Business Tycoon Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is an American Indian actress and author of claimed Cherokee/Sioux heritage. She is also a former of

Is an American Indian actress and author of claimed Cherokee/Sioux heritage. She is also a former office manager for junk bond king Michael Milken and the former CEO of an insolvent FINRA broker/dealer Native Nations Securities, which was the brokerage behind the largest payout in Securities Investor Protection Corporation history.[1].After the success of her production company's first film, Red-Horse worked on two additional projects. She was executive producer and co-director of the NEA and NASA-sponsored "Windows on Mars" released in 1999, and was executive producer, director, and writer of "True Whispers", an award winning PBS/ITVS documentary about the Navajo Code Talkers, produced with Gale Anne Hurd that aired between 2003 and 2004.

Is a Greek oil tycoon. Born in 1933 in Episkopi Rethymno, he is the chairman and controlling shareho

Is a Greek oil tycoon. Born in 1933 in Episkopi Rethymno, he is the chairman and controlling shareholder of Motor Oil Hellas and Vegas Oil and Gas. He is the brother of Yiorgos Vardinogiannis and father of Giannis Vardinogiannis.

An Indian business tycoon. He is an alumnus of prestigious FERGUSON COLLEGE,PUNE,India. He was born

An Indian business tycoon. He is an alumnus of prestigious FERGUSON COLLEGE,PUNE,India. He was born into a marwadi-banya family. The Marwadi business community hail from Rajasthan, India and are known for producing some of India's finest entrepreneurs and industrialists. He is married to Rama Dhoot, and has two children Anirudh and Surbhi. His personal fortune is estimated to be 1.6 Billion dollars.

Was a moderately conservative newspaper publisher and politician who served as Vice President of Arg

Was a moderately conservative newspaper publisher and politician who served as Vice President of Argentina from May 25, 1973 to July 13, 1973.Solano Lima joined the Popular Conservative Party while enrolled in the University of La Plata. He earned a law degree in 1921 and became a provincial legislator in 1925, serving in the Lower House of the Argentine Congress on two occasions as a center-right National Democratic Party member. Solano Lima purchased an ailing San Nicolás de los Arroyos newspaper, El Norte, in 1928. Becoming a market leader in northeastern Buenos Aires Province (an area which also includes Ramallo), El Norte became a forum for the National Democrats, who enjoyed majorities in Congress during most of the 1930s.

Is a Dutch businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Dutch car company Spyker Cars NV.Muller studied

Is a Dutch businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Dutch car company Spyker Cars NV.Muller studied Law at Leiden University. After graduating in 1984, he became a lawyer for the Amsterdam office of law firm Baker & McKenzie. In 1989, he joined the management team of offshore company Heerema in Leiden. A management buyout made him part owner of salvage and towing company Wijsmuller in IJmuiden. From 1992 onwards, Muller led several companies, such as Emergo Mode Groep (Emergo Fashion Group), which would be launched on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange as McGregor Fashion Group.

Is a British hairdresser and businessman.Sassoon was born to Jewish parents in London. His father wa

Is a British hairdresser and businessman.Sassoon was born to Jewish parents in London. His father was from Salonica (Thessaloniki in Greece), and his mother, whose family was originally from Kiev, was born in London. Although too young to serve in the Second World War, Sassoon became a member of the 43 Group a militant anti-fascist organisation that broke up fascist meetings in east London after the end of the war.[1] In 1948 he joined the Israeli Defence Forces to fight in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

An Indian billionaire and Rajya Sabha MP. The son of industrialist Vittal Mallya, he is the Chairman

An Indian billionaire and Rajya Sabha MP. The son of industrialist Vittal Mallya, he is the Chairman of the United Breweries Group and Kingfisher Airlines, which draws its name from United Breweries Group's flagship beer brand, Kingfisher.As of 2008, Mallya was ranked as the 162nd richest person in the world and the 41st in India with a net worth of $1.2 billion. [2] He receives substantial press coverage that focuses on his lavish parties and his hotels, automobiles, Formula1 team Force India, IPL Cricket team Royal Challengers Bangalore and his yacht, the Indian Empress.

Is an American hotelier. In April 1999, at the age of 28, he created Vikram Chatwal Hotels, an indep

Is an American hotelier. In April 1999, at the age of 28, he created Vikram Chatwal Hotels, an independent hotel group of nine luxury hotels in five cities. The flagship hotel in the group is Dream Hotel.Chatwal had a reputation as a wealthy Manhattan socialite and playboy, having dated celebrities such as Kate Moss. He was named as one of the world's most eligible bachelors by the magazine Radar and a BBC TV program. Chatwal was the first Sikh in a leading role, as 'Nishan' in the movie One Dollar Curry.[citation needed]

Is the CEO of Citigroup.Pandit completed his schooling at the Dadar Parsee Youths Assembly High Scho

Is the CEO of Citigroup.Pandit completed his schooling at the Dadar Parsee Youths Assembly High School in Dadar, Mumbai. He moved to the United States when he was sixteen to study at Columbia University. He received B.S. , M.S. in electrical engineering a

An entrepreneur of Indian origin, based in Gibraltar and the former Group Marketing Director of onli

An entrepreneur of Indian origin, based in Gibraltar and the former Group Marketing Director of online casino operator PartyGaming. Bhargava's experience prior to joining the group included positions as a credit officer at Bank of America, where he was responsible for managing credit exposure and revenue for a portfolio of corporate clients, and a business analyst in the business development division of British Gas. Bhargava has a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Technology in electrical engineering from IIT Delhi, where he was a classmate of Anurag Dikshit.

One of the "Business oligarchs" who control post-Communist Ukraine, is the son-in-law of the ex-Pres

One of the "Business oligarchs" who control post-Communist Ukraine, is the son-in-law of the ex-President Leonid Kuchma. Poland's weekly Wprost ranked him Central and Eastern Europe's 12th richest man, with a fortune of $1.5 billion. The second richest Uk

Is a French industrialist, corporate raider and businessman.His personal investment career began whe

Is a French industrialist, corporate raider and businessman.His personal investment career began when he took over the reins at his family-controlled conglomerate Bolloré, which deals in maritime freight and African trade, and paper manufacturing (cigarette and bible paper). The company he leads today employs 33,000 people around the world.

Was a U.S. professional wrestling promoter. He is best known for founding the American promotion, Wo

Was a U.S. professional wrestling promoter. He is best known for founding the American promotion, World Wrestling Entertainment, of which his son, Vincent Kennedy McMahon, is now the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Popularly known by the ring name Mr. McMahon, is an American professional wrestler, promoter, in-rin

Popularly known by the ring name Mr. McMahon, is an American professional wrestler, promoter, in-ring announcer, play-by-play commentator and film producer. He is also the Chairman of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Board of directors and majority

Commonly known as Vincent Tan, is a businessmen prominent in Malaysia. He is the Chief Executive Off

Commonly known as Vincent Tan, is a businessmen prominent in Malaysia. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Berjaya Industrial Berhad, which controls a wide array of businesses which includes golfing, property, resorts, and gambling in a group known as the Berjaya Group. He operates the second pay-TV service in Malaysia, MiTV, that was launched in September 2005.He has joined the Forbes magazine Malaysian billionaire club this year, making his debut at number nine with an estimated worth of US$1.3 billion (RM4.2 billion).

Is an Indian inventor and venture capitalist.Coming to India during Partition as refugees, Dham's fa

Is an Indian inventor and venture capitalist.Coming to India during Partition as refugees, Dham's father joined the army as a civilian. Dham was born in Pune (across the railway station in Cowasji Hospital, says Dham) as his father was posted there[1]. Vinod completed his undergraduate education in Electrical Engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering.

Is an Indian-American venture capitalist. He is an influential personality in Silicon Valley. He was

Is an Indian-American venture capitalist. He is an influential personality in Silicon Valley. He was one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems and became a general partner of the venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers in 1986.

An Indian man who was convicted for creating several fraudulent organizations.[3] The scandal that a

An Indian man who was convicted for creating several fraudulent organizations.[3] The scandal that accompanied the collapse of the operation was one of the most complex and serious in the years proceeding.[3] He supported the organizations he created with fraudulent loans totaling over 600 million US Dollars.[1][4] He was sentenced to 84 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $683,632,800 in 2002. His brother, Narendra Rastogi, and three other conspirators was also sentenced and charged.[2][5]

Was an Indian entrepreneur best known as the former Chairman of the India-based United Breweries Gro

Was an Indian entrepreneur best known as the former Chairman of the India-based United Breweries Group.Youngest of the three children of an army doctor Lt Col Bantwal Ganapathi Mallya, Vittal Mallya capped an academic career with two of India's most prestigious educational institutions (Doon School and Presidency College) and traveled abroad for over two years to gain first-hand, practical knowledge that he believed to be more valuable than formal education. In 1947, at the age of 22, Mallya was elected as United Breweries' first Indian director. After a year, he replaced R. G. N. Price as the chairman of the company.

Was a businesswoman. She was the former chairwoman of Yulon Motor, a Taiwan-based automaker which is

Was a businesswoman. She was the former chairwoman of Yulon Motor, a Taiwan-based automaker which is currently known for building automobiles under the brand of Nissan. And Wu also once acted as the chairwoman of Tai Yuen Textile, a textile producer, and China Motor, another automaker that under the brand of Mitsubishi Motors.Wu's father Wu Ching-yuen was a businessman of textile industry. She graduated from the Saint John's University, Shanghai, and received her master's degree at the Columbia University. Her husband Yen Ching-ling, who moved to Taiwan with Wu in 1948, was the founder of Yulon. Their only son is Kenneth K. T. Yen, the current CEO of Yulon Group, a corporation which holds the Yulon Motor, Tai Yuen Textile, China motor, and other subsidiary companies. Wu died in Taipei on August 9, 2008.[1]

, former Director General of the Petersburg Fuel Company (1997 - 1998), former Chairman of the Board

, former Director General of the Petersburg Fuel Company (1997 - 1998), former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Petersburg Fuel Company (1999 - 2001), in 2002 - 2007 was the Director General of Tekhsnabexport (TENEX) which carries out export of goods and services, produced by Russian nuclear enterprises.

Has been a member of the Board Directors of Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) since 1996 and its chairman sin

Has been a member of the Board Directors of Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) since 1996 and its chairman since 1998. Since 1993, he has served as a Board member of several leading Russian metal producers, including NLMK, MMK and Sayansk and Novokuznetsk Aluminium Plants. He previously worked as Deputy Chief Engineer and as Deputy General Director of the Karaganda Steel Plant, one of Kazakhstan’s four largest steel plants. A graduate of the Siberian Metallurgic Institute, he started his career at the Tulachermet Metals Works as a foreman, rising through the ranks to become section manager and shop manager.

Is a Russian tycoon.Yevtushenkov has Masters degrees in Chemistry (1973) and Economics (1980), and a

Is a Russian tycoon.Yevtushenkov has Masters degrees in Chemistry (1973) and Economics (1980), and a PhD in Economics (1986). He is married with two children being the brother in law of Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov.

Hindu merchant of Bombay, of the Kapole Bania caste, was born on 28 January 1817 at Gogla, in Kathia

Hindu merchant of Bombay, of the Kapole Bania caste, was born on 28 January 1817 at Gogla, in Kathiawar, whence his father came to Bombay with Sheth Manoredas for trading purposes.Vurjeevandas was educated in Bombay, started a new firm under the name of Vurjeevandas & Sons, and soon became one of the wealthiest merchants in Bombay. He was appointed a justice of the peace and a member of the Bombay Port Trust. He took a keen interest in the Royal Asiatic Society and the Bombay university, where a prize has been established to commemorate his name. He constructed the Madhow Bang in memory of his father, and gave it to the use of poor Hindus, endowing it with nearly five lakhs of rupees. He built a rest-house in Bombay in memory of his brother Mooljibhoy, and another one at Nasik.