Business Tycoon Famous Names Starting with Letter T

Was an English landowner and all-round sportsman who played a major part in the development of the W

Was an English landowner and all-round sportsman who played a major part in the development of the Welsh slate industry.Smith was the son of Thomas Assheton of Ashley in Cheshire. He added "Smith" to his surname when he inherited the Vaynol and Tidworth estates from his uncle, William Smith. He was High Sheriff of Caernarfonshire in 1783-4 and Member of Parliament for the county from 1774 to 1780. Assheton Smith was also MP for the English borough of Andover between 1797 and 1821.

Was an English businessman who founded the soap and alkali manufacturing company of Hazlehurst & Son

Was an English businessman who founded the soap and alkali manufacturing company of Hazlehurst & Sons in Runcorn, Cheshire. He was also a devoted Methodist and he played a large part in the civic matters of the town.

Is a German corporate manager. He was on the board of directors of Bertelsmann from 1990–2002, bei

Is a German corporate manager. He was on the board of directors of Bertelsmann from 1990–2002, being CEO from 1998. From 2004 to 1 March 2009, Middelhoff was chairman of the supervisory board of Arcandor (previously KarstadtQuelle AG), and CEO of the comp

Was an early American emigrant to Mexico and a signer of the original California Constitution. He wa

Was an early American emigrant to Mexico and a signer of the original California Constitution. He was the United States' first and only consul to California.Aboard ship, he met and developed an intimate relationship with Mrs. Rachel Hobson Holmes, who was coming to California to join her husband, Captain A. C. Holmes, a Danish seaman. They traveled together from San Francisco to Monterey where they both boarded at the Cooper house. When Rachel learned she was carrying Thomas’ child, she discreetly moved to Santa Barbara while Thomas remained in Monterey, working with his brother. At Santa Barbara, Rachel gave birth and awaited a dreadful reunion with her husband, but within a few weeks, she learned that her husband had died a year before while at sea en route to Lima.

Was a Welsh merchant.Thomas Parry was the third son of Edward Parry and Anne Vaughan, of Leighton Ha

Was a Welsh merchant.Thomas Parry was the third son of Edward Parry and Anne Vaughan, of Leighton Hall, near Welshpool. Realising the potential for business and commerce in India, Parry came to Chennai, South India, in the late 1780s. He set up a modest business of piece goods and banking on 17 July 1788.

Was a Welsh industrialist. At the time of his death, he was the richest man in Wales.In the 18th cen

Was a Welsh industrialist. At the time of his death, he was the richest man in Wales.In the 18th century, there was a significant shortage of food for labouring people. Williams, known to his Welsh speaking workmen as Twm Chwarae Teg ("Tom Fair Play"), once complained to the magistrate at Llanidan that the villagers on Anglesey raided his fields and stole the turnips intended for his cattle and used them to feed their families. His business rival, Matthew Boulton, called Williams the "copper king" – "the despotick sovereign of the copper trade".

Is a prominent Kazakh businessman, and son-in-law of Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev. He is th

Is a prominent Kazakh businessman, and son-in-law of Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev. He is the former vice-president of KazMunaiGaz, the state-run oil and gas company, and continues to command immense influence throughout the country's hydrocarbon

Was a former head of All Nippon Airways. He became President of the company in 1970, a year after be

Was a former head of All Nippon Airways. He became President of the company in 1970, a year after becoming vice-president. In 1976 he went to prison over a bribery scandal. After serving time he regained some honorary status with the company, but withdrew over a dispute with new president Seiji Fukatsu. After that Tokuji Wakasa died of pneumonia in 2005.

The founder of the Nomura Group zaibatsu who formed Nomura Securites in 1925. He was born in present

The founder of the Nomura Group zaibatsu who formed Nomura Securites in 1925. He was born in present-day Yao, Osaka. He was known in childhood as Shinnosuke. In 1928, he was appointed to the House of Peers in Japan.Shinnosuke made his first fortune in 1905, investing in Fukushima Boseki, a textile company that was widely believed to be headed for bankruptcy. Shinnosuke knew better: He was a friend of the firm's founder Yutaro Yasuhiro. One day, after a hefty sell-off of the firm's shares, Shinnosuke moved quickly, pestering the management to show him their books. The firm showed bulging order books, the factory was running at full capacity, and the profits had never been better.

Chinese comprador, interpreter, and businessman during the late Qing dynasty. Born in Xiangshan, Gua

Chinese comprador, interpreter, and businessman during the late Qing dynasty. Born in Xiangshan, Guangdong province, he studied in Robert Morrison's missionary schools as a boy and his classmates included Yung Wing. Because of the knowledge of English he obtained employment in the Hong Kong colonial government between 1851-57 and 1857-61, he served the Chinese Maritime Customs Service as interpreter and chief secretary. In 1861-63, he joined the Jardine Matheson Company as a salesman in Tianjin. He authored the work The Chinese Instructor, a six-volume series of dialogues, published in 1862.[1]

Is a South African businessman and former chairman of Anglo American.He joined Anglo American in 197

Is a South African businessman and former chairman of Anglo American.He joined Anglo American in 1974 and later was an assistant to Gavin Relly and was appointed finance director in 1982. Trahar became the managing director of Anglo American's paper company, Mondi, in 1986. He succeeded Julian Ogilvie Thompson as CEO of Anglo American in 2000.

Was an Argentine industrialist and philanthropist.Torcuato di Tella was born in Capracotta, Italy, i

Was an Argentine industrialist and philanthropist.Torcuato di Tella was born in Capracotta, Italy, in 1892. He arrived in Argentina at age 13 and settled in Buenos Aires.[1] A widespread, 1911 bakery workers' strike prompted di Tella to develop a bread making machine, which he sold to a number of the city's panaderías as both a labor-saving device and a hedge against future strikes. The venture gave birth to Sección Industrial Amasadoras Mecánicas ("Bread Making Machine Industries"), or, simply, SIAM.[2]

A Japanese software entrepreneur.Takasuka founded Cybozu, one of Japan's first Web-based groupware p

A Japanese software entrepreneur.Takasuka founded Cybozu, one of Japan's first Web-based groupware products. In 1997 with a $200,000 loan and two partners, Takasuka left his position as Vice President of Matsushita Electric Works V-Internet Operations in Osaka, Japan for the small city of Matsuyama, where he went to work developing Cybozu[1]. Japanese for "cyber-kid",Cybozu held an Initial Public Offering within three years - at the time the fastest company rise to IPO in the history of Japan's Tosho 2 stock market. Today Cybozu is the number one groupware product in Japan[2]. In April 2005 Takasuka officially resigned his position as President and CEO at Cybozu to pursue his new vision for business collaboration on a more global level. In January 2006 Takasuka founded LUNARR, Inc. with his business partner, Hideshi Hamaguchi in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A[3]. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon and Tokyo, Japan[4]

Has been the President and CEO of Foster's Group since 2004

Has been the President and CEO of Foster's Group since 2004

Is a Norwegian businessperson and philanthropist. He is current owner and CEO of the family company

Is a Norwegian businessperson and philanthropist. He is current owner and CEO of the family company Frank Mohn AS.Mohn gained his degree in Economics at University of Mannheim, Germany in 1970

Was a Taiwanese businessman who, at the peak of his wealth in 1996, was considered to be the fifth r

Was a Taiwanese businessman who, at the peak of his wealth in 1996, was considered to be the fifth richest person in the world, with a family net worth of US$12.2 billion[1]. At the time of his death in 2004, he was the richest man in Taiwan with a fortune of US$4.6 billion (NT$156.3 billion), ranked 94th worldwide[2]. He founded the Lin Yuan Group, a large banking and insurance group.

Was the president of Nomura Securities between 1948 - 1959. He was seen as the king of Japanese stoc

Was the president of Nomura Securities between 1948 - 1959. He was seen as the king of Japanese stockbroking in the 1950s.As the son of a wealthy confectioner, Okumura showed little ambition from a young age. At nineteen, he entered Kyoto University where he enjoyed the softer pleasures offered to a well-to-do college student. His father gave him 100 yen a month spending money, at a time when twenty yen was enough to enjoy a very comfortable life-style. Taking his classes lightly, he spent much time in Kyoto's dance halls along with other rich young men. Okumura left university without impressive grades and was rejected by the Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Yamaguchi banks. He succeeded in entering Nomura's research department by a personal introduction.

A Japanese businessman. He leads Yomiuri Shimbun, and he has a great influence on Japanese sports an

A Japanese businessman. He leads Yomiuri Shimbun, and he has a great influence on Japanese sports and Japanese politics. Informally he's nicknamed as Nabetsune, although he hates it.

Was the first elected Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's

Was the first elected Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Before the handover Tung was a shipping tycoon with traditional Chinese values and strong connections to the Central Government.

Was the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republi

Was the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.As the eldest son of Chinese shipping magnate Tung Chao Yung who found Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), Tung took over the family business after the death of his father in 1981. 4 years later, OOCL teetered on the edge of bankrupt in 1985, and the business was saved by the government of the People's Republic of China through Henry Fok Ying Tung in 1986.

Is a Welsh former National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Branch Secretary, and current Chairman of Goit

Is a Welsh former National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Branch Secretary, and current Chairman of Goitre Tower Anthracite Ltd., the owners of Tower Colliery.