Business Tycoon Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a minor Randlord who played a role in the development of the South African diamond-mining indust

Was a minor Randlord who played a role in the development of the South African diamond-mining industry and sports.He was born in Friedberg, Germany in 1862 into a Jewish banking family, travelled first to London in 1880, where he was naturalised British, and then to Kimberly, South Africa in 1884 to work in the diamond industry for Dunkelsbuhler and Company alongside his cousins Louis Oppenheimer and Fredrich Hirschhorn. Gustav Imroth later represented Barnato Brothers in their dealings with the diamond syndicate (later De Beers), working closely with Solomon Joel and Ernest Oppenheimer (also a first cousin).

Was a German businessman and politician. He started by investing in textile industry and later in ra

Was a German businessman and politician. He started by investing in textile industry and later in railway construction and heavy industry. He founded numerous banks, including the Darmstädter Bank, and insurance companies. He is regarded as a pioneer of t

Was a French entrepreneur. He manufactured bicycles and pneumatic tyres and went on to motorcycles,

Was a French entrepreneur. He manufactured bicycles and pneumatic tyres and went on to motorcycles, automobiles, aeroplanes and airships.[2][5] He changed his name to Clément-Bayard five years after the successful launch of the Clément-Bayard automobile brand. It honoured the Chevalier Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard who saved the town of Mézières from an Imperial army during the Siege of Mézières in 1521.[2][6]

Is a Dutch national who worked in Liberia during the presidency of Charles Taylor and is the subject

Is a Dutch national who worked in Liberia during the presidency of Charles Taylor and is the subject of a UN travel ban. Kouwenhoven is President of several companies.The United Nations issued an order in 2001 banning him from traveling because of arms trafficking. Kouwenhoven was arrested in the Netherlands on March 18, 2005 and stood trial at the Court of First Instance in The Hague, starting April 24, 2006. The court tried to summon Charles Taylor to testify against Kouwenhoven

Is a French businessman, born in Saint-Yvi (Finistère). In 1969 he created[1] at Concarneau, his ow

Is a French businessman, born in Saint-Yvi (Finistère). In 1969 he created[1] at Concarneau, his own business called GUY COTTEN[2], a company specialising in commercial fishing clothes, which became famous for its yellow oilskin item.

Is a French businessman. He was the CEO of the European steel manufacturer Arcelor until 2006. He st

Is a French businessman. He was the CEO of the European steel manufacturer Arcelor until 2006. He stood down as CEO following Arcelor's merger with Mittal Steel, at the end of a takeover contest which was both bitter and protracted. Dollé became a particularly controversial figure in the course of the takeover battle when he was reported to have referred to Mittal Steel's offer as having been financed with "monkey money". Although a mistranslation of a popular French idiom, this statement was interpreted by many as a quasi-racist reference to the Indian nationality of Mittal Steel Chairman Lakshmi Mittal. Instead of heeding a warning to stop using the term, M.Dollé continued to refer to the Mittal offer in similar terms, stoking the claims of some journalists that, if not racist, he was at the very least being wilfully offensive.

Is an Israeli-American businessman. He is best known as the CEO of Maverick Records, co-founder of M

Is an Israeli-American businessman. He is best known as the CEO of Maverick Records, co-founder of Maverick Films and manager of American star Madonna. He is also manager for Lenny Kravitz and Katharine McPhee.