Business Tycoon Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is the co-founder of Hotmail and an entrepreneur.Sabeer Bhatia was born to a Punjabi family in Chand

Is the co-founder of Hotmail and an entrepreneur.Sabeer Bhatia was born to a Punjabi family in Chandigarh, India. His father, Baldev Bhatia, was as an officer in the Indian Army who later joined the Indian Ministry of Defence, while his mother, Daman Bhatia, was a senior official at the Central Bank of India.[1] Bhatia was schooled at the St. Joseph's Boys' High School in Bangalore.

The current Chairman and CEO of eAccess and eMobile, a Japanese telecommunication company.Semmoto ha

The current Chairman and CEO of eAccess and eMobile, a Japanese telecommunication company.Semmoto has also served on the Board of Directors for Softbank and the Sega Corporation. Semmoto received his Bachelor's degree from Kyoto University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Florida.[1]

Was a Turkish entrepreneur. He graduated from Istanbul Technical University as a civil engineer and

Was a Turkish entrepreneur. He graduated from Istanbul Technical University as a civil engineer and established Enka Insaat ve Sanayi A.S. with his brother in law Sarik Tara in 1957. Gülçelik died in an air disaster in 1980.

Was a Japanese mining businessman and former head of the board of directors of Sumitomo Zaibatsu fro

Was a Japanese mining businessman and former head of the board of directors of Sumitomo Zaibatsu from 1877 to 1894.[1] Previous to this, he was manager of the Besshi Copper Mine, which he extensively modernised using Western technology.[2][3]

He is an alumnus of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani.[2] Saket holds a B

He is an alumnus of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani.[2] Saket holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Honors degree, and a Master of Science (MSc) Honors degree in Physics from BITS.Saket comes from a family of academicians. He completed his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kalaikunda in 1988. After completing his academics at BITS, Saket joined Spice Telecom as Head, Research and Development for Punjab in 1998.[3] He has been associated with Cellebrum since its inception in 2000. Saket was working as the Chief Operating Officer, with an experience of 15 years in the telecommunications industry, prior to his appointment as CEO of Cellebrum Technologies in May 2008.

Was a prominent Turkish business tycoon and philanthropist.Sabanci was among the most colorful perso

Was a prominent Turkish business tycoon and philanthropist.Sabanci was among the most colorful personalities in the Turkish business world. After taking over the family business, with his energy, initiative and courage alongside the assistance of his brothers, he carried the Sabanci Group among the world's top companies starting in the 1980s. Sabanci Holding controls 64 companies, which are involved in textiles, food, tourism, paper and packing, automotives, chemicals, tobacco, cement, insurance and banking.

Was the president and CEO of Vassallo Industries Inc., a worldwide leader in the production of PVC i

Was the president and CEO of Vassallo Industries Inc., a worldwide leader in the production of PVC injection moulded and extruded goods.After Vassallo graduated from college, he went to work in his father business as a salesman and traveled the island taking orders from established customers and establishing contacts with potential customers. These skills would serve him well when Vassallo and his brothers inherited the hardware business. In the 1950s, Vassallo's brother Efrain David, an Engineer and the oldest of the Vassallo brothers, saw the potential in a relatively "new" invention called "plastic". [1]

An Iranian-American entrepreneur. Nazarian is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of SBE which i

An Iranian-American entrepreneur. Nazarian is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of SBE which includes hotel, restaurant, nightlife, and real estate divisions; as well as Bolthouse Productions and Element Films.[1] As a film producer, real estate financier, hotelier, and restaurateur, Nazarian has produced numerous major motion picture releases and owns several Southern California nightclubs and restaurants, as well as SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills, The Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and the Ritz Plaza in Miami.[2] In 2006, Nazarian was the youngest executive to be named one of the "Top 100 Most Powerful People in Southern California" by West[3], the Los Angeles Times’ Magazine and was named among "The Influentials" in Los Angeles magazine.[4] He has also been featured and quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, People, Fortune, W, Variety and The New Yorker.

Is the Chief Creative Officer of Sulake and one of the original founders of Sulake's Habbo Hotel, an

Is the Chief Creative Officer of Sulake and one of the original founders of Sulake's Habbo Hotel, an Internet social networking sites aimed at the young. It has already spread to 29 countries and to six different continents. In the future the plan is to open hotels in many other countries.

Made Wall Street History by becoming the first Hispanic to launch a successful investment banking fi

Made Wall Street History by becoming the first Hispanic to launch a successful investment banking firm.[1]Ramirez enrolled in Brooklyn's St. France's College where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Economics in 1965. He barely started college when during his summers he worked for Kidder, Peabody & Co. gaining experience in equity transactions. After he graduated, he went to work for the investment banking firm Stoever Glass & Co. During the years that he worked for Stoever Glass, he became an expert in municipal bonds and earned a reputation amongst the firms clientele as a reliable investor. The experience which Ramirez gained and the satisfaction of helping others to obtain their financial goals motivated him to start his own investment banking firm.[

Founded Distillers Corporation Limited and a Canadian family dynasty, the Bronfman family. His fathe

Founded Distillers Corporation Limited and a Canadian family dynasty, the Bronfman family. His father grew tobacco and was a grist mill owner in Imperial Russia. His surname, coincidentally, means "liquor man" in Yiddish.

Was the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand from 1887 to 1888.He was a Wellington City Councillor from

Was the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand from 1887 to 1888.He was a Wellington City Councillor from 1879 to 1885, and on the Wellington Harbour Board, the Wellington College Board of Governors and the Industrial Association which promoted the Industrial Exhibition of 1896.

Was a South African industrialist and financier.Hearing news of the diamond discoveries in Kimberley

Was a South African industrialist and financier.Hearing news of the diamond discoveries in Kimberley, he arrived at the Cape in 1869 and was shortly followed by his cousin Isaac Lewis, also from Neustadt-Sugind, with whom he forged the enduring partnership of Lewis & Marks. Marks started his career as a peddler in the rural districts of the Cape, but soon headed for Kimberley where his rise to prosperity began

Was an American businessman and entrepreneur born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma who founded two American r

Was an American businessman and entrepreneur born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma who founded two American retailers Wal-Mart and Sam's Club. He was the patriarch of the Walton family, one of the richest families in the world.

Is the eldest son of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer. He is currently

Is the eldest son of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer. He is currently chairman of the world-wide company. According to Forbes, his net worth is $19.2 billion as of 2008[update].

The chairman and managing director of Kirloskar Brothers Limited, the flagship & holding company of

The chairman and managing director of Kirloskar Brothers Limited, the flagship & holding company of the $3.5 Billion Kirloskar Group.Mr. Sanjay Kirloskar has led Kirloskar Brothers LTD as its Chairman & Managing Director as well as other Kirloskar Group companies since 1983. Under his leadership Kirloskar Brothers has come to become one of the fastest growing companies in India. Kirloskar Brothers acquired SPP Pumps(UK) in 2002 and then Aban Construction, one of India's leading construction companies in 2006, followed by Gondwana Engineers Limited (Water Treatment& Sewage Treatment) and The Kolhapur Steels limited in 2007. For the last 5 years Kirloskar Brothers has shown an average RONW (Return on Net Worth) of 32% although it was 54.83% from 2004-2005.

Was the Chairman & CEO of Computer Associates International (now CA, Inc.), until April 2004.Kumar w

Was the Chairman & CEO of Computer Associates International (now CA, Inc.), until April 2004.Kumar was promoted to Vice President of Planning the following year, relocating to Computer Associates' Long Island headquarters. He emigrated with his family to the US in 1976 to escape civil unrest in his native Sri Lanka. The family originally settled in South Carolina. He attended Furman University from 1980 to 1983, but left without completing a degree.Over the years he held various leadership roles at the firm. In 1989, he became Senior Vice President of Planning and in 1993 moved up to Executive Vice President of Operations.

Is the founder and chairman emeritus of i2 Technologies, a Dallas, Texas based supply chain manageme

Is the founder and chairman emeritus of i2 Technologies, a Dallas, Texas based supply chain management software and services company.In 1980 Mr. Sidhu graduated from Osmania University, Hyderabad, earning a bachelor of science degree in Chemical Engineering. He then moved to the United States and attended Oklahoma State University, earning a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering in 1982. Sidhu also did graduate work in systems and control engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

An entrepreneur, venture capitalist and executive, most notable for founding office supply delivery

An entrepreneur, venture capitalist and executive, most notable for founding office supply delivery business Officenet in Argentina with Andy Freire.In late 1996 Bilinkis and Freire came up with the idea for Officenet and convinced four angel investors to help them develop the concept.Santiago Bilinkis has also a strong involvement in entrepreneurship (sitting at the Board of institutions such as Endeavor Foundation, Prosperar Foundation) and public transparency (as member of the Board of Administration of CIPPEC).

Is the former head of Nokia Networks.Baldauf graduated as a Master of Economics from Helsinki School

Is the former head of Nokia Networks.Baldauf graduated as a Master of Economics from Helsinki School of Economics in 1979 and joined Nokia in 1983. She was selected into Nokia's Group Executive Board in 1994.

An inventor, entrepreneur and policymaker. Currently chairman of India's National Knowledge Commissi

An inventor, entrepreneur and policymaker. Currently chairman of India's National Knowledge Commission, he is also widely considered to have been responsible for India's communications revolution [2]. He is the Chairman of World-Tel Limited, an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) initiative. He holds many key technology patents, has been involved in several startups, and lectures extensively around the world on management, governance and the implications of communications and information technology.

Is a former professional stuntman who has appeared in hundreds of televisions shows and movies, as w

Is a former professional stuntman who has appeared in hundreds of televisions shows and movies, as well as thousands of live action performances. He was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and lived there until the age of 8. His family then moved to Orlando, Florida, where he spent the next 10 years.Scotty attended college at University of Southern Florida in Tampa, Florida where he graduated with degrees in both Geology and Art. A few years after college he was hired by Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida to perform as Indiana Jones in the live stunt show recreation of Raiders of the Lost Ark. He performed in more than 5,000 shows while honing his skills in fighting, bull whip and high-falls. To date Coyote has done over 11,000 stunts. He is also a second-degree black belt in Kenpo Kung Fu.

The second son of Seow Chye Watt, was a prominent and successful Singaporean banker, founding member

The second son of Seow Chye Watt, was a prominent and successful Singaporean banker, founding member of the Ho Hong Bank, member of the committee of the Straits Settlement (Settlement of Singapore)[1] famous philanthropist and benefactor of public development works.Seow Poh Leng, the second son of Seow Chye Watt,[2] came from humble beginnings. Seow Poh Leng spent two years in a Chinese school and was then sent to Eastern school and finished his schooling at the Anglo-Chinese school. After passing his Senior Cambridge examinations at the Anglo-Chinese School, he decided to become a teacher. He competed for the Queen's Scholarships in 1902. Although he stood high among the candidates, he failed to win the much-coveted prize, and attributed his failure to the fact that he had to divide his time between his duties as a pupil teacher and preparing for the examinations.[2][3]

Was a prominent and successful Singaporean banker brought up in a banking family, trained in China a

Was a prominent and successful Singaporean banker brought up in a banking family, trained in China and England and was an important contributor to the growth and development of the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) during its early years.[1][2]Seow Sieu Jin's great-grandfather was from Jinjiang, China and his grandparents from Malacca but his father, Seow Poh Leng and mother Lilian Tan Lark Neo (also spelt Tan Luck Neo), great-granddaughter of philanthrophist Tan Tock Seng, were both brought up in Singapore.[3][2][4]

Served as the president of the Istanbul based football club Besiktas J.K..His family was from the Ka

Served as the president of the Istanbul based football club Besiktas J.K..His family was from the Kahramanmaras Province in Turkey. After graduating from Robert College in Turkey, he studied Business Administration in the University of Redlands in California, United States. He did some internship in Vienna, Austria in 1983. He returned back to Turkey in 1984 and got engaged in many businesses such as textiles, construction, and tourism.