MasterCard's Ajay Banga has been named among the top 10 global business leaders by Fortune magazine, a list that is topped by Nike's Mike Parker.


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Global payment solutions provider MasterCard's Banga is ranked at the fifth position.


Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is at the second place, followed by Electronic Arts' CEO Andrew Wilson (3), Apple's Tim Cook (4), Ulta Beauty's Mary Dillon (6), Xiaomi's Lei Jun (7), Uber's Travis Kalanick (8), Chipotle's Steve Ells and Montgomery Moran (9) and Biogen's George Scangos (10). All of them are chief executive officers.


Also see: Top 10 Business Leaders of 2015


The rankings are based on ten metrics including financial results -- which formed the backbone of the analysis -- along with stock performance and total shareholder returns over the same periods and factored in each's ratio of debt to capital, Fortune said.


"Non financial elements, like business influence, leadership style, and strategic initiatives, played a part in our evaluation as well," it added.


Here is the list of Top 10 Business Leaders of 2015:


1. Mark Parker Nike CEO


2. Mark Zuckerberg CEO, Facebook


3. Andrew Wilson CEO, Electronic Arts


4. Tim Cook CEO, Apple


5. Ajay Banga CEO, Mastercard


6. Mary Dillon CEO, Ulta Beauty


7. Lei Jun CEO, Xiaomi


8. Travis Kalanick CEO, Uber


9. Steve Ells and Montgomery Moran Co-CEOs, Chipotle


10. George Scangos CEO, Biogen