London: Three Indian Chief Executive Officers - Mukesh Ambani of Reliance, Nandan Mohan Nilekani of Infosys and Ratan Tata of Tatas - have figured in this year's list of World's 50 most respected business leaders.

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, is ranked joint 33rd in the list along with Gianni Agnelli of Fiat. He is followed by Rupert Murdoch of News Corporation at 35th place.

Nandan Mohan Nilekani of Infosys Technology is jointly ranked 45th with Jorge Geradu Johannpeter of Geradu.

Ratan Tata of Tata Group is ranked 50th in the list headed by Bill Gates as Number 1 and Jack Welch, Number 2.

Two Indian companies figure among World's 90 most respected companies-- Infosys at 85th and Reliance at 87th place.

The list was published by 'Financial Times' on January 21 based on a global survey and research by PriceWaterhouse Coopers.

This is the fifth year of global survey of CEOs and this year's list is based on opinions and interviews of more than 1,000 respondents across more than 20 countries.

The core of the survey remains consistent over time, identifying those companies and business leaders globally that are most respected by their peers and the reasons for those choices.

PTI