, topped Owler's 2017 "National CEO Likeability Study" of executives in the healthcare industry.
Owler, a community-based business insights platform, evaluated thousands of CEO reviews on its site. Its algorithm weighed reviews, with input from employees, followers, competitors and other stakeholders weighted differently.
The site focused on CEOs "leading notable companies located in cities with over 5,000 companies, regardless of size, and the sample set has been further reduced to include only companies that are actively updated and followed by the Owler Community."
Here are the top 30 most liked CEOs in the healthcare industry, as ranked by the study.
1. Timothy Ring, Murray Hill, N.J.-based Bard
2. Stanley Bergman, Melville, N.Y.-based Henry Schein
3. R. Milton Johnson, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare
4. Stephen Hemsley, Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group
5. Howard Messing, Westwood, Mass.-based Meditech
6. Joacim Lindoff, Sweden-based Getinge
7. Larry Renfro, Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Optum
8. Kevin Lobo, Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker
9. Roger Krone, Reston, Va.-based Leidos
10. Derek Newell, Mountain View, Calif.-based Jiff
11. Teruhisa Ueda, PhD, Kyoto, Japan-based Shimadzu
12. Omar Ishrak, Minneapolis-based Medtronic
13. Dr. Andreas Barner, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany-based Boehringer Ingelheim
14. George Barrett, Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health
15. Stefan Dräger, Lübeck, Germany-based Dräger
16. David Cordani, Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna
17. Michael Mahoney, Marlborough, Mass.-based Boston Scientific
18. Joe Kiani, Irvine, Calif.-based Masimo
19. John Noseworthy, MD, Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic
20. Jose Almeida, Deerfield, Ill.-based Baxter
21. Frank Laukien, PhD, Billerica, Mass.-based Bruker
22. Shashank ND, Bangalore, India-based Practo
23. Neal Patterson, Kansas City, Mo.-based Cerner
24. Miles White, Chicago-based Abbott
25. Mark Bertolini, Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna
26. Bruce Broussard, Louisville, Ky.-based Humana
27. James Park, San Francisco-based Fitbit
28. John Flannery, Little Chalfont, U.K. -based GE Healthcare
29. Larry Merlo, Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS Health
30. Wayne Smith, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems