Business Tycoon Famous Names Starting with Letter T

Was a Japanese art dealer who introduced traditional Japanese art such as ukiyo-e to Europe.Tadamasa

Was a Japanese art dealer who introduced traditional Japanese art such as ukiyo-e to Europe.Tadamasa was born to a family of Physician the Nagasaki family. When he was still a child, he was adopted to the Hayashi family, an upper class samurai of Toyama-han. He then went to attend the University of Tokyo. In 1878, he decided to go to Paris, as a translator to seek a new life abroad. In Paris, he began a career as Japanese art dealer.

The founder and president of Fast Retailing, of which UNIQLO (????, "unique clothing") is a subsidia

The founder and president of Fast Retailing, of which UNIQLO (????, "unique clothing") is a subsidiary. He is routinely ranked as one of the richest men in Japan, and in 2009 he reportedly became the richest man in Japan, with an estimated net worth of 4.8bn Euros.Yanai attended Ube High School and later Waseda University, graduating in 1971 with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. In 1984, he opened the first Uniqlo store, in Hiroshima. In the April 2009 issues of Monocle magazine, Yanai said, "I might look successful but I've had many failures. People take failure too seriously. You have to be positive and believe you will find success next time."

Was the founder of Mori Building.Forbes ranked him as the richest man in the world in 1991 and 1992.

Was the founder of Mori Building.Forbes ranked him as the richest man in the world in 1991 and 1992. His sons, Minoru and Akira, currently head Mori Building and Mori Trust Co., Ltd., respectively. He graduated from the Tokyo College of Commerce (now Hitotsubashi University) in 1928.

Was a Japanese diplomat and businessman of the Meiji period, and the first Japanese Consul General t

Was a Japanese diplomat and businessman of the Meiji period, and the first Japanese Consul General to New York.The son of a samurai from Shonai Domain, Takagi entered naval training school in 1859, and after that studied abroad in the United States. Following his studies, he remained in the United States, and served as diplomatic secretary beginning in 1871. He resigned from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, however, in 1880, and became director of a silk company in Yokohama. His company was famous for its efforts to improve sericulture methods and techniques of the spinning industry.

Was a Japanese businessman and former president of Mitsubishi Motors. Prior to his promotion in June

Was a Japanese businessman and former president of Mitsubishi Motors. Prior to his promotion in June 1995 he spent 37 years at the company's Mizushima manufacturing facility in Kurashiki, Okayama, before becoming president of the Pajero Manufacturing Co. subsidiary in Sakahogi, Gifu.[1] He was hired to replace the outgoing Nobuhisa Tsukahara, who was retiring due to health problems.[1] Soon after taking the post, he outlined a long term strategy for expansion by introducing a wider range of vehicles, and to undercut competitors by focusing on low cost manufacturing.[1][2]

A Japanese businessman who worked for Honda. He worked with Soichiro Honda from the beginning of the

A Japanese businessman who worked for Honda. He worked with Soichiro Honda from the beginning of the history of the company until the company became a worldwide car manufacturer. It is said that actual Honda business was operated by Fujisawa.

Is the president and CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.. He is from Tokyo, Japan, though his mother gave b

Is the president and CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.. He is from Tokyo, Japan, though his mother gave birth to him in Hiroshima to escape intensifying air raids during World War II. He graduated from Waseda University with a Bachelor's degree in Applied Chem

Was chairman and founder of The Talaat Moustafa Group.The Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) is one of the

Was chairman and founder of The Talaat Moustafa Group.The Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) is one of the biggest companies in Egypt today. The group has a total of 21 companies and employs more than 10,000 people.

Was a leading Egyptian economist and founder of Banque Misr (The Bank of Egypt), and its group of co

Was a leading Egyptian economist and founder of Banque Misr (The Bank of Egypt), and its group of companies, in May 1920.The establishment of Banque Misr[1], the first real Egyptian bank owned by Egyptian shareholders and staffed by Egyptian nationals, where Arabic (the national language) was used in all communications, was a major step in establishing a national economic identity.

Is the chairman and founder of the international Jordan-based organisation, the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh O

Is the chairman and founder of the international Jordan-based organisation, the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAGorg). Dubbed as the godfather of Arab accounting[ citation needed ], Abu-Ghazaleh has also been credited for promoting the significance of Intellectual Property in the Arab region.

Was the eldest of the three sons of Tan Tock Seng, the founder and financier of Tan Tock Seng Hospit

Was the eldest of the three sons of Tan Tock Seng, the founder and financier of Tan Tock Seng Hospital.[1] He was consul for Japan, Thailand and Russia, was a member of the Royal Court of Siam. He was one of Singapore’s leading Chinese merchants and was one of its richest men at that time. He was also the first Asian member of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.[2][3][4][5] After his father, Tan Tock Seng's death, he became the Kapitan China of the Straits Chinese community.[6]

Is the founder and chairman of The Sunway Group of Companies in Malaysia.Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah was b

Is the founder and chairman of The Sunway Group of Companies in Malaysia.Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah was born in Pusing, a small town outside of Ipoh in Perak. He had his primary and secondary education in Batu Gajah before leaving to pursue his tertiary education at the Footscray Institute of Technology (now Victoria University) in Melbourne, Australia. He began his career as an Accountant in a motor assembly plant in Malaysia, but soon left it to venture out on his own. In 1974, he founded what is today the Sunway Group of companies.

Is one of the most well-known Finnish technology serial entrepreneurs[1], and a regularly seen key n

Is one of the most well-known Finnish technology serial entrepreneurs[1], and a regularly seen key note speaker in Finnish and International events[2][3][4]. Tikka has been a frequent guest in the Finnish media[5], particularly on the morning TV program "Good Morning Finland" on the MTV3 channel.[6][7]. Tikka is the former CEO of IRC-Galleria (2006-2007)[8][9] he was instrumental in the acquisition of IRC-Galleria by Sulake Corporation,

Is currently the governor of the Bank of Thailand (2006-present). She succeeded Pridiyathorn Devakul

Is currently the governor of the Bank of Thailand (2006-present). She succeeded Pridiyathorn Devakula, who was appointed finance minister in the interim government. Tarisa was an assistant governor of the BoT and is the first female governor in the bank's 64-year history.[1]An economist, Tarisa joined the central bank in 1975. She was appointed deputy governor in 1992. She graduated B.E. and M.E. from Keio University, Tokyo Japan in 1973 and 1975 respectively, and then she obtained the Honorary Ph.D. from Keio University, Tokyo Japan in 2007 [1]. She also holds a doctoral degree in economics from Washington University, USA and has experience in every key department, including monetary policy, money market, supervision and payment systems. She served as an economist at the International Monetary Fund from 1988 to 1990. [2] Not only Thai and English, but she can fluently speak Japanese also.

Was a Dutch national who was a Formula One team owner in the 1970s.Yip started racing for fun in the

Was a Dutch national who was a Formula One team owner in the 1970s.Yip started racing for fun in the 1950s at the wheel of a Jaguar XK120. In 1962 he and several partners (one of them was his own brother-in-law, Stanley Ho) formed the Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau with a monopoly to run all casino operations and many other leisure activities in Macau, including the local lotteries, ferries and hotels. Teddy Yip along with Stanley Ho (the brother of his wife Susie Ho) and their two other partners (Yip Hon and Henry Fok), then established the Casino Lisboa. Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau turned Macau into a major tourist center. Yip was the force behind the Macau Grand Prix which is today one of the biggest motor racing events in the world outside Formula One.

Is a Taiwanese tycoon who leads Hon Hai Precision, a company that manufactures electronics on contra

Is a Taiwanese tycoon who leads Hon Hai Precision, a company that manufactures electronics on contract for other companies. It is now the largest such electronics manufacturing services company in the world, with factories in several countries but mainly in mainland China, where it employs 450,000 people and is China's largest exporter.

The president and chief executive officer of Mizuho Financial Group (2002-), and a former chairman o

The president and chief executive officer of Mizuho Financial Group (2002-), and a former chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association (2005-2006).Maeda joined Fuji Bank in 1968. He became vice-president of Fuji Bank, the predecessor of the present Mizuho Financial Group, in 1999. The bank recorded a loss of 2.38 trillion JPY that fiscal year as it wrote off non-performing loans accrued during three recessions in a decade. Maeda returned it to profitability the next year after reducing bad assets and through gains on investments in Japanese stocks.

A Thai businessman who was Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006, when he was deposed in a mi

A Thai businessman who was Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006, when he was deposed in a military coup and convicted in absentia for a conflict of interest. He was born in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand and started his career in the police. He later became a successful telecom entrepreneur and one of the richest people in Thailand.He entered politics in 1994 and founded the populist Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party in 1998. After a landslide election victory in 2001, he became prime minister, the country’s first to serve a full term.[4] Thaksin introduced a range of partly effective and highly popular policies to alleviate rural poverty.[5][6] He launched the country's first universal healthcare program,[7] the 30-baht scheme, as well as drastic social order and drug suppression campaigns.[8]

Is an entrepreneur and founder of the Pouliadis Associates Corporation, which was once one of the la

Is an entrepreneur and founder of the Pouliadis Associates Corporation, which was once one of the largest information technology firms in Greece. Pouliadis was son of a doctor (Poulios Pouliadis) and went to study at Harvard Business School in United States, where he was admitted to an MBA from Harvard University[1]. A popular -incorrect- myth is that he studied together with Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft[1].

Is a Greek businessman, a shipping magnate and a steel magnate. Angelopoulos lived in Switzerland fo

Is a Greek businessman, a shipping magnate and a steel magnate. Angelopoulos lived in Switzerland for many years where he received his BSc in Business Administration from Zurich University. His family were pioneers in the Greek steel industry and began dealing in the dry cargo sector of the shipping industry in the early 1950s. He built an internationally based group of companies with interests in shipping and steel, and with investments in real estate and private equities, as well as other financial entities world wide.

Was a financier and one of the agents of the Holland Land Company.Even though he was bankrupt by 178

Was a financier and one of the agents of the Holland Land Company.Even though he was bankrupt by 1788 from activities involving American revolutionary war debt, he was retained by Pieter Stadnitski to travel to the United States to act as an investment agent for Stadnitski and other Dutch investors (Nicolaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, P. & C. Van Eeghen, and Ten Cate & Vollenhoven). He invested his clients' money at first in development bonds issued by the new states and the federal government after Alexander Hamilton promised to fully pay the debt. Another venture included investing in large tracts of undeveloped land

Is a French businessman. He is the current chairman of Total. He was also Chief Executive Officer at

Is a French businessman. He is the current chairman of Total. He was also Chief Executive Officer at Total from May 1995 until February 2007, when he was replaced by Christophe de Margerie.[1][2][3][4][5]

Is the 1987 founder and current chairman of the Serveur Group, which is a company that manages datab

Is the 1987 founder and current chairman of the Serveur Group, which is a company that manages databases of art auction quotations. The group has about 400 employees and annual revenue of about 70 million Euro. The information is administered from the ArtPrice website, which is the legal and auctions interface to the group. Thierry Ehrmann, artist, was born in Lyon, France. He works from his house which has been transformed into the controversial artwork Abode of Chaos.

Was the fourth husband of Christina Onassis, and the only man with whom she had a child. Their daugh

Was the fourth husband of Christina Onassis, and the only man with whom she had a child. Their daughter is Athina Onassis de Miranda. Roussel is best known as the controversial former co-trustee of his eldest child's famous fortune and for having been involved in a number of legal entanglements with the four Greek trustees of that fortune. These disputes were mostly ended (or quieted) in 1999 by the court-ordered transfer of Athina's trust into a private auditing firm.

Was an Irish multi-millionaire, philanthropist and businessman.He was a founder of Guinness Peat Avi

Was an Irish multi-millionaire, philanthropist and businessman.He was a founder of Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA) and co-founder of Ryanair with Christy Ryan and Liam Lonergan. Ryanair was believed to be the main source of his wealth in later life: the company is now one of the biggest airlines in Europe and is valued at several billion euro. Tony Ryan was believed to have a personal fortune ranging between €800m and €1bn.