Business Tycoon Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Is an American realtor who founded Ebby Halliday Realtors, which now sells more homes than any other

Is an American realtor who founded Ebby Halliday Realtors, which now sells more homes than any other broker in Texas and ranks No. 23 in the nation.She is one of the first successful female entrepreneurs in Dallas and she claims that being a woman never discouraged her. She has been commended by many in the Dallas business and real estate communities. And Halliday, at 96, still drives herself to work every day and, as chairman of the board of her company, is very active in its management.

Was a successful mine owner, smelting company executive, railroad executive and bank owner in Colora

Was a successful mine owner, smelting company executive, railroad executive and bank owner in Colorado in the late 19th century and early 1900s.Earning a small amount of money, Smith built a hotel at French Corral in Nevada County. He sold his interest in the hotel and returned to mining. He worked in Placer County, and was subsequently hired to oversee construction of a mill near present-day Bakersfield. Smith became half-owner of the mill, which grew to become the largest milling plant in California at the time. In 1856, Smith and R.A. McClellan purchased the entire Gold Ledge property. Smith continued working the mine and operating the mill until May 1859. He sold his share to McClellan and the family returned east.

Is an Irish celebrity financial advisor.He presented the RTÉ show Rip-Off Republic in 2005, a show

Is an Irish celebrity financial advisor.He presented the RTÉ show Rip-Off Republic in 2005, a show preoccupied with artifically high development land prices, the perceived high personal taxes, corporate margins and cartels/monopolies in Ireland. Prior to this, Hobbs presented the television show Show Me the Money, where he helped various people, from farmers to hairdressers, to improve their finances. He has also presented a three-part programme, 30 Things to do with your SSIA, in which he gives a humorous list of ideas for spending the money held in a Special Savings Incentive Account.

Is a Canadian businessman. He is a member of the Bronfman family.After graduating from McGill Univer

Is a Canadian businessman. He is a member of the Bronfman family.After graduating from McGill University with a B.A. degree and honours in history in 1951, he joined the family business. In 1957 he took over as head of Seagram's American subsidiary. He increased the range of products sold by the company, improved distribution, and expanded the number of countries in which Seagram's products were sold. In 1966 Cemp Investments, which managed the family's investments, bought 820,000 shares of MGM and in 1969 Bronfman took over the chairmanship of MGM, albeit briefly.

Was a French ironworker, prolific weapons designer and head of a company that designed 60mm, 81mm an

Was a French ironworker, prolific weapons designer and head of a company that designed 60mm, 81mm and 120mm mortars that were very widely copied throughout and subsequent to World War II. He also invented discarding-sabot artillery shells[1], and contributed substantially through his development of HEAT rifle grenades to the development of effective HEAT-warhead weapons for infantry anti-tank use.

Was a French economist and businessman. He developed an early system of employee profit-sharing. Lec

Was a French economist and businessman. He developed an early system of employee profit-sharing. Leclaire was born the son of a poor village shoemaker, in Aisy-sur-Armançon, a small village in the district of Tonnerre, department of Yonne in France. He was a successful contractor glazier-painter, employing from 60 to 80 workers. The Society of Providence and Mutual Aid of the workers and employees of the Leclaire Company, which he founded, was authorized by the French Minister of the Interior on September 28, 1838. Leclaire subsequently served as Mayor of the town of Herblay, a commune in the north-western suburbs of Paris, France.[2]

Is an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner.Born in the fishing port of Gloucester,

Is an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner.Born in the fishing port of Gloucester, Massachusetts, while still a child, Edmund Gann's family migrated to California where his father built and operated a commercial fishing clipper. During World War II, he served with the United States Navy. Following his discharge, Edmund Gann went to work managing a grocery store his father had acquired as an investment. From there, he entered the fishing business with his brother Joseph and their company, Caribbean Marine Service Co. Inc., became a highly successful tuna-fishing fleet operator.

Was an English chemical industrialist.Edmund took over the management of the Wood End factory in Wid

Was an English chemical industrialist.Edmund took over the management of the Wood End factory in Widnes, Lancashire, from his older brother Frederic and also became involved in the management of his father's Liverpool factory. These factories manufactured alkali by the Leblanc process. During this time Edmund studied metallurgy at Owens College, Manchester and invented methods of separating nickel, cobalt and copper from the waste by–products from his factories.

Is an Armenian-American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Cafesjian Family Foundation a

Is an Armenian-American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Cafesjian Family Foundation and has contributed thousands of dollars to numerous philanthropic causes, including contributing funds toward buying an Armenian Genocide Museum and Memori

An Argentine real estate developer, billionaire, philanthropist and head of the venture capital firm

An Argentine real estate developer, billionaire, philanthropist and head of the venture capital firm Consultatio, based in Buenos Aires.Constantini was born in Buenos Aires, in 1946. He enrolled in the Argentine Catholic University, and graduated with a degree in Economics in 1971. He earned a Master's degree in the same discipline at the University of East Anglia, in 1975, and completed a Capital Markets Course at the London School of Economics, in 1981.Returning to Argentina, he established Consultatio, initially an asset management firm, in 1991, and later ventured into the local real estate market. Some of his best known real estate projects in Argentina include the development of the Nordelta district[2] (Consultatio was a 50 percent investor in the project) and the construction of luxury office towers in Catalinas Plaza. On October 5, 2000, Constantini announced an agreement between Consultatio, EFiltro[3] and IBM to develop joint projects. As part of the agreement, Consultatio will help realize contracts with investors for projects that EFiltro has evaluated as interesting for development. IBM, will provide the necessary infrastructure

Was an Argentine merchant, banker and developer.Eduardo Madero was born in Buenos Aires, in 1823, to

Was an Argentine merchant, banker and developer.Eduardo Madero was born in Buenos Aires, in 1823, to a family of farmers. A nephew of publisher Florencio Varela, his uncle's enmity with the Governor of Buenos Aires Province, Juan Manuel de Rosas, led Madero to relocate to Montevideo, in neighboring Uruguay.[1] Madero established an import-export business and following Rosas' 1852 overthrow, he returned - by then a prosperous merchant. Madero was later elected to local office, as well as to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies as a supporter of the Buenos Aires-centric Autonomist Party. He served as President of the Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires and, in 1874, the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange.

Is the chairman of San Miguel Corporation, the largest food and beverage corporation in the Philippi

Is the chairman of San Miguel Corporation, the largest food and beverage corporation in the Philippines, and was a candidate for the Philippine presidency in 1992, ultimately losing to Fidel Ramos. He tested the political waters in 2003, planning to run in the 2004 Presidential and Local Elections, but soon withdrew. He was a close advisor and personal friend to former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, which led him to become estranged from his cousin, Corazon Aquino, who after Marcos' ouster succeeded him as president. Cojuangco is of partial Irish, Spanish, and Chinese descent.

Was the first railroad engineer who drove La Porteña during the first travel by rail in Buenos Aire

Was the first railroad engineer who drove La Porteña during the first travel by rail in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1857. He was the first General Manager of the British-owned Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway between 1865 and 1872, founded in Argentina by Edward Lund in 1862. Banfield died in 1872, and the village of Banfield in Buenos Aires Province, founded in 1873, was named after him. The professional Argentine football club Club Atlético Banfield also carries his name.

Was a Welsh landowner and politician. He played a major part in the development of the Welsh slate i

Was a Welsh landowner and politician. He played a major part in the development of the Welsh slate industry.He inherited the Penrhyn estate near Bangor in north-west Wales through his wife's relative, Richard Pennant, and changed his name to Douglas-Pennant by Royal license in 1841. Penrhyn was the owner of the Penrhyn Quarry near Bethesda, Wales, which under his ownership developed into one of the two largest slate quarries in the world. He was also involved in politics and sat as Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire between 1841 and 1866.

Is an Irish businessman, former CEO of The Coca-Cola Company.Isdell moved to Zambia at the age of te

Is an Irish businessman, former CEO of The Coca-Cola Company.Isdell moved to Zambia at the age of ten, and joined the Coca-Cola Company in 1966 with the local bottling company there. In 1972, he became general manager of Coca-Cola Bottling of Johannesburg

Was a Canadian business tycoon and famous breeder of thoroughbred race horses. Known to his friends

Was a Canadian business tycoon and famous breeder of thoroughbred race horses. Known to his friends as "Eddie," he is universally recorded as "E. P. Taylor."Starting with a brewery business (Brading Brewery) inherited from his grandfather, Taylor merged more than 20 other small breweries to create Canadian Breweries Limited, which grew to be the world's largest brewing company.

A prominent Japanese industrialist, who was largely responsible for bringing Toyota Motor Corporatio

A prominent Japanese industrialist, who was largely responsible for bringing Toyota Motor Corporation to profitability and worldwide prominence during his tenure as president and later chairman. Born into a family of textile manufacturers, Eiji Toyoda is the son of Heihachi Toyoda, the brother of Toyoda Loom Works founder Sakichi Toyoda.[1]He studied engineering at Tokyo Imperial University from 1933 to 1936.[2] During this time Toyoda's cousin Kiichiro established an automobile plant at the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works in the city of Nagoya in central Japan.[2] Toyoda joined his cousin in the plant at the conclusion of his degree and throughout their lives they shared a deep friendship. In 1938, Kiichiro Toyoda asked Eiji Toyoda to oversee construction of a newer factory about 32 km east of Nagoya on the site of a red pine forest in the town of Koromo, later re-named Toyota City.[3] Known as the Honsha ("headquarters") plant, to this day it is considered the "mother factory" for Toyota Motor production facilities worldwide.[4]

A Japanese business executive. He is the representative director and president of Mcdonald's Holding

A Japanese business executive. He is the representative director and president of Mcdonald's Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd. as well as president and chief executive officer of McDonald's Company (Japan), Ltd. (paid-in capital: approximately 24 billion yen[1]). He is married to J-pop singer-songwriter Yumi Tanimura. Born in Sasebo, he graduated from that city's Nagasaki Prefectural Sasebo South High School, and then from Tokai University.

One of Japan's wealthiest citizens with a fortune estimated to exceed $4 billion. He is a controvers

One of Japan's wealthiest citizens with a fortune estimated to exceed $4 billion. He is a controversial figure in Japanese political and commercial life.Itoyama has served four terms as a member of the Diet, the Japanese Parliament with nearly twenty years of active involvement in the ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party. He is also the Chairman and benefactor of an eponymous educational institution.Itoyama is one of the largest shareholders and is a prominent investor activist within national airline JAL, publicly calling for significant changes to management and business structures, detailing his vision for change on his personal website. JAL management recently moved to compromise with Itoyama by appointing him Special Adviser to the Chief Executive Officer, signaling a possible conclusion to hostilities after six years of highly public disagreement.

Was a businessman involved in trade in India and the Far East.He was the second son of David Sassoon

Was a businessman involved in trade in India and the Far East.He was the second son of David Sassoon by his first wife Hannah Joseph. He first followed father started his business in India. After the occupiation of Hong Kong, he moved to Hong Kong in 1844 as his base to start his business in China. In 1850 he moved to Shanghai. He was father of Jacob Elias Sassoon and Edward Elias Sassoon.

Was an American businessman, philanthropist, and the 30th governor of Minnesota, serving a single te

Was an American businessman, philanthropist, and the 30th governor of Minnesota, serving a single term from January 2, 1961 to March 25, 1963 as a Republican.

Is an entrepreneur and a co-founder of SpaceX. He was an early investor in PayPal. He is chairman of

Is an entrepreneur and a co-founder of SpaceX. He was an early investor in PayPal. He is chairman of Tesla Motors and SolarCity.After matriculating at Pretoria Boys High School he left home in 1988 at the age of 17, without his parents' support,[2] and in part because of the prospect of compulsory service in the South African military: "I don't have an issue with serving in the military per se, but serving in the South African army suppressing black people just didn't seem like a really good way to spend time,"

Was a German industrialist, one of the first important employers in the Ruhr industrial sectors. He

Was a German industrialist, one of the first important employers in the Ruhr industrial sectors. He was personally awarded by Adolf Hitler the Order of the German Eagle, Nazi Germany's highest distinctions, on his 90th birthday in 1937, for his support to

Was a French automotive pioneer who founded Delahaye Automobiles.Emile Delahaye was born in Tours, I

Was a French automotive pioneer who founded Delahaye Automobiles.Emile Delahaye was born in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, in the Loire Valley. He studied engineering at a trade school in the city of Angers, the same school later attended by Louis Delâge, another automobile pioneer. For a time, Delahaye worked in Belgium before returning to Tours where he was married in 1873. In 1879, he took over a local business specializing in the manufacturing of brick kilns and related equipment for the ceramics trade. Delahaye experimented with steam and internal combustion engines, eventually converting part of the company's production to the manufacture of stationary petrol engines.

Is a Mexican businessman and the son of Emilio Azcárraga Milmo and his third wife, Nadine Jean a Fr

Is a Mexican businessman and the son of Emilio Azcárraga Milmo and his third wife, Nadine Jean a French citizen. Even when he's the third Emilio in the family, he cannot be called Emilio Azcárraga III due to the lack of a royalty naming. Attended Lakefield College School in Ontario Canada, and Universidad Iberoamericana until fifth semester. He became the CEO of Grupo Televisa at the age of 29, after the death of his father. He is one of the richest businesspersons in Latin America with a fortune estimated at 1.6 billion dollars according to Forbes. He is also a Board Member of Teléfonos de Mexico, Univision and Banamex.