Global 500 
CEOs
Palmisano, Samuel J.  Intl. Business Machines 
Panke, Helmut  BMW 
Parsons, Richard D.  Time Warner 
Passera, Corrado  Banca Intesa 
Paulson, Henry M. Jr.  Goldman Sachs Group 
Paz, George  Express Scripts 
Peace, John W.  GUS 
Perez, Antonio  Eastman Kodak 
Perissinotto, Giovanni  Assicurazioni Generali 
Pinault, Francois-Henri  Groupe Pinault-Printemps 
Pinto, Rossano Maranh�o  Banco Do Brasil 
Pischetsrieder, Bernd  Volkswagen 
Potter, John E.  U.S. Postal Service 
Pressler, Paul S.  Gap 
Prince, Charles O. III  Citigroup 
Profumo, Alessandro  UniCredito Italiano 
Proglio, Henri  Veolia Environnement 
Prosser, David J.  Legal & General Group 
Prot, Baudouin  BNP Paribas 
From the July 25, 2005 issue
How the Countries Stack Up
U.S. 176
Japan 81
France 39
Best employers
These companies appear on both the FORTUNE 500 and our ranking of the Best Companies to Work For.
Wal-Mart Stores 1,600,000
China National Petroleum 1,133,985
U.S. Postal Service 807,596
Most profitable companies
ExxonMobil 25,330.0
Royal Dutch/Shell Group 18,183.0
Citigroup 17,046.0
General Electric 16,593.0
Top 5 in Asia
Toyota Motor 172,616.3
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone 100,545.3
Hitachi 83,993.9
Matsushita Electric Industrial 81,077.7
Honda Motor 80,486.6

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