Fortune 50(0) Companies 2004-2006

1. Fortune 50(0) Companies 2004-2006

2. BSC – Fortune 50 “Most admired companies” 2004 All-Stars Rank Company Industry Country 1 Wal-Mart Merchandise U.S. 2 General Electric Electronics U.S. 3 Microsoft Computers U.S. 4 Johnson & Johnson Pharma U.S. 5 Berkshire Hathaway Property & C. Insurance U.S. 6 Dell Computers U.S. 7 IBM Computers U.S. 8 Toyota Motors Motor Vehicles Japan 9 Procter & Gamble Household & P.products U.S. 10 FedEx Delivery U.S. … … … … 15 BMW Motor Vehicles Germany … … … … 21 Nestlé Consumer Food Switzerland … … … … 50 GlaxoSmithKline Pharma Britain Source: Fortune Magazine, March 2004

3. BSC – Fortune 50 “What does it take?” Companies are divided into two groups: the most admired(top three to five of each industry) and those who ranked lower All of the functions critical to our business success are in place 76% Most admired companies Peer Group 66% We have translated our strategy into clear Action plans with clear accountabilities 84% 74% Roles & responsibilities are sufficiently clear that people know where to go for the information & support they need to do their jobs effectively 81% 74% Decision-making accountabilities and processes are well-defined 79% 64% Source: Fortune Magazine, March 2004

4. BSC – Fortune 50 “What does it take?” Companies are divided into two groups: the most admired(top three to five of each industry) and those who ranked lower Leaders surround themselves with people who will challenge them on their thinking Most admired companies 81% 60% Peer Group Leaders devote a significant amount of time to hiring and develop talent 67% 48% 92% Performance measures are directly tied to our business strategy 79% “The challenge is to put the strategy, systems and capabilities in place, and then drive deployment & execution.” (A.G. Lafley, CEO of Procter & Gamble, 2004) Source: Fortune Magazine, March 2004

5. BSC – Fortune 50 “Most admired companies” 2005 All-Stars Source: Fortune Magazine, 7th March 2005 Rank Company Industry Country 1 General Electric Electronics U.S. 2 Wal-Mart Merchandise U.S. 3 Dell Computers U.S. 4 Microsoft Computers U.S. 5 Toyota Motors Motor Vehicles Japan 6 Procter & Gamble Household & Pers. U.S. 7 Johnson & Johnson Pharma U.S. 8 FedEx Delivery U.S. 9 IBM Computers U.S. 10 Berkshire Hathaway Property & Insurance U.S. … … … … 11 BMW Motor Vehicles Germany 15 Sony Electronics Japan … … … … 22 BP Petroleum Refining Britain … … … … 49 Tesco Food & Drug Store Britain Vodafone Telecommunications Britain Continental Airlines Airlines U.S. Colgate-Palmolive Household U.S.

6. BSC – Fortune 50 “Most admired companies” Snapshot 2005 • U.S. companies still dominate the list • From 52 companies in the All-Star List, 35 are US-based • From 30 industry groups surveyed, 24 were led by US companies • Responded very well to competitive challenges, taken advantage of the opportunities of globalisation by tapping talents & markets around the world • GE as most admired company in the world • But more non -US companies made it onto the list than ever before • Samsung (39.) as first Korean company; Siemens (43.), Novartis (48.) Swiss Pharmaceutical Giant • Toyota (10.) only non-US company among the Top Ten • BMW as the highest ranking European company on the list (11.) • Companies who fell of the list, often got bad headlines • Royal / Dutch Shell – overstated its oil & gas reserves • AIG - Penalty payments for inflating financial statements • Merck – Vioxx Scandal

7. BSC – Fortune 50 “Most admired companies” Snapshot 2005 “ Those wining companies tend to push the envelope for their industries. They are setting standards and raising the bar in their markets.”(Mel Stark, Vice President Hay Group) Companies on Top of the List scored high on Industry Leadership Superior Management Innovativeness Technological Prowess Other Categories assessed Globalness Financial Soundness Long-term Investment Value Employee Talent Social Responsibility Use of Corporate Assets

8. BSC – Fortune 50 “Most admired companies” 2006 All-Stars Rank Company Industry Country 1 General Electric Electronics U.S. 2 Toyota Motor Motor Vehicles Japan 3 Procter & Gamble Household & Pers. Pdts U.S. 4 FedEx Delivery U.S. 5 Johnson & Johnson Pharma U.S. 6 Microsoft Computers U.S. 7 Dell Computers U.S. 8 Berkshire Hathaway Property & C. Insurance U.S. 9 Apple Computers Computers U.S. 10 Wal-Mart Stores General Merchandise U.S. … … … … 11 IBM Computers U.S. 12 Target General Merchandise U.S. … … … … 21 Citigroup Mega Banks U.S. 22 Coca-Cola Beverages U.S. ………… 49 Royal Bank of Scotland Mega Banks Britain 50 Dow Chemical Chemicals U.S. Source: Fortune Magazine, 13th March 2006

9. BSC – Fortune 50 “Most admired companies” Snapshot 2006 • U.S. companies still dominate the list • From 50 companies in the All-Star List, 32 are US-based • From 27 industry groups surveyed, 21 were led by US companies • GE as most admired company in the world for 3 years running • Some changes for non -US companies that made it onto the list • Toyota Motors now ranked No. 2. Highest Asian ranked company Only non-US company among Top Ten • Total 18 companies non-US (2005 – 17 companies) • BMW as the highest ranking European company on the list (13.) • Only 7 Asian companies (5-Japan; 1-S.Korea; 1-Singapore) (2005 – 7 companies) • Chinese companies are expected to enter Top 50 in the next 2 to 3 years. Highest ranked is Shanghai BaoSteel – No. 227 of 351 companies surveyed. Lenovo is expected be prominent soon.