The Dow Jones Industrial Average is comprised of some of Wall Street’s biggest names. The men and women at the helm of these 30 companies have a big responsibility, and in these tough economic times, being a big-name CEO is harder than ever. So who is leading their companies to success, and who is falling behind? Check out how the 30 Dow stocks have each performed under their current leadership and how the company has performed relative to its peers since its CEO first set up shop in the corner office. (Note: Stock performance reflects dividends)

STOCK CEO DATE APPOINTED STOCK
UNDER CEO
DOW
UNDER CEO
RECENT NEWS
3M3M
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George BuckleyGeorge Buckley
12/7/20055 Plays 3M’s New CEO Must Run to Win
AlcoaAlcoa
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Klaus KleinfeldKlaus Kleinfeld
5/8/2008Ranking the 10 Best Stocks for 2012
American ExpressAmerican Express
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Kenneth ChenaultKenneth Chenault
1/1/20017 Warren Buffett Stocks Dishing Up Double-Digit Gains
AT&TAT&T
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Randall StephensonRandall Stephenson
5/9/2007Big Screens Won’t Help Samsung Steal Smartphone Market from Apple
Bank of AmericaBank of America
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Brian MoynihanBrian Moynihan
1/1/2010Ranking the 10 Best Stocks for 2012
BoeingBoeing
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W. James McNerneyW. James McNerney
7/1/20055 Plays 3M’s New CEO Must Run to Win
CaterpillarCaterpillar
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Douglas OberhelmanDouglas Oberhelman
7/1/20104 Hot Emerging-Market ETFs For 2012
ChevronChevron
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John WatsonJohn Watson
01/01/2010As Oil Prices Rally, Time to Buy Energy?
CiscoCisco
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John ChambersJohn Chambers
1/31/1995Cisco: 5 Secrets of John Chambers’ Success
Coca-ColaCoca-Cola
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Muhtar KentMuhtar Kent
7/1/200820 Companies Increasing Dividends
DupontDupont
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Ellen KullmanEllen Kullman
10/1/2008A Reality Check for the Solar Panel Industry
ExxonExxon
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Rex TillersonRex Tillerson
1/1/2006As Oil Prices Rally, Time to Buy Energy?
General ElectricGeneral Electric
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Jeffrey ImmeltJeffrey Immelt
9/7/2001Cisco: 5 Secrets of John Chambers’ Success
Hewlett-PackardHewlett-Packard
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Meg WhitmanMeg Whitman
9/22/20117 Skinflint Blue Chips That Owe Shareholders a Dividend Hike
Home DepotHome Depot
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Francis BlakeFrancis Blake
1/2/2007Best Specialty Retailers for Customer Satisfaction
IBMIBM
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Virginia RomettyVirginia Rometty
1/1/2012Cisco: 5 Secrets of John Chambers’ Success
IntelIntel
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Paul OtelliniPaul Otellini
5/18/2005The Electronics Industry’s Strange Tangle of Alliances and Lawsuits
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnson
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William WeldonWilliam Weldon
4/25/2002The Secret Ingredient in that Painkiller? Spider Venom
JP Morgan ChaseJP Morgan Chase
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James DimonJames Dimon
12/31/20057 Skinflint Blue Chips That Owe Shareholders a Dividend Hike
KraftKraft
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Irene RosenfeldIrene Rosenfeld
6/26/2006Can the Average Investor Cash in on the Latest Mergers?
McDonaldsMcDonalds
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James SkinnerJames Skinner
11/22/2004AOL Struggling to Patch Things Up
MerckMerck
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Kenneth FrazierKenneth Frazier
1/1/2011Top 10 Dow Dividend Stocks
MicrosoftMicrosoft
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Steve BallmerSteve Ballmer
1/13/2000Wednesday Apple Rumors: Microsoft Office for the iPad? MSFT Says No
PfizerPfizer
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Ian ReadIan Read
12/5/2010Top 10 Dow Dividend Stocks
Procter & GambleProcter & Gamble
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Robert McDonaldRobert McDonald
7/1/2009ETF Alternatives for Last Week’s Hot Stocks
Travelers CompaniesTravelers Companies
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Jay FishmanJay Fishman
4/1/2004Apple Reports Earnings Doubler! – Tuesday’s IP Market Recap
United TechnologiesUnited Technologies
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Louis ChenevertLouis Chenevert
4/9/2008CEOs with 20 Most Exorbitant Golden Parachutes in History
VerizonVerizon
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Lowell McAdamLowell McAdam
8/1/2011Big Screens Won’t Help Samsung Steal Smartphone Market from Apple
WalmartWalmart
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Michael DukeMichael Duke
2/1/2009Earnings Wrapup: It Could’ve Been Worse
Walt DisneyWalt Disney
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Robert IgerRobert Iger
10/2/20053 Ways the Next Xbox Could Change the Entertainment Industry