Business Tycoon Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a businessman from Vaasa, Finland. His first company—a pizzeria—was called Pizzeria No 1 and

Is a businessman from Vaasa, Finland. His first company—a pizzeria—was called Pizzeria No 1 and it was founded in 1976 in the center of Vaasa. Nowadays he is known as the "Pizza-emperor" (Pizzakeisari in Finnish), because he is the founder of a well known pizza franchise chain called Kotipizza. The chain is said to be the biggest one in the Nordic countries. He is also the founder of a shipping company called RG Line, a hotel chain called Omenahotelli and another pizza chain called Golden Rax Pizzabuffet. Most of his companies are subsidiaries of Grönblom International LTD, where Rabbe Grönblom acts as director. Golden Rax Pizzabuffet however is nowadays a part of Finland's largest hotel & restaurant company Restel Oy Ltd, where Rabbe Grönblom sits on the board. He is also on the board of the Finnish tyre company Nokian Renkaat (since 2003).

Was a businessman and a pioneer in Puerto Rico’s radio and television broadcasting industry. He ow

Was a businessman and a pioneer in Puerto Rico’s radio and television broadcasting industry. He owned one of the most successful radio stations on the island (WKBM AM) and in 1954 founded Puerto Rico’s television Channel 11, which now is known as Tele Once and owned and operated by Univision, the largest Hispanic television network in the United States.Perez Perry returned to Puerto Rico in 1934 with the intention of going into business as an electronic engineer. At first he failed in his attempts because of the lack of experience and capital. However, it wasn’t long before he was able to establish several radio workshops in San Juan, Rio Piedras and Santurce. [1]

A leading industrialist, tea-planter, and is also associated with bank, insurance companies, and man

A leading industrialist, tea-planter, and is also associated with bank, insurance companies, and many other business houses. He is the Chairman of Sylhet Tea Company Ltd. and several other tea estates in Sylhet and Chittagong. He is also the Managing Director of Kohinoor Industries Ltd. and TLRA Holdings Ltd (owner of Kohinoor Detergent Factory). He served as Chairman of South-East Bank Limited. Mr. Ali has played a pioneering role in the tea industry. He is actively involved in charitable activities and has set up numerous trusts and educational institutions. He is also the immediate past Chairman of North South University Foundation.

Is a Turkish businessman.Following his military service, he started actively working for the Koç Gr

Is a Turkish businessman.Following his military service, he started actively working for the Koç Group in 1958 joining the Otokoç Company in Ankara. In 1960, he transferred to Koç Ticaret, which represented the Koç Group in Ankara. Following the relocation of the Koç Holding headquarters from Ankara to Istanbul in 1964, which was established a year ago, he became general coordinator of Koç Holding A.S. and moved to Istanbul.

A prominent Indian businessman. He comes from the business house started by Jamnalal Bajaj. The US$

A prominent Indian businessman. He comes from the business house started by Jamnalal Bajaj. The US$ 1.32 Billion Bajaj Auto is his flagship company. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2001.His net worth is estimated to be at US$ 1.1 Billion. He was listed twentieth on the Forbes India's Richest 40 list of people.He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School in USA, St. Stephen's College, Delhi,Government Law College, Mumbai and Cathedral and John Connon School.

Was a renowned Indian hotelier, widely regarded as the father of 20th century India's hotel business

Was a renowned Indian hotelier, widely regarded as the father of 20th century India's hotel business, was the founder Chairman of Oberoi Hotels & Resorts, India's second-largest hotel company, with 35 luxury hotels in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Egypt, Australia and Hungary [2][3].

A member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Vijayawada constituency of Andhra Pradesh

A member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Vijayawada constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is also an industrialist belonging to the LANCO group with interests in power generation and film making, among other things.He came under severe criticism due to the obscene language used by him in a TV interview in TV9 with Harish Rao, a member of legislative assembly.

An eminent entreprenuer and business woman from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. She heads the Rajshre

An eminent entreprenuer and business woman from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. She heads the Rajshree Sugars and Chemicals and currently the President of Indian Sugar Mills Association.She also promotes Performing Arts movement in Coimbatore.Rajshree Pathy is the daughter of Late Shri G. Varadaraj, of PSG Families engaged in Charities and Educational Institutions for more than a century. Her father was also a former Rajya Sabha MP. She is married to Pathy Sundaram, from the Lakshmi Mills family.

An Indian entrepreneur and community leader based in the Netherlands. He was born in Lahore, Punjab,

An Indian entrepreneur and community leader based in the Netherlands. He was born in Lahore, Punjab, in Pre-Partition India, and he resides in Oegstgeest, the Netherlands. He is the Founder and Executive President of The Netherlands India Chamber of Commerce and Trade (NICCT) and also serves as a Chairman of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Foundation. In 2009 he became the recipient of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award conferred on him by the President of India, Her Excellency Pratibha Patil, in acknowledgement of his exceptional and meritorious contribution in the field of Community Service.

The Chairman Emeritus of the RPG Group, a multi-sector Indian industrial conglomerate. Goenka was bo

The Chairman Emeritus of the RPG Group, a multi-sector Indian industrial conglomerate. Goenka was born in 1930 and attended the Presidency College in his home town of Kolkata and Harvard University in the United States. He is currently an M.P. in the Rajya Sabha, or upper house, of the Indian Parliament. Goenka also holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Governors, International Management Institute[1] and is a trustee of the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust and the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. He is a former president of the FICCI and the immediate past Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur. Goenka has also been twice awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure by the Emperor of Japan.

Was one of the leaders of the Young Bengal group, a successful businessman, a brilliant orator and a

Was one of the leaders of the Young Bengal group, a successful businessman, a brilliant orator and a social reformer. He was called the Indian Demosthenes. [1] [2] Ghosh was one of the persons who helped John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune to establish his girls school. [3]The family hailed from Bagati, near Mogra in Hooghly District. His father, Gobinda Chandra Ghosh had a small shop in Kolkata’s China Bazar. His maternal grandfather, Dewan Ramprasad Singha, used to work in the office of King Hamilton & Co. in Kolkata. Ghosh was born in his maternal grandfather’s house. [4]

Credited with having saved the coffee industry in Puerto Rico.The cooperative was the first one of i

Credited with having saved the coffee industry in Puerto Rico.The cooperative was the first one of its kind in Puerto Rico. It was founded to protect the coffee industry, which was one of the island's most important export products, from outside imitators. The situation was the following: many merchants were importing coffee from other countries, of poor quality and freshness, and passing them off as locally produced. When tourists and local consumers tasted the coffee, they complained about how bad it was, and as a result sales declined drastically and the coffee industry suffered greatly.

Was a pioneer industrialist and founder of the Dalmia-Jain Group. Starting with a bullion business,

Was a pioneer industrialist and founder of the Dalmia-Jain Group. Starting with a bullion business, he built several sugar mills, and went on to acquire Bennett and Coleman, (the Times of India group). The name is also written Ram Kishan Dalmia.At the time of India's independence, he was among the wealthiest and most powerful men in India, with good contacts with most political leaders. At one point his name was being considered for India's finance minister[1]. However, in December 1956 the firebrand socialist Feroze Gandhi exposed in parliament how Dalmia, as chairman of a publicly traded bank and an insurance company, had illegally transferred nearly a crore rupees to his mill in order to fund the Bennett and Coleman acquisition[2]. In 1956 he was sentenced to two years in jail.

Was a newspaper baron of India. He launched The Indian Express and created the Indian Express Group

Was a newspaper baron of India. He launched The Indian Express and created the Indian Express Group with various English and regional language publications.In 1932, he took over the loss-making Madras edition of The Free Press Journal and drove the delivery van himself to dispatch the papers. He founded the Indian Express in 1936, and in 1941, he was elected President of the National Newspaper Editors’ Conference. Following this, both the Indian Express and Ramnath Goenka openly challenged the British Raj.

Was a pioneer of the textile industry in Ahmedabad. He was awarded the title of Rao Bahadur by the B

Was a pioneer of the textile industry in Ahmedabad. He was awarded the title of Rao Bahadur by the British Government.In 1861, he founded the first textile mill of Ahmedabad and the second in India and named it the Ahmedabad Spinning and Weaving Company Limited. On becoming the first Indian president of the Ahmedabad Municipality in 1888, he carried out the underground drainage and water supply work.

Is the present Chairman of the Tata Group, India's largest conglomerate founded by Jamsedji Tata and

Is the present Chairman of the Tata Group, India's largest conglomerate founded by Jamsedji Tata and consolidated and expanded by later generations of his family.In 1971, Ratan was appointed the Director-in-Charge of The National Radio & Electronics Company Limited (Nelco), a company that was in dire financial difficulty. Ratan suggested that the company invest in developing high-technology products, rather than in consumer electronics

Is a South African businessman, who purchased the Pick 'n Pay supermarket group from its founder Mr

Is a South African businessman, who purchased the Pick 'n Pay supermarket group from its founder Mr Harry Goldin the founder of Clicks Group (H Goldin and company), Raymond Ackerman is still (as of 2007[update]) the chairperson. He is also well known for his philanthropic activities. He purchased four stores from Harry Goldin in the sixties.

Took over the then small-scale McDonald's Corporation franchise in 1954 and built it into the most s

Took over the then small-scale McDonald's Corporation franchise in 1954 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world. Dubbed the Hamburger King, Kroc was included in the TIME 100 list of the world's most influential builders and titans of industry, and amassed a $500 million fortune during his lifetime. He was also the owner of the San Diego Padres baseball team starting in 1974.

A Japanese businesswoman, founder and chief executive of the temporary personnel service company The

A Japanese businesswoman, founder and chief executive of the temporary personnel service company The R. She serves on the board of Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.[1] A graduate of Konan University, she is best known for her criticism of "gap-widening society".[2]

Was President of Shell Nederland from 2003-2007. Since 1969, he has held a number of positions at Sh

Was President of Shell Nederland from 2003-2007. Since 1969, he has held a number of positions at Shell, with postings in Singapore, Australia, the UK, the Philippines and Brazil. In addition, he was a member of the Executive Committee and the Environmental Committee of the Employers Association VNO-NCW and the Innovation Platform. He is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé, member of the Supervisory Board of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Centraal Orgaan Opvang Asielzoekers (COA) and van Leeuwen Buizen N.V. He was Chairman of the national Task Force Energy Transition, which was established to make the Dutch economy more sustainable. He is a memebr to the supervisory board of FMO, the Dutch development bank.

He was the son of Marten Jansz, a captain in the Admiralty of Friesland. He started as a merchant in

He was the son of Marten Jansz, a captain in the Admiralty of Friesland. He started as a merchant in Siam in 1629 and in 1643 he was appointed chief factor. He cooperated with Johan van Twist in Dutch Malacca, François Caron in Formosa, and the factors in Persia and at the Coromandel Coast.[1] He arrived in Nagasaki on September 29, 1645 and assumed his position from November 30. Then he prepared his journey to Edo paying the emperor and the shogun his respect.

Headquartered in Shenzhen, China. Forbes magazine listed Mr. Ren as the 190th richest person in Chin

Headquartered in Shenzhen, China. Forbes magazine listed Mr. Ren as the 190th richest person in China, with private assets of approximately $124 million USD[1].Ren's grandfather was from Jiangsu (??) province and was a masterchef who was an expert in curing ham in neighbouring Zhejiang province (??). His father (???) failed to complete university studies when his grandfather died a year prior to his graduation.During the Japanese occupation, his father migrated to down south to Guangzhou(??) to work in the KMT party's arms factory as an accounts clerk. After 1949, his father was appointed as the president of No.1 Middle School of Duyun (????) where he met Ren Zhengfei's mother. The eldest of seven children, his mother was a senior teacher at the No.1 Middle School of Duyun.

Is a British entrepreneur, who first became well known in the mid-1990s for his Miss Attitude retail

Is a British entrepreneur, who first became well known in the mid-1990s for his Miss Attitude retail chain and then later for his business support services company alldaypa.In early 2005 he courted controversy with a high profile court case and a series of newspaper investigations that raised questions about his wealth. In October 2007 he filed for bankruptcy but was subsequently discharged from this[citation needed][1]. An investigation also launched by the British Government cleared him of any wrong doing and he resumed his business affairs without any restrictions imposed on him at all together with his discharge on October 19th 2008.

Is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of ExxonMobil Corporation, as of January 1, 2006.A

Is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of ExxonMobil Corporation, as of January 1, 2006.After earning a B.S. from The University of Texas at Austin in civil engineering, Tillerson joined Exxon Company, U.S.A in 1975 as an engineer. During his t

Is a Mexican businessmen and one of Forbes World's Richest People since 2000. He serves as President

Is a Mexican businessmen and one of Forbes World's Richest People since 2000. He serves as President and CEO of Grupo Salinas and Grupo Elektra, two holdings with interests vested in telecommunications, media and retail stores, among those TV Azteca, Elektra, Iusacell, Unefon, Circuit City and Banco Azteca.