Q1: Top 20 Dynamic European CEOs 2026

Aleš Kohoutek stood at the birth of GLOCIN, and from the very beginning, he has been its main face, a visionary and driving force of the implementation team. His ability to coordinate product platform development and manage the entire company so that it is always one or two steps ahead of the current events depends primarily on his commitment, foresight, and prudence, which are key to success in business.

In an era of hyper-connectivity and mounting customer expectations, it’s not enough to solve problems. Today’s leading organizations must anticipate them—quietly, efficiently, and often invisibly. For Bernd Saurugg, CEO and CFO of call us Assistance International GmbH, this philosophy isn’t just a vision—it’s the operational heartbeat of a company that has quietly shaped some of Europe’s most reliable service infrastructures for over three decades.

Cemacon has over 300 employees, and their performance as a team determines the company’s performance. Daniel cares about his people and invests time in the strategic alignment and harmonization of the management team.

Jose Arozarena, the CEO of Amigo Tours, is a determined visionary leader who has transformed the company into a thriving hospitality and tourism business. His journey began at a young age when he started a small computer business and later worked as a DJ to save money for backpacking across Europe.

Lance Patterson, CEO of Penhaligon’s Ltd has been leading Penhaligon’s since mid-2014 spearheading the brand’s repositioning while embracing its incredibly rich heritage. Creativity is driven by the Creations team based in Paris, they are genius behind the amazing products, working alongside the Brand team in London, together they are the true creative force behind the brand’s products, storytelling and customer experience.

Martin Vogl, Founder and CEO of YOUPLUS, is a strategizing guru because of his ability to outline and develop an idea for a future business model. He does so by onboarding and integrating others, and their creativity with the passion for contributing to this idea until a consistent and holistic strategy and concept is developed.

After more than a decade in the financial world, Mehdi El Jazouli, CEO of Perpetua Investment Group noticed that there are opportunities in the market with big potential of returns but considered at a large institution’s level, time consuming, humanly difficult to manage and regulatory challenging or simply just not scalable.

Apart from being the founder, Steven Peleman’s role within Triple Helix is best explained by describing his background and character. He is the engineering and business economics child of a professional trumpet player and a textile artist. He spent most of his childhood training, competing very hard as an alpine ski racer, and the remaining time working to pay for his unusual hobby (for a Belgian).

Apart from being the founder, Steven Peleman’s role within Triple Helix is best explained by describing his background and character. He is the engineering and business economics child of a professional trumpet player and a textile artist. He spent most of his childhood training, competing very hard as an alpine ski racer, and the remaining time working to pay for his unusual hobby (for a Belgian).

Widely experienced after many years working in both the property and security industry, Stuart Woolgar, CEO of Glob-al Guardians Management, is a man with a strong business focus but who also thinks outside the box and utiliz-es innovative and progressive ideas to not only push his company forward but to lead his sector of the industry from the front.