Business Tycoon Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was a wealthy Georgian Jewish businessman, who was also extensively involved in politics. He contest

Was a wealthy Georgian Jewish businessman, who was also extensively involved in politics. He contested the 2008 Georgian presidential election and came third with 7.1% of the votes. Although his first name was Arkady, he was best-known by the nickname "Ba

An Indian farmer and entrepreneur and the founder of Mahyco, the Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company -

An Indian farmer and entrepreneur and the founder of Mahyco, the Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company - one of the first and largest private hybrid seed companies in India. He received the 1998 World Food Prize for his leadership in developing and strengthening the private agricultural sector following India's independence from Britain.Barwale was born into a small agricultural family in Jalna in 1931, while India was still under British control. Shortly after his 17th birthday, the region became part of the independent Indian republic, whose government was faced with the problem of how to feed its people. At that time, most family farms operated on 5 acres (20,000 m2) of land, if not less; incomes were small, debts were high, and yields often failed to suffice even for the household that produced them.

A distinguished computer programmer, entrepreneur, and go player. He is the co -founder and current

A distinguished computer programmer, entrepreneur, and go player. He is the co -founder and current president of Beijing OurGame Computer Technology Company Limited.After graduation, he worked during 1989-1993 as a computer programmer in the Computer Control Center, Hangzhou Rubber Factory, a state-owned enterprise.He then went to Beijing, became the Chief Engineer in Beijing Hope Computer Company (BHCC), and served there in 1993-1998. During this period of time, he also kept his programming work in the Soft Department in the same company, and developed the famous PTDOS and UCDOS Chinese systems.

Was an American socialite dubbed by the media as the "Poor Little Rich Girl" because of her troubled

Was an American socialite dubbed by the media as the "Poor Little Rich Girl" because of her troubled life.

Is a business leader in Pakistan who is chairman of the Gul Ahmed Group and the Pakistan - Britain A

Is a business leader in Pakistan who is chairman of the Gul Ahmed Group and the Pakistan - Britain Advisory Council. He is the son of the late Haji Ali Mohammad, the memon philanthropist and entrepreneur who introduced Pakistan’s first national branded drink Pakola.

Was an Australian businessman, citizen soldier and amateur yachtsman. Born as Basil Wilfred Thomas C

Was an Australian businessman, citizen soldier and amateur yachtsman. Born as Basil Wilfred Thomas Catterns in Balmain, Sydney, the son of an English merchant seaman, Wilfred Catterns, and Emily (née Greenwell). An uncle, Basil G. Catterns, for whom he wa

Was a Turkish-born arms trader and financier. He became a French citizen in 1908, and worked for the

Was a Turkish-born arms trader and financier. He became a French citizen in 1908, and worked for the Vickers munitions firm from 1897 to 1927.[3] Zacharias Basileios was the only son and eldest of four children of Basilius Zacharoff of Constantinople, born in the Anatolian town of Mugla. The name Zaharoff was adopted when the family was in exile in Russia as a result of the anti-Greek "Easter pogroms" of 1821.[citation needed] The family returned to Turkey in the 1840s. By 1855, the family was back in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), where they lived in the modest Greek neighborhood of Tatavla.

Formerly known as Batara Kesuma, is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (as of 2007) of mixi

Formerly known as Batara Kesuma, is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (as of 2007) of mixi, a Japanese social networking site.[1]He proposed mixi in December 2003, and was responsible for creating the corporation. He is a well known for advocating the use of the open source LAMP stack, Perl, MySQL and the Apache Webserver. Batara, changed his citizenship to Japanese in March 2007, hence changing his last name to Eto, which is passed down from his grandfather who was originally from Japan.[citation needed]

Was a Dutch businessman.Ben's father Mijndert Pon owned a shop (founded in 1898) that sold sewing ma

Was a Dutch businessman.Ben's father Mijndert Pon owned a shop (founded in 1898) that sold sewing machines, household articles and tobacco goods at Arnhemseweg (Arnhem Road) in Amersfoort.[1] Later, he added Opel bicycles and motorized bicycles to his range of goods. Beginning in 1920, Pon sold Opel and Ford automobiles as well as Continental tires.[2] Ben and his brother Wijnand took over the shop in 1931 and renamed it Pon's Automobielhandel. On August 8, 1947[3], The Pons became Volkswagen's general importer for the Netherlands. During their first year they received 51 Volkswagen Beetles from Wolfsburg.[4] The company also became an importer of Porsches in 1948.

Bernanke was born December 13, 1953, in Augusta, Georgia, but grew up in Dillon, South Carolina. He

Bernanke was born December 13, 1953, in Augusta, Georgia, but grew up in Dillon, South Carolina. He is the eldest of three children, having a younger brother and sister. His younger brother, Seth, is currently a lawyer in Charlotte, NC, and his younger sister, Sharon, is a prior student and longtime administrator at Berklee School of Music in Boston

Is a Dutch internet entrepreneur and millionaire from Usquert who first rose to fame in the fall of

Is a Dutch internet entrepreneur and millionaire from Usquert who first rose to fame in the fall of 1998 when, for a school assignment, he made a website where consumers could compare prices for mobile phone services. As a result, he appeared on television programmes like Kassa and the Jeugdjournaal. In 1999, the website Bellen.com registered its 100,000th visitor; a year later, Woldring started the company Bencom B.V. and hired his mother as an employee

Was an industrialist and a prominent figure in South Wales.Hall, who was educated at Westminster Sch

Was an industrialist and a prominent figure in South Wales.Hall, who was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford and was admitted to the bar in Lincoln's Inn in 1801. In December of that year he married Charlotte the daughter of Ironmaster Richard Crawshay, becoming a partner in the Cyfarthfa Ironworks and owner of Hensol Castle and the Abercarn estate.

Is a French businessman. He is the 14th richest person in the world, the 3rd in the European Union a

Is a French businessman. He is the 14th richest person in the world, the 3rd in the European Union and France's richest person with an estimated net worth of $26 billion US dollars, according to a Forbes report in March 2007.[1]

Is a French businessman. He is the 14th richest person in the world, the 3rd in the European Union a

Is a French businessman. He is the 14th richest person in the world, the 3rd in the European Union and France's richest person with an estimated net worth of $26 billion US dollars, according to a Forbes report in March 2007.

Is a French businessman. He has been in Korea since 2000 as President and CEO of Thales Korea, the l

Is a French businessman. He has been in Korea since 2000 as President and CEO of Thales Korea, the local Korean subsidiary of the international defense and commercial electronics group. On March 21, 2006[1][2], he was arrested and charged by a judge in Seoul of spying Korean military secrets with two counts of obtaining classified documents concerning radar equipment for the South Korean Navy. He was facing 15 years in prison during a trial which started in April 2006.[3

Is a French businessman, politician and occasional actor, singer, and TV host. He was Ministre de la

Is a French businessman, politician and occasional actor, singer, and TV host. He was Ministre de la Ville (Minister of City Affairs) in the government of Pierre Bérégovoy, until his resignation in May 1992 because of his indictment by the French justice.

Is a German automobile engineer and manager.He was born in Munich, Bavaria, and studied Mechanical E

Is a German automobile engineer and manager.He was born in Munich, Bavaria, and studied Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich from 1968 to 1972. He earned the degree of "Diplom Ingenieur", and began his career at BMW in 1973 as a Pr

Was a Finnish industrialist, the most important in Jakobstad at the beginning of the 20th century. H

Was a Finnish industrialist, the most important in Jakobstad at the beginning of the 20th century. He was the older brother of Ossian Schauman. Wilhelm Schauman's first industrial installation was a small chicory (coffee additive/substitute) factory, which he founded in 1883. He was also involved in the local tobacco factory as part of the management. Apart from this, he continuously founded new enterprises such as a sugar refinery, a steam powered saw mill and a plywood factory, which was the first of its kind in Finland. His enterprises soon expanded beyond the borders of Jakobstad.

Is the current CEO of Hot Topic, Inc. (HOTT:NASDAQ). She graduated from University of California, Ir

Is the current CEO of Hot Topic, Inc. (HOTT:NASDAQ). She graduated from University of California, Irvine. During McLaughlin's time with Hot Topic, the corporation made "Fortune's 100 Best Places to Work in America" list.[1] McLaughlin succeeded Hot Topic founder Orv Madden as CEO in 2000, when he partially retired. In 2001, McLaughlin founded the second Hot Topic division called "Torrid", a plus size chain for young women.McLaughlin has received a number of awards for her unique "think outside the box" approach to management, specifically the recruiting and training of a primarily young work force to manage brick and mortar locations. McLaughlin is credited with Hot Topic's first official book of policies and procedures, introduced in 1993. McLaughlin also introduced Basic Management Training to the company's employees in the same year.[2]

Was an Indian industrialist who built DCM. He died in 2007. Born on October 15, 1914, in Delhi, Bhar

Was an Indian industrialist who built DCM. He died in 2007. Born on October 15, 1914, in Delhi, Bharat Ram did his graduation in economics from St. Stephen's College. After his graduation, he joined Delhi Cloth and General Mills Co Ltd (now DCM Ltd) in 1935 as an apprentice and rose to the position of chairman and managing director in 1958.

Is Corporate Vice President and President, India GEM of Sun Microsystems India. He is responsible fo

Is Corporate Vice President and President, India GEM of Sun Microsystems India. He is responsible for the overall operations of the subsidiary in India. Interestingly, Bhaskar in Sanskrit means "Sun”.Bhaskar joined Sun Microsystems in November 1997 and has been instrumental in building Sun's presence in India and growing the company at a pace faster than the industry average. Bhaskar has received many outstanding achievement awards in Sun over the last 8 years. In October 2004, Bhaskar received the Sun Leadership award. The Leadership Award recognizes outstanding Leaders at Sun who lead the company forward in a manner consistent with Sun values and demonstrate consistent business results while modelling the values.

The Founder Chairman of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.(JISL).Inspired by a quote, "Agriculture: a prof

The Founder Chairman of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.(JISL).Inspired by a quote, "Agriculture: a profession with future" young Bhavarlal Jain added dealerships of tractors, sprinkler systems, PVC pipes, and other farm equipment. In order to broad-base the business, he also added agencies for farm inputs such as fertilizers, seeds, and pesticides. His business grew from Rs. 1 million in 1963 to Rs. 110 million till 1978.

Is an Irish businessman and philanthropist. He owned the Renault Ireland franchise[1] until it was t

Is an Irish businessman and philanthropist. He owned the Renault Ireland franchise[1] until it was taken under more direct control by Renault in 2007. A relatively well-known figure in Ireland, Cullen has made numerous appearances on RTE's The Late Late Show, his autobiography became a best-seller,[2], and he has been parodied (by Tom Dunne) for several years on the Today FM Gift Grub comedy segment. Most recently he has taken on the role as key business "guru" in the Irish version of TV show The Apprentice.

Is a South African businessman, entrepreneur and industrialist.Venter has achieved significantly in

Is a South African businessman, entrepreneur and industrialist.Venter has achieved significantly in the electronics, telecommunications and power electrical sectors, both in South Africa and abroad. He is chairman of Allied Electronics Corp Ltd (Altron), Bytes Technology Group (BTG) and the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.

An Australian retailing company, a chain of superstores specialising in consumer electronics, comput

An Australian retailing company, a chain of superstores specialising in consumer electronics, computer and telecommunication goods. Bing Lee is the largest privately-held electrical retail business in New South Wales with 35 stores and a turnover of about $400 million. [1]The business began when Bing Lee (Chinese: ???? [2] [3], Pinyin: bìng lì diàn qì) purchased an electrical repair business in Fairfield, New South Wales in 1957. Bing turned the repair business into an electrical product retail and repair/installation business, with his Chinese-born son Ken. Initial growth came from the surge in demand for televisions, as well as a host of other household items like washing machines, cooking equipment, heaters and audio equipment. Bing Lee opened new stores in other Sydney suburbs and across New South Wales.