Business Tycoon Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a Greek merchant and was a grape trader of a large company, the largest part that he help the ph

Was a Greek merchant and was a grape trader of a large company, the largest part that he help the philanthropic sentinel, a transaction that he done as he loved in Patras. In 1926, he built an orphanage centre where it still exist today in the city. The neighbourhood of Skagiopouleio is named after him.

Was a merchant and shipowner, acclaimed as the 'father of modern Greek shipping'. He joined his brot

Was a merchant and shipowner, acclaimed as the 'father of modern Greek shipping'. He joined his brothers Marinos and Andreas, initially settling in Taganrog, Russian Empire around 1840. Together they formed Vaglianos Bros. as grain-merchants and shippers, making good profits from the high prices of grain during the Crimean War. It is said that they sometimes bought the whole Russian wheat export crop, and were pioneers of exchange-traded wheat contracts.

An Indian entrepreneur, owner of K.P. Groups, Bangalore, India. Owner of "The Vil'age", "The Beach",

An Indian entrepreneur, owner of K.P. Groups, Bangalore, India. Owner of "The Vil'age", "The Beach", "The H2O", "The 5th Element SPA" (Bangalore, Hyderabad).

Is an American author and acclaimed documentary photographer. Prior to becoming a photojournalist, s

Is an American author and acclaimed documentary photographer. Prior to becoming a photojournalist, she spent 35 years in executive positions in marketing, advertising and public relations. Currently Gianturco lives in Mill Valley, California, and is the author and photographer of four books, Women Who Light the Dark (2007), the story of local women around the world who are helping one another tackle the problems that darken their lives—including violence, poverty, illiteracy and disease; ¡Viva Colores! A Salute to the Indomitable People of Guatemala (2006), co-authored with David Hill, telling the stories of 41 Guatemalans who experience color as an expression of valor and meaning; Celebrating Women (2004) which features 17 festivals in 15 countries on 5 continents that celebrate women’s achievements, roles, rites of passage, and spiritual lives; and In Her Hands: Craftswomen Changing the World (2000), co-authored with Toby Tuttle, which profiles 90 women artisans in 12 countries who are feeding and educating their children. All four were published by powerHouse Books, New York.

Is a Greek shipping heir. He is the grandson of Yiannis "John S." Latsis.

Is a Greek shipping heir. He is the grandson of Yiannis "John S." Latsis.

Is a French engineer and entrepreneur. He is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and he received

Is a French engineer and entrepreneur. He is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and he received his M.S. in Economic Systems from Stanford University in 1982. He began his career in venture capital first in Tokyo and then in London, where he contributed to the first wave of biotechnology companies in Europe. He was the former president and founder of Genset Corporation[1], which became the European flagship in the field of genomics and at some point the second largest biotechnology company in Europe. He was also a co-founder and former president of France Biotech[2], the trade association of biotechnology companies in France. In 2001 he co-founded the biotechnology holding company Biobank in San Diego.

Is a French businesswoman. She was President of Eurospace, the Association of European Space Industr

Is a French businesswoman. She was President of Eurospace, the Association of European Space Industry, an international non profit organisation which gathers 90% of the European space industrialists, from 2002 to 2008. Pascale Sourisse is Chevalier of the Legion of Honour and Officer of the National Order of Merit.

He became president of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team in 1996 as part of a group led by Flye

He became president of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team in 1996 as part of a group led by Flyers founder Ed Snider and Comcast Corporation that bought the team. Under their ownership, the Sixers went from last place in 1996 to the NBA Finals in 2001. He appeared on the cover of Success magazine as the first trainer to rise to an ownership position with a professional sports team. He has also been featured in Inc. and Sales & Marketing Management.

Is an American designer, restaurant impresario, builder, innkeeper, and winemaker, credited with bei

Is an American designer, restaurant impresario, builder, innkeeper, and winemaker, credited with being the first American to bring recognition to restaurant design as a distinct form of interior design. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kuleto had designed nearly 400 restaurants as of late 2009, including some of the most popular fine dining restaurants in the United States.[1]Kuleto has no formal interior design education. He was born and grew up in La Crescenta, an unincorporated suburb of Los Angeles.[2]. The son of a building contractor, he often built things for himself as a child, including a large play fort with indoor plumbing when he was ten.[2] He left home at age 18 in a camper he had built. He started in the restaurant business as a busboy, then rose to the positions of waiter and cook.

Is a leading South African mining entrepreneur. His company, African Rainbow Minerals, has interests

Is a leading South African mining entrepreneur. His company, African Rainbow Minerals, has interests in gold, ferrous metals, base metals, and platinum.

Hearst was born in San Francisco, California, the third of five daughters of Randolph Apperson Hears

Hearst was born in San Francisco, California, the third of five daughters of Randolph Apperson Hearst and Catherine Wood Campbell. She grew up primarily in the wealthy San Francisco suburb of Hillsborough. She attended Crystal Springs School for Girls in Hillsborough and the Santa Catalina School for Girls in Monterey. Among her few close friends she counted Patricia Tobin, whose family founded the Hibernia Bank, a branch of which Hearst would later aid in robbing.

An Argentine-Brazilian writer, who wrote scripts for famous Argentine television series such as Chiq

An Argentine-Brazilian writer, who wrote scripts for famous Argentine television series such as Chiquititas, Verano del '98, Rebelde Way and Floricienta.

Is a French entrepreneur and Chairman and CEO of the liquor & wine group Pernod Ricard.[1] After stu

Is a French entrepreneur and Chairman and CEO of the liquor & wine group Pernod Ricard.[1] After studying business in France, Germany and the United States, Patrick Ricard joined the Ricard company, founded by his father Paul Ricard in 1932. He held successive positions in the company’s main departments, becoming Managing Director in 1972. With the creation of Pernod Ricard in 1975 he was appointed Group Managing Director and then, in 1978, Chairman and CEO.

Is a French chef, considered one of the finest cooks of the 20th century. He is widely credited with

Is a French chef, considered one of the finest cooks of the 20th century. He is widely credited with being one of the first chefs to emerge from the kitchen and to enter public life. In this role, he has extensively traveled for several decades, promoting French cuisine, starting restaurants and culinary institutions, and participating in other business ventures.

Was an engineer, railway pioneer and participant in the Hambach Festival, the German political prote

Was an engineer, railway pioneer and participant in the Hambach Festival, the German political protest of 1832. Paul Camille Denis was born on 28 June 1796 at Château des Saales in Montier-en-Der, in the Département of Haute-Marne, France. He grew up as a child of the Mainz city councillor, Peter Denis, and attended the Lyceum Louis le Grand in Paris. In 1814 and 1815 he studied at the École Polytechnique in Paris. After the conclusion of his studies he returned to the Palatinate to his father who had since settled at Neustadt.

Was a French pioneer in light railways. His major innovation was the use of ready-made sections of l

Was a French pioneer in light railways. His major innovation was the use of ready-made sections of light, narrow gauge track fastened to steel sleepers; this track was portable and could be disassembled and transported very easily. The first Decauville railway used 400 mm (1 ft 3 3/4 in) gauge; Decauville later refined his invention and switched to 500 mm (1 ft 7 3/4 in) and 600 mm (1 ft 11 5/8 in) gauge.

Is the UK's best known Agent and Manager of 1950s style Rock and Roll artistes, an author and previo

Is the UK's best known Agent and Manager of 1950s style Rock and Roll artistes, an author and previously a singer and film actor. He is married to Lorraine Barrett, the Welsh Assembly Commissioner and Assembly Member for the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency.

Is the CEO of Capgemini. He started his career in Jacques Delors's Ministry of the Economy.[3] From

Is the CEO of Capgemini. He started his career in Jacques Delors's Ministry of the Economy.[3] From 1988 to 1991, he worked in Hubert Curien's Ministry of Research and Technology.[3] From 1991 to 1993,he worked in Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade.[3]

Dr Paul Kan, CBE, Comm OSSI, Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur [1], SBS, JP developed the World's fi

Dr Paul Kan, CBE, Comm OSSI, Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur [1], SBS, JP developed the World's first Chinese and multi-lingual wireless communication software/system in 1987 and is renowned as the "Father of Multi-lingual Messaging" for pioneering the wireless communication transmission software in various languages. He has been making significant contributions to the information technology industry in both Hong Kong and China over the last 39 years and is currently the Chairman of three information technology companies (Champion Technology Holdings 0092, Kantone Holdings 1059, and DIGITALHONGKONG.COM] 8007) which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The total asset value of the three companies exceeds 6 billion dollars. Mr. Kan is also an Independent Non-executive Director of CLP Holdings Limited 0002.

Was a former general manager of the Philippine Manufacturing Company in the Philippines. He was also

Was a former general manager of the Philippine Manufacturing Company in the Philippines. He was also one of the original board of trustees of the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement.[2] He is married to Frances E. Parrette (born on August 17,1907 - died on September 13, 1963).[1]

Is a Dutch businessman and IT entrepreneur who is best known for business accomplishments and long-t

Is a Dutch businessman and IT entrepreneur who is best known for business accomplishments and long-term career in Logica, the second largest IT provider in Europe where he spent over 23 years.[1] Today he serves as a Chief Executive Officer at Levi9 Global Sourcing, European nearshore IT service group.[2]

Is a Greek businessman. Along with his brother Thanassis Giannakopoulos, he's the co-owner of pharma

Is a Greek businessman. Along with his brother Thanassis Giannakopoulos, he's the co-owner of pharmaceutical corporation Vianex, which was originally founded in 1924 by their father Dimitrios Giannakopoulos as a small local import and distribution firm. Vianex currently manufactures and markets, in Greece and elsewhere, a variety of products, in collaboration with leading international firms [1]. Its product turnover was €249.7 million in 2005. [2] In 2006, Thanassis' personal fortune was estimated to be €400 million, one half of the Giannakopoulos brothers' €800 million business empire.

Was a football businessman and chairman of Boca Juniors. He began his mandate at the club on 4 Decem

Was a football businessman and chairman of Boca Juniors. He began his mandate at the club on 4 December 2007 and it lasted until his death on 30 October 2008 due to heart problems. He was also the second Vice President of the Argentinian Football Association (Asociación del Fútbol Argentino).

Was a notable businessman and shipbuilder in Jakobstad at the turn of the 19th century. He was marri

Was a notable businessman and shipbuilder in Jakobstad at the turn of the 19th century. He was married to Anna Catharina Malm, the daughter of the prominent merchant and shipbuilder Niclas Malm. When his father-in-law Niclas Malm died in 1785, Adolf Lindskog took over the management of the city's twist tobacco factory.

Is an Irish businessman and former politician, associated with the Fine Gael party. He is a barriste

Is an Irish businessman and former politician, associated with the Fine Gael party. He is a barrister by profession, and is also Senior Counsel.Educated at Gonzaga College, he graduated from University College Dublin where he was rugby club captain, he remains an active member of Lansdowne Football Club. Sutherland was appointed Attorney General of Ireland in the governments of Garret FitzGerald, and as a European Commissioner when he was a member of the first Delors Commission.