Business Tycoon Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a French financier who was born in Moulins d'Antières at Cugand (Vendée) on October 11, 1770 a

Was a French financier who was born in Moulins d'Antières at Cugand (Vendée) on October 11, 1770 and who died in London in October 1846. The son of a paper mill owner, Gabriel-Julien Ouvrard received a basic education, joining a trading house in Nantes in 1787 as an employee. By the end of the Ancien Régime, the trading house was associated with Bordeaux shipowners Baour et Balguerie

Is an Scottish-born, New Zealand-bred, Australian resident horse trainer, businesswoman and a former

Is an Scottish-born, New Zealand-bred, Australian resident horse trainer, businesswoman and a former actress

An entrepreneur in the field of Japanese adult video (AV). He founded Soft On Demand (SOD), one of t

An entrepreneur in the field of Japanese adult video (AV). He founded Soft On Demand (SOD), one of the largest porn conglomerates in Japan.Takahashi, whose real name is Masaya Takahashi (?? ??), was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan in 1958. After graduating from high school he went to work as a driver for the Sagawa Express Co. where he made himself into the best driver in the company. In 1981 he joined the TV production company IVS where he worked for Terry Itoh (ja:?????) directing shows such as Tensai Takeshi no Genki ga deru TV (Genius Takeshi’s Exhilarating TV Show). He also later worked at a Chinese restaurant.[1][2]

Is a South African businessman and Managing Director of De Beers.Penny joined Anglo American and hel

Is a South African businessman and Managing Director of De Beers.Penny joined Anglo American and helped establish the Anglo American and De Beers small business initiative. He then helped start a diamond cutting factory in Botswana. Penny was later promoted to the position of Diamond Consultant for Southern Africa in 1996, where he was responsible for the sales of rough diamonds to the South African cutting industry.

Was a Puerto Rican journalist and economist.He attended and graduated from the Valley Forge Military

Was a Puerto Rican journalist and economist.He attended and graduated from the Valley Forge Military Academy He was educated at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and held prominent positions in government and the private sector, including the presidency of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO).Roca was the founder and editor of the Puerto Rican newspaper El Vocero, filling a market niche for a crime-oriented tabloid, left by the closing of El Imparcial. Under his editorship, El Vocero evolved into a mainstream newspaper with legitimate news articles, a well-known set of columnists, including Luis Dávila Colón, José Arsenio Torres, Roberto Rexach Benítez, Eudaldo Báez Galib and Juan Manuel García Passalacqua, and a wide variety of sections and supplements.

An Austrian engineer, and founder of firearms company Glock. The Glock "safe-action" pistol is well-

An Austrian engineer, and founder of firearms company Glock. The Glock "safe-action" pistol is well-regarded and has often been copied by other companies. The process of producing the Glock pistol includes the application of Tenifer, a patented metal treatment that hardens the slides.

Was a celebrated Argentine chef and restaurateur.Carlos Alberto Dumas was born in Buenos Aires, Arge

Was a celebrated Argentine chef and restaurateur.Carlos Alberto Dumas was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1938. An only child, he was given his first lessons in cuisine at age three by his grandfather, sculptor and cooking aficionado Alberto Lagos.Studying architecture in school, he abandoned his studies in 1959 for a chance to pursue his culinary interests in London, where he was brought on by the "creator of the modern British cuisine," Chef Robert Carrier, as a dishwasher and potato peeler at "The Angel," Carrier's flagship Islington restaurant. Carrier eventually granted the young man an apprenticeship and, returning to Argentina in March 1963, Dumas opened his first establishment, "La Chimère," in 1965.

Was a South African businessman and former chairman of Anglo American.Relly was educated at Diocesan

Was a South African businessman and former chairman of Anglo American.Relly was educated at Diocesan College and Trinity College, Oxford before serving in Italy during the Second World War. He became the private secretary of Harry Oppenheimer in 1949.

Is founder, president, and sole stockholder of Haas Automation, one of the world's leading CNC machi

Is founder, president, and sole stockholder of Haas Automation, one of the world's leading CNC machine tool manufacturers. He also founded a NASCAR team, Haas CNC Racing now known as Stewart Haas Racing.In 1980, Haas noticed that it took Bugarin a long time to manually position an indexer. Haas thought building his own indexer with a stepper motor drive would make his shop more efficient. He built one for himself and few more for other machine shops. In March 1983, he displayed his indexer at WESTEC (an industry expo). After seeing the positive reaction of attendees, he decided to form Haas Automation to mass produce them. His first commercial product, the HBI-5C (Haas Brothers Indexer), sold well because it was programmable and inexpensive. In 1986, Haas and a partner were awarded a U.S. Patent for their invention. [1]

Was the president of the Yamaha Corporation from 1950 to 1977, and again from 1980 to 1983. He is of

Was the president of the Yamaha Corporation from 1950 to 1977, and again from 1980 to 1983. He is often credited with the international success of Yamaha and was also widely influential as a community music educator.Kawakami was a graduate of Takachiho College of Commerce. He started working for Yamaha in 1937, where his father, Kaichi Kawakami had been the president since 1927. Kawakami succeeded his father and introduced motorcycle production to Yamaha (Yamaha Motor Corporation). Retired in 1976, he wrote several books on music and founded the largest and most popular system of community music schools in the world. He died in Hamamatsu at the age of 90 of natural causes.

Was the owner of Rancho La Brea Oil. He inherited Rancho La Brea, including the La Brea Tarpits whic

Was the owner of Rancho La Brea Oil. He inherited Rancho La Brea, including the La Brea Tarpits which he donated to Los Angeles County.Hancock was the owner of Rancho La Brea Oil Company, vice president of the Los Angeles Hibernian Bank, treasurer of the Los Angeles Symphony Association, and president of the Automobile Association of Southern California.Hancock was also interested in music and played the cello in the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. He was the owner of a 1747 Nicholas Gagliano Violon cello. Hancock was a member of the Bohemian Club, the California Club, the Los Angeles Athletic Club, the Gamut Club, the Uplifters, the Knights of Columbus and a number of yacht clubs.[1]

Was the founder of PZ Cussons, one of the United Kingdom's largest soap manufacturing businesses. Br

Was the founder of PZ Cussons, one of the United Kingdom's largest soap manufacturing businesses. Brought up in Greece, George Zochnis initially joined the trading house of Fisher & Randall in Freetown in Sierra Leone.[1] In 1879, together with George Paterson, he founded Paterson Zochonis and built it into a large trading house.[1] It imported West African goods (palm products, nuts etc.) into the United Kingdom and then exported them to Europe.[1] It also exported British goods (textiles etc.) to West Africa.[1]

Is the Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer [1] of United Technologies Corporation. David was

Is the Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer [1] of United Technologies Corporation. David was elected UTC’s President in 1992 and Chief Executive Officer in 1994. He joined UTC’s Otis Elevator subsidiary in 1975 and became its President in 1986.

Was an American real estate broker, developer and millionaire.Peck eventually acquired virtually all

Was an American real estate broker, developer and millionaire.Peck eventually acquired virtually all of San Pedro and much of the north part of what became Manhattan Beach. He also subdivided and laid out the small town of El Porto, which was eventually annexed by Manhattan Beach and became part of its north end. Among his larger real estate transactions were the sale of properties for the Standard Oil (now Chevron) refinery at what became El Segundo and the Army's Fort MacArthur at San Pedro.

Was a Greek businessman and philanthropist. As a benefactor, he contributed funds for the restoratio

Was a Greek businessman and philanthropist. As a benefactor, he contributed funds for the restoration of the Panathenian Stadium in readiness for the 1896 Summer Olympics. This he did at the request of Crown Prince Constantine. The stadium was refurbished in 1895, its second refurbishment in the 19th century, using white marble from Mount Penteli pursuant to Averoff's request. The cost was initially estimated at 585,000 drachmas but eventually reached 920,000.[1]

Is an American billionaire businessman, and the principal owner of Major League Baseball's New York

Is an American billionaire businessman, and the principal owner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. His outspokenness and role in driving up player salaries have made him one of the sport's most controversial figures, though his willingness to spend money to rebuild the club, and the Yankees' post-season success since 1976, have earned him grudging respect from some baseball executives, while at the same time earning him contempt from some fans.

Is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors.Wagoner grew up in Richmond, Virginia, USA

Is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors.Wagoner grew up in Richmond, Virginia, USA and graduated from John Randolph Tucker High School there, where he was named "Best All Around" student in his graduating class. In 2008, he was nominated

Is the sole son of Stavros G. Livanos and his wife Arietta. Born in 1934, George S. Livanos had two

Is the sole son of Stavros G. Livanos and his wife Arietta. Born in 1934, George S. Livanos had two sisters, Eugenia and Athina, who both married Stavros Niarchos, though Athina's first husband was Aristotle Onassis. Livanos was the third and youngest child of his parents.

Was a prominent real estate developer and the founder of Tsakopoulos Investments in Sacramento, Cali

Was a prominent real estate developer and the founder of Tsakopoulos Investments in Sacramento, California. Among his more recent and noteworthy accomplishments were the development of the 25 story skyscraper at 500 Capitol Mall in Sacramento, which was completed in May 2009 as well as the naming of his company as Sacramento "Developer of the Year" for 2008[1]. Mr. Tsakopoulos, who was born in Rizes, Greece, and was wounded in the Greek Civil War, arrived in United States in the 1950s.[2] His brother, Angelo Tsakopoulos, founded Sacramento's AKT Development Inc.[3]

Was an American businessman and founder of Publix Super Markets. In 1930, despite the Great Depressi

Was an American businessman and founder of Publix Super Markets. In 1930, despite the Great Depression, Jenkins risked his career and everything he had to start a new grocery store in which the associates would be treated with utmost respect and dignity and the customers would receive friendly and efficient service every time they visited. He named this chain Publix.

Was a French engineer, who along with fellow Frenchman Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion , founded De Dio

Was a French engineer, who along with fellow Frenchman Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion , founded De Dion-Bouton in 1883. The pair had first worked together in 1882 to produce a self-propelled steam vehicle. The result gave birth the company which, at the time went under the name De Dion.

Was a French businessman and founder of the brand of edible oils of the same name (Huiles Lesieur).

Was a French businessman and founder of the brand of edible oils of the same name (Huiles Lesieur). He married Esther Dupuis with whom he had five children. Lesieur was born into a family of farmers based in Septeuil (Yvelines department), a city of which his father was the Mayor.

Was the founder of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, the company known for the Orient Ex

Was the founder of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, the company known for the Orient Express trains.A useful article to mark the centenary of the death of Nagelmackers appeared in the November 2005 issue of hidden europe magazine

Is a French/Greek businessman and consultant for the tourism, hotel and hospitality industries. He h

Is a French/Greek businessman and consultant for the tourism, hotel and hospitality industries. He has contributed to establishing more than 2,500 hotels (150,000 hotel rooms) in France and throughout Europe, representing a global investment of over 10.5 billion euros.

Was the co-owner and chairwoman of the St. Louis Rams. She grew up in a middle class home, the daugh

Was the co-owner and chairwoman of the St. Louis Rams. She grew up in a middle class home, the daughter of an insurance salesman and entertainer Lucia Pamela. When she was 15 years old, her parents divorced and a shaken Frontiere eloped with her boyfriend, a US Army soldier who died in World War II. After going to college at Pepperdine University for business and working for several years as a secretary, Frontiere decided that she wanted to enter show business. She moved to Los Angeles and later Miami, where she worked as a dancer, a singer, a weather forecaster, and in various other jobs.