Meet The Top 12 CEOs
Here's the inside scoop on the 12 best CEOs in 2006's ranking
By Lisa Furlong
Illustrations By Bruce McCall | October 2006

1. JIM CRANE

AGE: 52. HANDICAP INDEX: 0.8. 2004 RANK: New to list. COMPANY: EGL Inc., worldwide freight-transportation provider, Houston. STOCK SYMBOL: EAGL. FORTUNE 1000 RANK: 599. CEO SINCE: 1984, when he founded the company. BACK STORY: All-American baseball player at Central Missouri State, where he funded a baseball stadium with a field named for his coach, Robert N. Tompkins. Has a home at Pebble Beach and has won club championships at Nantucket Golf Club, Lochinvar Golf Club and Northgate Country Club.

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