NYSE Euronext CEO Report

CEOs Predict Jobs, Expansion

Top executives voice optimism on job creation in 2012, despite the Eurozone's debt crisis and other global economic problems. That's according to NYSE Euronext's new cross-generational survey of public and private company CEOs and MBA students.

The NYSE Euronext CEO Report

Chief executives are more optimistic about the state of the global economy than they were last year, according to the 2011 NYSE Euronext Annual CEO Report. More than three quarters of those surveyed expect their business will improve in 2012. Some 30 percent of those surveyed foresee “significant improvement.” Those views carry over to employment projections. A majority of CEOs surveyed expect they will add to their workforce through 2012. The seventh annual NYSE Euronext CEO Report represents the views of a 317 heads of companies listed on NYSE Euronext exchanges and 119 emerging CEOs of U.S. non-public companies receiving investment funding. Survey topics include economy & growth, workforce and job creation and social media. Details on results are offered below.

The Global Economy

The majority of 2011 survey respondents rate the global economy as fair. CEOs voice concerns about protectionism, financial and political stablility. Interactive charts tell the story.

Job Creation

CEOs will be adding to the workforce through 2012, according to survey results. For Siemens AG it’s a case of identifying opportunities — even in tough economic times. Read why the company is staffing up.

Where Entrepreneurs See Growth

Almost all emerging CEOs (96 percent) consider the global economy to be fair or poor, yet 84 percent expect growth in their own companies. Here's why.

Reputation and Brand Management

CEOs are more likely to think that trust in public companies is decreasing not increasing. Less than 30 percent say top execs do enough to protect their brand.

Spotlight

Highlights of the New NYSE Euronext CEO Report

Views on the global economy, job creation, innovation, social media and brand reputation.

Lessons for Leading the Future

Today's listed company CEOs rank international experience, strategic vision and external communications skills as key to the success of CEOs of the future.

In Their Words

Fusion-io's David A. Flynn on the Soul of Innovation

“By starting with a clean slate, we freed researchers to ignore the traditional design of computer systems and start afresh.” 

Warren Buffett's Top Ten

The Berkshire Hathaway chairman offers on housing, China, the EU debt crisis, and the U.S. business recovery.