Business Tycoon Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a Houston, Texas homebuilder and major contributor to a number of 527 groups, such as the Swift V

Is a Houston, Texas homebuilder and major contributor to a number of 527 groups, such as the Swift Vets and POWs for Truth and the Economic Freedom Fund.

Is a Dutch entrepreneur and cofounder of Holland's National Postcode Lottery.[1] In 1983, he helped

Is a Dutch entrepreneur and cofounder of Holland's National Postcode Lottery.[1] In 1983, he helped to start the media company, Novamedia.Before establishing Novamedia in 1983, he worked with DAF and Oxfam Novib (Dutch organization for international development aid). At Oxfam Novib he was responsible for fundraising and oversaw its publishing house. In addition, he acquired experience in European TV, telephone and printed media businesses. Until September 1992 he was also the director of Inter Press Service, Europe.

Is a public relations executive, author and frequent speaker about the convergence between tradition

Is a public relations executive, author and frequent speaker about the convergence between traditional media and social media. Solis coined the phrase "PR 2.0" in the late 1990s.[1]Solis is the principal of FutureWorks, an online PR/communications firm he founded in 1999. The company combines traditional PR with social media techniques. In 2008 Solis was listed by the San Jose Business Journal as one of “Silicon Valley’s 40 Under 40.”[2]

Is a Lithuanian entrepreneur, former Prime Minister of Lithuania, signatory of the Act of the Re-Est

Is a Lithuanian entrepreneur, former Prime Minister of Lithuania, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, and businessman. Lubys is CEO and shareholder of Lithuanian company Achema. Currently he is second-richest Lithuanian

Is a Latvian businessman. From his early life in the Latvian Legion (circa 1943/44,he made the trans

Is a Latvian businessman. From his early life in the Latvian Legion (circa 1943/44,he made the transition from the turmoil in Europe to the life of a very successful businessman in Canada. Working his way up from Marketing and Sales to a Senior Executive

He is mainly known as the owner and manager of the music hall Paris Olympia. He was instrumental in

He is mainly known as the owner and manager of the music hall Paris Olympia. He was instrumental in recognizing and exposing the talent of up-and-coming performers and brought international stars to Parisian audiences.

Is a French entrepreneur. A former sound engineer, author (12 computers and software oriented books

Is a French entrepreneur. A former sound engineer, author (12 computers and software oriented books published by Eyrolles) and journalist, who is passionate about computers, new technologies and modern art, Bruno Vanryb is the President and co-founder, with Roger Politis, of Avanquest Software, one of the world’s leading software publishers. Along with his association-related activities, Bruno Vanryb, together with Roger Politis, co-founder of BVRP, today Avanquest Software, has built up one of the greatest French successes in the area of software development and publishing. Since 1984 this small company, which began by developing communication and mobility software, has become one of the leading actors in the world software market.

The founder of Satyam Computers and was its Chairman until January 7, 2009 when he resigned from the

The founder of Satyam Computers and was its Chairman until January 7, 2009 when he resigned from the Satyam board after admitting to corporate fraud.[2][3]. Satyam was created by Ramalinga Raju and others and was until recently perceived to be amongst the top Indian IT vendors. Raju has allegedly admitted overstating its cash reserves by USD$ 1.5 billion.[4] Later, allegations have been made that the company's assets were not inflated, but instead siphoned off by Ramalinga Raju. [5] Raju is currently held in Hyderabad's Chanchalguda jail on criminal charges including fraud, forgery, cheating, embezzlement and insider trading.