Business Tycoon Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an American businessman. He is the son of Alex Manoogian (the founder of the Masco Corporation).

Is an American businessman. He is the son of Alex Manoogian (the founder of the Masco Corporation). He is married with three children.

Was a wealthy English born merchant, Royal customs officer and Sheriff of Welsh descent. He was the

Was a wealthy English born merchant, Royal customs officer and Sheriff of Welsh descent. He was the principal owner of John Cabot's ship Matthew during his voyage of exploration to North America in 1497[1]. Amerike is chiefly remembered because of old documents rediscovered in 1955, proving the discovery of Newfoundland in 1479 prompting Columbus's voyage of discovery in 1492. It is speculated that "America" is derived from his name, owing to his sponsorship of the voyages to Newfoundland, rather than from Amerigo Vespucci, the map-maker.

Is a Moroccan[1] global events producer, former chairman of PublicisLive and presently the Executive

Is a Moroccan[1] global events producer, former chairman of PublicisLive and presently the Executive Chairman of the Experience Corporation. Attias was the producer of the World Economic Forum in Davos for over fifteen years. During the 1990s, Attias founded an Event Management Company and produced various global events including the Zurich Insurances Convention and Boris Yeltsin's visit to France. Richard was awarded the contract for the signature of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) signature agreements in Marrakesh and for the Middle East and North Africa summit meeting in Casablanca.

Was a London iron merchant and then South Wales ironmaster.Richard Crawshay was born in Normanton in

Was a London iron merchant and then South Wales ironmaster.Richard Crawshay was born in Normanton in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Initially starting work aged 16, working for Mr Bicklewith of York Yard, Thames Street, London (to whom he was apprenticed) in a bar iron warehouse in London, he became sole proprietor of the business on Bicklewith's retirement in 1763.

Was an American commodities and futures trader, and pioneer in the field of managed futures. The fir

Was an American commodities and futures trader, and pioneer in the field of managed futures. The first publicly managed futures fund, Futures, Inc., was started in 1949 by Richard Donchian. He also developed the trend timing method of futures investing an

Is a South African entrepreneur and property developer best known for building a business empire des

Is a South African entrepreneur and property developer best known for building a business empire despite the restrictions of apartheid and his determination to see the Soweto township develop economically.

The current Chairman and CEO of Popular, Inc., the largest company in Puerto Rico, and parent compan

The current Chairman and CEO of Popular, Inc., the largest company in Puerto Rico, and parent company of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Banco Popular North America and E-Loan.Richard L. Carrión is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Popular, Inc., a publicly traded financial holding company with more than $45 billion in consolidated assets. Today, Banco Popular, a wholly owned subsidiary of Popular, Inc., is Puerto Rico's leading depository institution, the largest Hispanic-owned bank in North America, and one of the 30 most important financial institutions in the Americas. As CEO, Carrion has led the way through numerous innovations in the company such as its expansion through the Caribbean, Latin America and the United States.

Was chairman of the chamber of commerce and honorary citizen of the city of Mannheim, Germany. Richa

Was chairman of the chamber of commerce and honorary citizen of the city of Mannheim, Germany. Richard Lenel joined his father's company "Fabrik wasserdichter Wäsche Lenel, Bensinger u. Co." at the age of 23 and was promoted to general manager in 1897. In

A successful Austrian entrepreneur in the construction industry, a Viennese society figure, and a fo

A successful Austrian entrepreneur in the construction industry, a Viennese society figure, and a former political candidate not affiliated with any of the Austrian political parties. Lugner has been nicknamed Tosspot ("Mortar", as in masonry) by the media, while his former wife, Christina (born June 2, 1968), is generally known as Mausi ("Little Mouse"). Since August 2, 2007 he has been divorced from Christina. The divorce was filed the same day by a mutual agreement.Lugner got a licence to work as a building contractor (Baumeisterkonzession) in 1962 and at first specialised in the erection of filling stations and the renovation of old buildings. His company started to prosper, and he eventually became known to a wider public with the completion, in 1979, of Vienna's first mosque, situated on the banks of the river Danube. In 1990 he opened his own shopping mall, Lugner City, in a working class district of Vienna and, from the start, aggressively advertised his business by regularly inviting celebrities—starting with Thomas Gottschalk—who would perform there and sign autographs—a marketing strategy not very common in a city that, back then, hardly had any shopping malls.

Was a chemical industrialist.Richard Muspratt was born in Liverpool, England, the second son of Jame

Was a chemical industrialist.Richard Muspratt was born in Liverpool, England, the second son of James Muspratt and his wife Julia Josephine née Connor. His father was also a chemical industrialist who had established factories in Liverpool, St Helens and Newton-le-Willows.

Is a Ukrainian business man, multi-billionaire, and President of SCM Holdings, as well of the Ukrain

Is a Ukrainian business man, multi-billionaire, and President of SCM Holdings, as well of the Ukrainian football club, Shakhtar Donetsk. He graduated from Donetsk National University with a degree in economics in the mid 1990s. According to Korespondent m

Is the Chairman, founder and former Chief Executive Officer of F-Secure Corporation (formerly Data F

Is the Chairman, founder and former Chief Executive Officer of F-Secure Corporation (formerly Data Fellows), an anti-virus and computer security software company based in Helsinki, Finland.[1] He is also the biggest shareholder of F-Secure, owning around 40% of the company. More recently Siilasmaa has become known as a business angel, investing in several technology startups and serving in their boards of directors.[2][3]

A prominent Indian entrepreneur associated chiefly with the life insurance business. She has more th

A prominent Indian entrepreneur associated chiefly with the life insurance business. She has more than 55,000 clients, and is the recipient of the Brand Ambassador and the Best Insurance Advisor of the Decade awards from the Life Insurance Corporation of India, the largest life insurance company of India.She is the daughter of Raj Kapoor & Krishna Raj Kapoor, and was born in Mumbai on 30 October 1948. She is married to Rajan Nanda, a distinguished industrialist of India. She has two children Nikhil Nanda and Natasha Nanda. Nikhil Nanda is married to Amitabh Bachchan's daughter Shweta Bachchan-Nanda .

Is a Dutch businessman. He is a former executive of Royal Dutch Shell and has recently been appointe

Is a Dutch businessman. He is a former executive of Royal Dutch Shell and has recently been appointed Chairman of AEGON.He has held a number of positions at Shell including Exploration and Production, Montreal Refinery, Scotford Refinery, Vice President Manufacturing and Distribution Shell Canada, President Shell Canada Oil Products, Head Shell International Research and Technology Services Group Oil Products, Chief Executive Equilon. After Shell acquired Texaco's ownership in Equilon he became the President and CEO of Shell Oil Products US. He was also President of Shell Oil Company US and country Chair Shell US.

Was an Austrian entrepreneur and the first producer of sparkling wine in Austria.Schlumberger was bo

Was an Austrian entrepreneur and the first producer of sparkling wine in Austria.Schlumberger was born in Stuttgart, Germany. As director of Ruinart, one of the leading champagne houses in Reims, France, he had the idea to produce champagne-like wine ("Schaumwein") in Austria using the French method but Austrian grapes.In 1842 Schlumberger founded his company and started production in Bad Vöslau, a small town south of Vienna situated in a wine-growing region. In 1843 he married Mathilde Kirchner, the daughter of a wealthy factory owner, an alliance which helped him finance his business venture.

Was a Dutch art dealer.For fun Noortman studied for and graduated as a commercial pilot and later fl

Was a Dutch art dealer.For fun Noortman studied for and graduated as a commercial pilot and later flew through twelve European countries in one single day by daylight. This record was named in the Guinness Book of Records.Noortman suffered from osteoarthritis and cancer, but died because of a myocardial infarction on 14 January 2007 in Kuttekoven, two days after he received an award from the city of Maastricht for his positive influence on Maastricht and its area. Earlier in his life he already won the title of "Honorary Liveryman of the City of London" and the " Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" in France.

Was an entrepreneur who became Australia's first billionaire

Was an entrepreneur who became Australia's first billionaire

S an entrepreneur who first became well known as an on-air talent and later as a co-host working on

S an entrepreneur who first became well known as an on-air talent and later as a co-host working on TechTV's popular show The Screen Savers (which later became Attack of the Show! on G4) until his departure from the network on May 22, 2005. Rose is also well known for his Internet start-ups that he has co-founded; Revision3, Pownce, and most notably the social-bookmarking website Digg.After the dot-com bubble burst, Rose was hired as a technical production assistant for The Screen Savers. He began appearing on-air, most notably in "Dark Tip" segments, and also on Unscrewed with Martin Sargent known as the "Dark Tipper," where he provided information on little-known or developing computing activities to the show's

Is an influential Malaysian Chinese businessman. According to Forbes his net worth is estimated to b

Is an influential Malaysian Chinese businessman. According to Forbes his net worth is estimated to be around $10 billion on May 2008, making him the richest person in Southeast Asia.[1]

Was a New Zealand business man who founded the Farmers Trading Company, the first department store i

Was a New Zealand business man who founded the Farmers Trading Company, the first department store in New Zealand. He was also a Christian writer and philanthropist.[1] In 2008, the Bible College of New Zealand renamed itself Laidlaw College in recognition of his role as one of the College's founders, and because of "his significant influence in both society and church"

Wales was a social reformer and one of the founders of socialism and the cooperative movement.During

Wales was a social reformer and one of the founders of socialism and the cooperative movement.During a visit to Glasgow he fell in love with Caroline Dale, the daughter of the New Lanark mill's proprietor David Dale. Owen induced his partners to purchase New Lanark, and after his marriage with Caroline in September 1799, he set up home there. He was manager and part owner of the mills (January 1810).

Is an American businessman, a journalist and an English-Romanian translator. He was born in Buchares

Is an American businessman, a journalist and an English-Romanian translator. He was born in Bucharest, Romania, son of a Romanian publicist[1]. Between 1956-57 he lived in Beijing, China where he accompanied his father working as a press correspondent for

Was an English businessman who popularised dry soap powder.In 1837 Hudson opened a shop in High Stre

Was an English businessman who popularised dry soap powder.In 1837 Hudson opened a shop in High Street, West Bromwich. He started making soap powder in the back of this shop by grinding the coarse bar soap of the day with a mortar and pestle. Before that people had had to make soap flakes themselves. This product became the first satisfactory and commercially successful soap powder. Despite his title of "Manufacturer of Dry Soap" Hudson never actually manufactured soap but bought the raw soap from William Gossage of Widnes

Is an American business executive and a former United States Secretary of Defense. McNamara served a

Is an American business executive and a former United States Secretary of Defense. McNamara served as U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1968, during the Vietnam War. After holding that position he became President of the World Bank (1968-1981). McNamara was responsible for the institution of systems analysis in public policy, which developed into the discipline known today as policy analysis.

An Iraqi / Iranian businessman. He is the son of an Iraqi Jew[3].The Tchenguiz family is originally

An Iraqi / Iranian businessman. He is the son of an Iraqi Jew[3].The Tchenguiz family is originally from Iraq but the family emigrated to Iran in 1948 to escape persecution. Father Victor is believed to have changed the family name from "Kedorie" to "Tchenguiz" - Persian for 'Genghis'. They eventually emigrated to Britain in 1979 when the Shah was deposed.