The third edition of Merco Leaders Ranking Dominican Republic revealed the names of those who lead the business sector enjoying the best reputation of the country. For the third consecutive year, the president of the Puntacana Group, Frank Elías Rainieri, tops the classification, consolidating its position as a leading figure in the national business environment.
The second place on the list is occupied Manuel Grullon and José Luis Corripiothe third. He ranking continue with Ligia Bonetti in fourth position and Christopher Paniaguain fifth place. They complete the top ten Pedro Brache, Andres Mejia, Mercedes Ramos, Augusto Ramírez Bonó and Fabian Suarez.
The presentation event included the participation of Rosaily Rodriguezgeneral director of Merco in Dominican Republicwho highlighted the importance of the monitor as reference tool in the reputational analysis of Latin America and the country.
Women leaders noted for their reputation
![[object HTMLTextAreaElement]](https://resources.diariolibre.com/images/2025/11/14/whatsapp-image-2025-11-14-at-50643-pm-055fb3b4.jpeg "Fran Elías Rainieri tops the Merco Líderes RD 2025 ranking")
In parallel, Merco also announced the ranking of women with best reputation in the country, a list that continues to make female leadership visible in the business field. The first five positions were:
- Ligia Bonetti
- Mercedes Ramos
- Amelia Vicini
- Josefina Navarro
- Alliet Ortega Rabassa
A press release reveals that the 2025 edition of the ranking was made from eight sources of information and 393 surveysapplied to 207 managers of large companies, 39 economic journalists, 36 financial analysts, 40 business professors and 40 communication experts.
![[object HTMLTextAreaElement]](https://resources.diariolibre.com/images/2025/11/14/a0ac0ac4-5c33-4761-8185-7fc302f85250-7e859d45.jpg "Fran Elías Rainieri tops the Merco Líderes RD 2025 ranking")
Additionally, the evaluation of 31 indicators management objectives and incorporated the study of 153,156 digital mentionsin collaboration with the firm Nethodologywhich “strengthened the comprehensive assessment of the reputation of the leaders.
The production process was carried out by Analysis and Researchthe first spanish institute specialized in market research.
An international reference monitor
Merco (Business Monitor of Corporate Reputation), launched in 1999is today one of the instruments of reputational assessment most recognized globally, with a methodology multistakeholder that integrates 15 reviews. The complete methodology corresponding to Merco Leaders Dominican Republic 2025 is available on its official website.
With this new edition, Merco reaffirms its commitment to offering a transparent analysisrigorous and increasingly inclusive of business leadership in the Dominican Republic.
