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The UK's most popular CEO names

The UK's most popular CEO names

The most prevalent names for CEOs up and down the country have been revealed.

The most popular FTSE 100 CEO name is David, closely followed by Michael and Simon in joint second place.

The nonet of David’s includes; David Lewis of Tesco, David Atkins of Hammerson, David Fischel of Intu Properties, David Hathorn of Mondi, David Potts of Morrisons, David Bellamy of St James’ Place, and David Forsey of Sports Direct International.

The quartet of Michaels counts Michael Coupe of Sainsbury's as one of their number, while the quartet of Simons features Simon Wolfson of Next.

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