Fortune magazine gives an annual award for the person it considers to be the European Businessman of the Year. Fortune is based in the United States, but it has a European edition which features this award prominently. Currently the award is announced in January for the preceding calendar year. Other organisations also issue similar awards.
This list is incomplete.
| Year | Image | Choice | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Michael O'Leary | Irish CEO of budget airline Ryanair. | ||
| 2002 | ||||
| 2003 | Terry Leahy | British CEO of retailer Tesco. | ||
| 2004 | Lakshmi Mittal | British based Indian CEO/majority owner of Mittal Steel Company N.V. | ||
| 2005 | Patrick Ricard | French Chairman and CEO of Pernod Ricard | ||
| 2006 | Gerard Kleisterlee | Dutch CEO of Philips | ||
| 2007 | Robert Polet | Dutch CEO of the Gucci Group | ||
| 2008 | Wendelin Wiedeking | President and CEO of Porsche |