that buys these days?
Only in Western Europe and United States largest companies are top Multi-national companies. Most of the largest American and European companies in terms of revenues are also the largest in terms of foreign assets. The largest American companies, by revenue, are GM, Ford and Exxon. By foreign assets, the largest American companies are Ford, GE, Exxon and GM (data of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD).Shell, which is the only European company among the ten largest by revenues, also had the largest foreign assets ($79.7 billion) in 1995 (Fortune Magazine and UNCTAD).
They turn in clusters, because their roots connect them.
1. Exxon Mobil
The oil giant racked up $39.5 billion in earnings last year, the largest-ever profit in U.S. history. That figure topped the previous record of $36.1 billion, also set by Exxon Mobil, in 2005. Profits were up 9.3% from the previous year, while sales rose 2.2%. ExxonMobil is a global company with a presence in about 200 countries.
Michael J. Boskin- US Council of Economic Advisers Chairman (1989-93)
Boskin & Co. President and CEO
Member of the Board of Exxon Mobil (1996-)
Member of the Board of First Health Group Corporation
Member of the Board of Oracle (1994-)
Member of the Board of Shinsei Bank
Member of the Board of Vodafone
American Economic Association
American Enterprise Institute Adjunct Scholar
Hoover Institution Senior Fellow
National Bureau of Economic Research Research Fellow
National Tax Association
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Ford Fellowship
-*William W. George
Medtronic CEO (1991-2001)
Medtronic President and COO (1989-91)
Honeywell President, Space & Aviation Systems (1988-89)
Honeywell Executive Vice President, Control Systems (1983-86)
Honeywell Honeywell Europe, Brussels (1980-83)
Honeywell VP Corporate Development (1978-80)
Litton Industries President Litton Microwave Cooking (1973-78)
Litton Industries EVP Litton Microwave Cooking (1971-73)
Litton Industries VP Litton Microwave Cooking (1970-71)
Litton Industries (1969-70)
Member of the Board of Exxon Mobil (2005-)
Member of the Board of Goldman Sachs (2002-)
Member of the Board of Honeywell Bull (1980-83)
Member of the Board of Imation (1996-2002)
Member of the Board of Medtronic (as Chairman, 1996-2002)
Member of the Board of Novartis (1999-)
Member of the Board of Target (1994-2005)
Member of the Board of Toro (1988-94)
Member of the Board of Valspar (1984-98)
American Red Cross Board of Governors (2000-03)
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Trustee
Food and Drug Law Institute Chairman (1996-97)
Minnesota Business Partnership Health Policy Chair (1999-2001)
National Association of Corporate Directors Board of Directors (2003-05)
Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
United Way Chair, Minneapolis (2000-01)
United Way Chair, Greater Twin Cities (2001-02)
-James R. Houghton Corning CEO (2002-05)
Corning CEO (1983-96)
Corning Vice Chairman (1971-83)
Corning (1962-71)
Member of the Board of Corning (as Chairman, 1983-96 and 2001-)
Member of the Board of Exxon Mobil (1994-)
Member of the Board of Market Street Trust Co.
Member of the Board of Metropolitan Life (1999-)
Metropolitan Museum of Art Trustee
Morgan Library & Museum Trustee
Council on Foreign Relations Board of Directors (1992-96)
Trilateral Commission
Houghton Family
-Reatha Clark King General Mills VP (1988-2002)
Member of the Board of Department 56
Member of the Board of Exxon Mobil (1997-)
Member of the Board of H. B. Fuller
Member of the Board of Lenox Group
Member of the Board of Minnesota Mutual Companies, Inc.
Member of the Board of Norwest (1986-98)
Member of the Board of Wells Fargo Bank (1998-2006)
American Occupational Therapy Foundation Board of Directors
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
National Association of Corporate Directors Board of Directors
United Way St. Paul Board of Directors
-Philip E. Lippincott CEO of Scott Paper, 1982-94
Public Company Directorships: Campbell Soup Company; Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
-Henry A. McKinnell, Jr.
Pfizer CEO (2001-06)
Pfizer President (1999-2001)
Pfizer COO (1999-2000)
Pfizer President of Global Pharmaceuticals Group (1997–2001)
Pfizer CFO (1995-97)
Pfizer EVP (1992-99)
Pfizer President of Pfizer Asia (1979-85)
Pfizer (1971-79)
American Standard (1969-71)
Member of the Board of Exxon Mobil (2002-)
Member of the Board of Moody's
Member of the Board of Pfizer (as Chairman, 2001-)
Science Center of Connecticut Chairman
The Business Council
Business Roundtable Past Chairman
Food and Drug Law Institute Past Chairman
Japan Society
Medical Device Manufacturers Association Past Chairman
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Trustee
New York Public Library Trustee
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Past Chairman
Trilateral Commission
World Economic Forum Vice Chairman
Marilyn Carlson Nelsonestimated net worth of Carlson and family, $1.2B (Forbes, 2003)
Carlson Companies CEO
Carlson Companies Vice Chairman
Carlson Companies President and COO
Carlson Companies Senior VP
Member of the Board of Carlson Companies (as Chairman)
Member of the Board of Exxon Mobil (1991-)
Member of the Board of First Bank System (1978-97)
Member of the Board of Qwest (2000-02)
Member of the Board of US West (1975-2000)
National Women's Business Council
Travel Industry Association of America Past Chairman
United Way Past President, United Way of Minneapolis
United Way National Board of Directors
World Economic Forum (1997-)
World Travel and Tourism Council
-Samuel J. Palmisano IBM CEO (2002-)
IBM President and COO (2000-02)
IBM Senior VP, Enterprise Systems (1999-2000)
IBM Senior VP, IBM Global Services (1998-99)
IBM Senior VP, Personal Systems (1997-98)
IBM (1973-97)
Member of the Board of Exxon Mobil (2006-)
Member of the Board of Gannett
Member of the Board of IBM (2000-, as Chairman, 2003-)
Business Roundtable
Council on Competitiveness Executive Committee
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
-Walter V. Shipley Chase Manhattan Bank CEO (1996-99)
Chemical Bank CEO (1994-96)
Chemical Bank CEO (1983-91, ending with merger with Manuf. Hanover)
Chemical Bank President (1982-)
Chemical Bank Senior EVP (1979-82)
Chemical Bank (1956-)
Member of the Board of American Home Products (2000-02)
Member of the Board of Bell Atlantic
Member of the Board of Chase Manhattan Bank (as Chairman, 1996-99)
Member of the Board of Chemical Bank (1982-, as Chairman, 1983-91 and 1994-96)
Member of the Board of Exxon Mobil (1998-)
Member of the Board of Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1997-)
Member of the Board of NYNEX (1983-97)
Member of the Board of Verizon (1997-)
Member of the Board of Wyeth (2002-)
American Museum of Natural History Trustee
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Business Roundtable
Lincoln Center Trustee
Partnership for New York City
US-Japan Business Council
Wallace Foundation Chairman
-J. Stephen Simon-Exxon Mobil Senior VP (2004-)
Exxon Mobil VP (1999-2004)
Exxon Mobil President of ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Company (1999-2004)
Exxon Mobil EVP Exxon Company International (1997-99)
Exxon Mobil EVP, later President, of Esso Italiana (1992-97)
Exxon (1967-)
Member of the Board of Exxon Mobil (2006-)
American Petroleum Institute Board of Directors
Boy Scouts of America
National Association of Manufacturers Board of Directors
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Salvation Army
Sigma Chi Fraternity
United Way
US-China Business Council Board of Directors
-Rex W. Tillerson- Exxon Mobil CEO (2006-)
Exxon Mobil President (2004-06)
Exxon Mobil Senior VP (2001-04)
Exxon Mobil EVP ExxonMobil Development Co. (1999-2001)
Exxon VP Exxon Ventures (1998-99)
Exxon President, Exxon Yemen Inc. (1995-98)
Exxon (1975-)
Member of the Board of Exxon Mobil (2004-)
American Petroleum Institute
Boy Scouts of America Executive Board
The Business Council
Business Roundtable
Center for Strategic & International Studies Trustee
Emergency Committee for American Trade
National Petroleum Council
Society of Petroleum Engineers
United Negro College Fund Board
US-Russia Business Council Board