Business Tycoon Famous Names

Is a French politician, member of the Nouveau Centre political party[1], and current French Minister

Is a French politician, member of the Nouveau Centre political party[1], and current French Minister of State for foreign trade. Idrac, an alumna of the Institute of political studies of Paris (Sciences Po), and of the École Nationale d'Administration, was, from 1974 to 1995, civil administrator in various posts in the Minister of Public Works (France), of housing, of the environment, of urbanism and of transports[2]. She was also general director of the public establishment of rural development of Cergy-Pontoise from 1990 to 1993.

A financier of Indian descent. He is the head of global markets at Deutsche Bank.Jain studied econom

A financier of Indian descent. He is the head of global markets at Deutsche Bank.Jain studied economics at Shri Ram College of Commerce at Delhi University, earning a bachelor's degree with honors in 1983. He continued with a Master of Finance at the University of Massachusetts Amherst through 1985.After having finished university he started as an analyst at Kidder Peabody & Co. (now part of UBS). Three years later he joined Merrill Lynch where he became a managing director. In 1995 he left Merrill Lynch together with his mentor Edson Mitchell to join Deutsche Bank. Since 31 January 2001 he has been in the Deutsche Bank Group Executive Committee (GEC) head of Global Markets. In the five years since joining Deutsche Bank his company division earned 7 billion Euro gross, without all bonus payments. The German business journal Wirtschaftswoche estimated that Jain's division earned about 50% of the total profit of Deutsche Bank in 2005.

Also known as Tony O'Reilly and Dr A.J.F. O'Reilly, is an Irish businessman and former rugby union p

Also known as Tony O'Reilly and Dr A.J.F. O'Reilly, is an Irish businessman and former rugby union player. As a businessman he is well known for leadership of the Independent News & Media Group and as former CEO and Chairman of the H.J. Heinz Company; he is also lead shareholder of Waterford Wedgwood. Perhaps Ireland's first billionaire, a status lost in 2008-2009, he remains one of Ireland's richest citizens.

Is a former Chairman of the Executive Board of Heineken N.V[1].Ruys holds a degree in commercial law

Is a former Chairman of the Executive Board of Heineken N.V[1].Ruys holds a degree in commercial law from the University of Utrecht and a Master's degree from Harvard Business School[2]. He started his career for Unilever where he worked as marketing director and chairman for various subsidiaries of Unilever in the Netherlands, Colombia and Italy from 1974 to 1992. In 1993, Ruys was appointed Executive Board Member at Heineken N.V. He was Chief Executive Officer from 2003 to 2005[3].

Is the CEO of Veolia Environnement. In 1983, he joined CERGRENE, a think-tank affiliated to the Ecol

Is the CEO of Veolia Environnement. In 1983, he joined CERGRENE, a think-tank affiliated to the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, and became its director in 1984 until 1988.[1] From 1988 to 1990, he worked for the Crédit National.[1] In 1990, he started working for Compagnie Générale des Eaux.[2] He became the CEO of Veolia Transport in 2005.[2] In 2009, he became the CEO of Veolia Environnement.[5][6][7]

Was a Polish noble (szlachcic). Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded on May 8, 1781.He wa

Was a Polish noble (szlachcic). Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded on May 8, 1781.He was the owner of Chudniv and organized several factories in the village of Makhnivka, near Berdychiv. He directed the Polish Black Sea Trading Company, and ran an import-export business in Russian-ruled Kherson.

He was the Treasurer of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, industrialist, financier, and personal friend

He was the Treasurer of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, industrialist, financier, and personal friend of Stanislaw August Poniatowski, the last King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.He built several factories in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, not always looking at their economical viability. They used forced labor of the local peasant population. Tyzenhaus rebuilt the city of Šiauliai. After a violent revolt of peasants in northern Lithuania in 1769, Tyzenhaus decided to reform the economic relations in his enterprises. He began to care for the standard of living of the lower classes and his policies antagonized many of his powerful contemporaries.

Was a Dutch tradesman and scientist from Delft, the Netherlands

Was a Dutch tradesman and scientist from Delft, the Netherlands

A merchant of French descent. St Antony's College, Oxford was established in 1950 as a result of his

A merchant of French descent. St Antony's College, Oxford was established in 1950 as a result of his gift. AB decided to search for work and was successful in getting a 3-year contract with Bardey et Compagnie (Bardey & Co.). They were working in the city of Aden as exporters of Yemeni coffee brought from North Yemen. He borrowed a sum of money from his brother-in-law to buy clothes worthy of mild tropical weather and to buy a ticket to Aden, because he was penniless. He took a ship from the port of Marseille bound for Aden, and that was in April 1899.

Was one of the main European margarine and soap manufacturers in the early twentieth century. Althou

Was one of the main European margarine and soap manufacturers in the early twentieth century. Although initially in fierce competition with another manufacturer from Oss in the Netherlands, Samuel van den Bergh, both competitors joined up in 1927 to form the Margarine Unie, which would merge in 1930 with Lever Brothers to form Unilever.

Founded the Ahlstrom Corporation. He was one of Finland's most influential and wealthy 19th century

Founded the Ahlstrom Corporation. He was one of Finland's most influential and wealthy 19th century businessmen. In addition, Ahlström was an industrialist, ship owner, patron, commercial counselor and deputy.Between 1866 and 1874, Antti Ahlström’s big business was shipping; he became the largest shipowner in Pori in 1871. It was in shipping that he earned the starting capital which he subsequently used to build his sawmill empire.

Is the current and fourth chairman of the Board of Finnish KONE Corporation. He is the richest man i

Is the current and fourth chairman of the Board of Finnish KONE Corporation. He is the richest man in Finland with assets worth nearly 1 billion euros in KONE stock owned through his holding companies. He is the son of Pekka Herlin, former chairman of the board of KONE as well. He is also the former chairman of the Confederation of Finnish Industries (Elinkeinoelämän Keskusliitto EK). Antti Herlin owns a farm in Kirkkonummi where he raises Hereford and Aberdeen Angus beef cattle. In March, 2010, Forbes magazine named him as 773rd in their list of the world's richest persons, also noting him as Finland's first billionaire.[1]

A billionaire Indian businessman, the richest man in Gibraltar and the 701st richest man in the worl

A billionaire Indian businessman, the richest man in Gibraltar and the 701st richest man in the world[1]. As a co-founder of PartyGaming, parent company of the world's leading online poker site PartyPoker.com, he is one of the youngest billionaires in the world. The largest individual shareholder, he owns approximately 30% of PartyGaming after selling 23% of his stake in the company's Initial Public Offering.

Was a prominent citizen in Calaveras County, California and Supreme Noble Grand Humbug of E Clampus

Was a prominent citizen in Calaveras County, California and Supreme Noble Grand Humbug of E Clampus Vitus. Born in Carson Hill, Stevenot helped found the California Chamber of Commerce and his family established the borax industry in the state. He also established the Mother Lode Highway Association in 1919 which was primarily responsible for the creation of State Route 49. As a result, the bridge across the Stanislaus River between Tuolumne and Calaveras counties on SR 49 is named the Archie Stevenot Bridge in his honor, and his birthplace has been declared a California Historical Landmark (also found on SR 49).

A British Iranian businessman and investor, based in London. Moshiri owns and has shares in numerous

A British Iranian businessman and investor, based in London. Moshiri owns and has shares in numerous steel and energy companies in Britain and Russia.[1]Moshiri and longstanding business partner Alisher Usmanov are co-owners of Red and White Holdings, which bought 14.65% of the shares in Arsenal Football Club from former club vice-chairman David Dein in August 2007.

An MBA from Pace University in New York. Mother of four daughters, she is the wife of Baron Benjamin

An MBA from Pace University in New York. Mother of four daughters, she is the wife of Baron Benjamin de Rothschild. First broker at Société Générale in New York, she joined the U.S. insurance group AIG, to make it enter the French and European markets. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the private banks Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild in France and Banque privée Edmond de Rothschild in Switzerland.

Was the head of Shell Oil Company's Strategic Planning Group and is a public speaker.During his tenu

Was the head of Shell Oil Company's Strategic Planning Group and is a public speaker.During his tenure as head of Shell's Strategic Planning Group, the department made important advancements to the ideas of portfolio analysis (i.e. Directional Policy Matrix) and scenario planning. Other key members of the team were Kees van der Heijden, Peter Schwartz, Pierre Wack.

Was the head of Apothecary Shiseido (which in 1927 would be incorporated as Shiseido) and Toku Fukuh

Was the head of Apothecary Shiseido (which in 1927 would be incorporated as Shiseido) and Toku Fukuhara (?? ??, Fukuhara Toku?). In addition, this businessman's name is known internationally because of the Arinobu Fukuhara House at Hakone, which Frank Lloyd Wright designed in 1918 as a Prairie-style vacation villa for the extended Fukuhara family.[1]Arinobu was the father of photographers Roso Fukuhara (????, Fukuhara Roso?, 1892-1946), Shinzo Fukuhara (????, Fukuhara Shinzo?, 1883-1948) and Nobuyushi Fukuhara (????, Fukuhara Nobuyushi?, 1897-1958),

Was a prominent Greek shipping magnate of the 20th century.[1][2] Some sources claim he was born in

Was a prominent Greek shipping magnate of the 20th century.[1][2] Some sources claim he was born in 1900 but that he later changed his date of birth so as to avoid deportation from Turkey.[3]

Armand Joseph Dubernad is a merchant, a French and Spanish financier, Freemason, Consul general of t

Armand Joseph Dubernad is a merchant, a French and Spanish financier, Freemason, Consul general of the Holy Roman Empire, deputy, mayor, and cofounder of the first Jacobin Club of Brittany. When the French revolution starts, Armand Joseph Dubernad has several companies of trades with China, Europe,Eastern and Western Indies, with Morlaix, Seville and Cadiz. It is one of the principal shareholders of the bank of Saint-Charles and various companies which finance great work and contribute to reduce the Spanish debt.

Was an industrialist, pioneer of the automobile industry and the founder of the French firm Peugeot.

Was an industrialist, pioneer of the automobile industry and the founder of the French firm Peugeot.From 1865, Armand and his cousin Eugène became involved with the running of the company, then called Peugeot Frères Aînés. They took it into cycle manufacture in 1882, and exhibited a steam powered tricycle at the 1889 World Fair in Paris. They created their first car in their workhouse which is located in eastern France.

Is the CEO and co-founder of new media company Brothers in Art, co-founder of the Digital Artist Com

Is the CEO and co-founder of new media company Brothers in Art, co-founder of the Digital Artist Community GFXartist.com, co-founder and CTO of the social network site Buscan2.com and Executive producer at Dipdive.comArno Drost entered the world of new media by attending the Utrecht School of the Arts, studying Digital Media Design from 1999 to 2003. In 2001 he has been nominated for a Multimedia Award for an interactive production called Crepusculo 6 at the film festival of Poitiers, France. [1]

Was a Danish shipping magnate, businessman and founder of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. A. P. Mølle

Was a Danish shipping magnate, businessman and founder of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. A. P. Møller was the son of captain Peter Mærsk Møller and Anna Møller. His mother came from a well known shipping dynasty in Dragør and his maternal grandfather Hans Jeppesen Davidsen was known as "the king of Dragør". The Møller family moved to Svendborg on Funen after having lost a power struggle against Anna's sisters and their husbands.

Was an English businessman whom The Guardian newspaper called "Britain's premier post-second-world-w

Was an English businessman whom The Guardian newspaper called "Britain's premier post-second-world-war industrialist."He was a junior administrative officer in the Admiralty, 1944-47. In 1949, he married Netta Sobell, the daughter of industrialist, Sir Mi

Was an Irish brewer and the founder of the Guinness Brewery business and family.The Guinness family,

Was an Irish brewer and the founder of the Guinness Brewery business and family.The Guinness family, though Protestants, claimed descent from the Magennis Gaelic Catholic clan of County Down in the 1600s, but recent DNA evidence instead suggests descent from the McCartans, another County Down clan.[1] His father was land steward for the Archbishop of Cashel, Dr. Arthur Price, and may have brewed beer for the other workers on the estate. In his will, Dr. Price left £100 each to the Guinnesses.