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As 2024 comes to a close, it is time once again for our annual ‘CEOs of the Year’ column in FORTUNE and CNBC.

This is one year where it is hard to recognize just five outstanding CEOs, with hundreds of companies enjoying record stock prices amidst record profitability. There are some candidates who are almost too obvious – such as Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, whose stock has soared 200% this year amidst the continued AI feeding frenzy; or Tesla’s Elon Musk, whose stock has doubled since the election with Musk’s ascension into ‘first buddy’ stardom.

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