On July 15, 2021, Forbes China released the 2021 China Best CEO List, with 50 CEOs of listed companies on the list. Xiang Wenbo, president of Sany Heavy Industry, was re-elected on the list after last year, ranking 14th, up 10 places from last year, and is still the only CEO in the construction machinery industry on the list.

The list is made with reference to the market value of listed companies, the range of stock price changes, net profit and growth rate, ROA, ROE and other basic financial indicators, and requires listed companies to have three-year financial data for 2018-2020, and the CEO's tenure spans three financials year. In order to more accurately reflect the stock price fluctuations and exclude the inconsistency of stock prices caused by dividends and allotments, the three-year stock price increase is from May 31, 2018 to May 30, 2021, with the stock price increase after restoration.

The Forbes CEO series list has been produced for more than 10 years. Xiang Wenbo has been on the list many times and is the best CEO of Forbes China in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2020, and 2021, and the best CEO of A-share non-state-owned listed companies in 2011.

In addition, Xiang Wenbo is a representative of the 11th National People's Congress and an expert who enjoys government subsidies from the State Council. He has won the "National Model Worker", "Bauhinia Cup Outstanding Entrepreneur", and "China Outstanding Private Technology Entrepreneur Award". , "China's Top Ten Outstanding CEOs" and many other honors.

Forbes China said in its comments on the list: "In this year's Forbes China Best CEO list, we see that the post-epidemic era of global economic repair trends is creating a group of extraordinary Chinese companies."

In recent years, Sany Heavy Industry has achieved steady growth in performance, achieved high-quality development, and demonstrated its extraordinary strength as a Chinese company. In the "Forbes" 2021 Global 2000 2000, Sany Heavy Industry ranks 468th and ranks among the top 500 global enterprises. It is the first construction machinery company in China and the second in the world on the list, and it is also the first in China's construction machinery industry. Home "Forbes" Global 500. Editor/Sang Xiaomei