Business Tycoon Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was an impresario whose nightclubs le Sept, and le Palace, were the premier spots in Paris nightlife

Was an impresario whose nightclubs le Sept, and le Palace, were the premier spots in Paris nightlife in the 1970s and early 1980s, celebrated in memoirs and songs like Amanda Lear's 1979 song "Fashion Pack" which declared, "In Paris you got to be seen at Maxim's / The Palace / The 7 and then go Chez Regine." [2]

A Chinese web entrepreneur and free-speech activist—founder of blogchina.com (now bokee.com) and c

A Chinese web entrepreneur and free-speech activist—founder of blogchina.com (now bokee.com) and chinalabs.com (a web research consultancy). [1]Fannin, Febecca A. (2007). Silicon Dragon: How China is Winning the Tech Race. McGraw-Hill. pp. 101. ISBN 0071494472, 9780071494472. http://books.google.com/books?id=7q23AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Fang+Xingdong%22&dq=%22Fang+Xingdong%22&pgis=1.

Is an Indian businessman. He is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Indian Software Industr

Is an Indian businessman. He is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Indian Software Industry".[1] He was the first General Manager of Tata Consultancy Services, a leading Indian software consultancy company. He has also worked as the Deputy General Manager of the Tata Power Company.

A German businessman of Iranian descent. He is best-known as the founder (Hamburg, Germany 1970) and

A German businessman of Iranian descent. He is best-known as the founder (Hamburg, Germany 1970) and the owner of the Vladi Private Islands company, which is the world leader in island-broking. Since establishing VPI, he has sold over 2000 islands around the world.

Is an Egyptian businessman who founded PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Egypt.[1] He is also chairman

Is an Egyptian businessman who founded PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Egypt.[1] He is also chairman of the Quseir Heritage Preservation Society.[2]

Is a Turkish businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.He graduated fro

Is a Turkish businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.He graduated from a German high school in Germany, then studied business administration in Istanbul University. After serving as vice-president for years, he was elected as the president of Galatasaray S.K. in 1996, a position he held for five years. He is fluent in English, French and German as well as his native Turkish. He is married and has two children.

Was Yahoo!'s chief technology officer and one of its longest-serving executives. He announced that h

Was Yahoo!'s chief technology officer and one of its longest-serving executives. He announced that he would leave the company on June 8, 2007 after 11 years at Yahoo. He will receive a golden parachute worth about $6.9 million. He holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from the California Polytechnic State University. [1] [2]

Was an American businessman and magazine publisher. Vitello is the creator of Thrasher magazine and

Was an American businessman and magazine publisher. Vitello is the creator of Thrasher magazine and co-creator of Independent trucks.[1]In the late 1970s skateboarding's popularity was waning.[2] Vitello and business partner Eric Swenson along with Richard Novak and Jay Shuirman who owned Santa Cruz Skateboards saw an opportunity to work together, subsequently founding Independent Truck Company. Independent Trucks quickly became an industry leader and the group saw the opportunity to expand and capitalize upon the rediscovery of skateboarding in America.

Was an English politician and art collector, and a member of the prominent Rothschild family of bank

Was an English politician and art collector, and a member of the prominent Rothschild family of bankers.Although Ferdinand von Rothschild was born in Paris, France, he was from Vienna and a part of the Rothschild banking family of Austria. He was the second son of Baron Anselm von Rothschild (1803–1874) and Charlotte von Rothschild née Rothschild (1807–1859). He held the hereditary title Freiherr (Baron) in the Austrian nobility.He was educated at Cambridge University, where he was a friend of the Prince of Wales. He became a British subject and moved from Vienna to London. In Britain he used the style Ferdinand de Rothschild.

Was an Austro-Hungarian born automotive engineer. He is best known for creating the Volkswagen (Beet

Was an Austro-Hungarian born automotive engineer. He is best known for creating the Volkswagen (Beetle) as well as the first of many Porsche automobiles, and for his contributions to advanced German tank designs: Tiger I, Tiger II and the Elefant. Porsche was awarded in 1937 the German National Prize for Art and Science, one of the rarest decorations in the Third Reich.Porsche's son, Ferry Porsche, is the eponym for Porsche automobiles, initially based to a large extent on the Volkswagen (Beetle) design.

Is Chairman of Turkey's Dogus Holding conglomerate and one of the country's wealthiest individuals,

Is Chairman of Turkey's Dogus Holding conglomerate and one of the country's wealthiest individuals, with a personal fortune estimated at USD$ 1.3 billion.

Was a world-renowned caver and manufacturer of outdoor equipment under the brand name Petzl. Petzl l

Was a world-renowned caver and manufacturer of outdoor equipment under the brand name Petzl. Petzl lived most of his life in the village of Saint-Ismier (near Grenoble), France at the foot of the mountain Dent De Crolles. He first went caving in Trou du Glaz in 1933, and was immediately captivated by the idea of exploring beyond the cave's known limits. Subsequent explorations there with Pierre Chevalier,

Was the founder of the oldest rum manufacturing company in Puerto Rico.Fernando Fernandez, who was b

Was the founder of the oldest rum manufacturing company in Puerto Rico.Fernando Fernandez, who was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, was the owner of the Santa Ana Plantation located in the city of his birth. The Santa Ana Plantation is located on land which was granted to his grandfather (whose name was also Fernando Fernandez) by the Spanish Royal Crown in 1797. Fernandez's grandfather was a naval captain who fought against pirates and English merchant ships. The Spanish Royal Crown granted him this land in recognition of his service to Spain, here he planted sugar canes and raised cattle

Is a Turkish businessman, born in Mersin. He is one of the three co-founders and current owners of t

Is a Turkish businessman, born in Mersin. He is one of the three co-founders and current owners of the Tekfen Holding. His father, Muhtar Berker, an ophtalmologist in Mersin, was elected to Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 1939 as Içel deputy. When his family moved to Ankara, he also transferred to Robert College of Istanbul, from Tarsus American College. In 1946, he graduated from Robert College with a diploma in civil engineering and moved to the United States for a master's degree at University of Michigan.

Is an Australian business woman

Is an Australian business woman

Was a wealthy lawyer and industrialist. He has been described as "possibly the only man in the Unite

Was a wealthy lawyer and industrialist. He has been described as "possibly the only man in the United States who made a great fortune out of the Depression," [1]. After struggling as a corporate attorney in Salt Lake City, Odlum received an offer to a law clerk at a New York firm, and in 1921 became Vice-President of his primary client, Electric Bond and Share Company. In 1923, Odlum, a friend, and their wives pooled a total of $39,600 and formed the United States Company to speculate in purchases of utilities and general securities. Within two years, the company's net assets had increased 17 fold to nearly $700,000 [2]. In 1928, Odlum incorporated Atlas Utilities Company to take over the common stock of his other company.

A Hakka tin miner, revenue farmer and businessman from Penang and Perak was, in his time, said to ha

A Hakka tin miner, revenue farmer and businessman from Penang and Perak was, in his time, said to have been the richest Chairman in the world.[1][2] He was called the "Tin King" and 'the Carnagie of the Orient'. Although his own father was born in Penang, Foo Choo Choon was born in Yongding, in the Fujian province. At thirteen years of age he accompanied his father, Foo Yu Chio, to Malaya where he studied at Penang and worked his uncles mines in Perak.[3][4] A 1908 profile reads:

Was a Dutch naval architect, shipbuilder, and shipowner. He founded the towage and salvage company L

Was a Dutch naval architect, shipbuilder, and shipowner. He founded the towage and salvage company L. Smit & Co that is now part of Smit International. His shipyard had a number of "firsts" in shipbuilding and produced a number of famous vessels.

Was born in 1804, and had a sound vernacular education, with a smattering of English received in Bom

Was born in 1804, and had a sound vernacular education, with a smattering of English received in Bombay. At the age of fifteen he entered upon a business career, and its pursuit proved so congenial that by 1827 he had worked his way to a partnership in the firm of Frith, Bomanjee & Co. Banking facilities being then exceedingly scanty, such Parsees as had any capital at command acted as bankers and brokers to the rising English firms.

Was the director of Group Finance Department of CITIC Pacific. She is the deputy chairman of CITIC P

Was the director of Group Finance Department of CITIC Pacific. She is the deputy chairman of CITIC Pacific Communications Limited and the director of Hong Kong Eastern Harbour Tunnel Company. She is the daughter of Larry Yung Chi Kin, the former chairman of CITIC Pacific.[1]In October 2008, Yung and other two senior executives were involved in an unauthorized foreign exchange deals in CITIC Pacific, which caused HK$15.5 billion loss in the company. Then she was removed from the finance department and demoted with a salary cut, confirmed by Henry Fan, the CITIC Pacific's managing director.[2]

Is research scientist, administrator, entrepreneur and Quebecer business man born in Italy, at Ascol

Is research scientist, administrator, entrepreneur and Quebecer business man born in Italy, at Ascoli Piceno, in 1947.He is a pioneer scientist-entrepreneur in the Canadian biopharmaceutical industry, he was co-founder of Biochem Pharma, as well as Chairm

Was an English businessperson and racehorse owner.Pullen also opened a series of general hardware sh

Was an English businessperson and racehorse owner.Pullen also opened a series of general hardware shops , selling a wide range of products . These included "pink" parafin , wallpapers and paints , DIY and household goods ,cutlery and crockery , dustbins and ice-creams . Branches covered south London , the first of these being on Catford broadway . Pullen became a millionaire and he enjoyed his wealth , and by July 1965 had ordered his first new Rolls-Royce - Silver Cloud III Coupe from James Young, a luxury coachbuilder cited in Bromley . A car lover , Pullen owned a stable of many of the Grand Tourer automobiles of the period , including Audi`s , BMW`s , Jaguar`s and Jensen`s .

Is a Canadian businessman and former politician and diplomat. He is currently Deputy Chairman of the

Is a Canadian businessman and former politician and diplomat. He is currently Deputy Chairman of the Toronto-Dominion Bank. He served as Canadian Ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2006. He served as Premier of New Brunswick from 1987 to 1997.

Is a French businessman, industrialist and politician. A former alumnus of the Ecole polytechnique,

Is a French businessman, industrialist and politician. A former alumnus of the Ecole polytechnique, he was hired in 1970 by the Saint-Gobain group. In 1982, he became chairman of the board of Pont-à-Mousson SA. In the 1980s, he joined the Saint-Simon Foundation think-tank.

Is a prominent business personality in Malaysia, and the eldest son of Malaysian billionaire Tan Sri

Is a prominent business personality in Malaysia, and the eldest son of Malaysian billionaire Tan Sri Dato' Seri Yeoh Tiong Lay. He obtained a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Degree in Civil Engineering from Kingston University, United Kingdom in 1978.