Business Executives, MAR-TAT
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Mary Barra
Mary Barra, née Mary Teresa Makela (born December 24, 1961, Waterford, Michigan), is chief executive officer and......
Mason, Andrew
Andrew Mason is the cofounder of Groupon, a Chicago-based e-commerce company that specializes in providing customers......
Mattei, Enrico
Enrico Mattei was an international businessman and politically powerful head of Italyâs Eni SpA (Ente Nazionale......
Mayer, Marissa
Marissa Mayer is an American software engineer and businesswoman who greatly influenced the development of Google......
Mazumdar-Shaw, Kiran
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is an Indian businesswoman who, as chairman and managing director (1978â ) of Biocon India......
McDonnell, James Smith
James Smith McDonnell was an American aerospace executive who spearheaded the merger of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation......
Mellody Hobson
Mellody Hobson became one of Americaâs most prominent business leaders through a career defined by discipline,......
Messier, Jean-Marie
Jean-Marie Messier is a French businessman who transformed a domestic French utility company into the global media......
Middelhoff, Thomas
Thomas Middelhoff is a German business executive who was chairman and CEO of the global media giant Bertelsmann......
Mistry, Cyrus
Cyrus Mistry was an Indian businessman, scion of a wealthy business family in Mumbai, who served as chairman (2012â16)......
Mittal, Lakshmi
Lakshmi Mittal is an Indian businessman who was CEO (2006â21) of ArcelorMittal, the worldâs largest steelmaking......
Morita Akio
Morita Akio was a Japanese businessman who was cofounder, chief executive officer (from 1971), and chairman of......
Motsepe, Patrice Tlhopane
Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe is a South African businessman and the countryâs first black billionaire. Motsepe made......
Mott, Charles Stewart
Charles Stewart Mott was an American automotive industrialist and philanthropist. In 1900, when Mott started managing......
Murdoch, James
James Murdoch is a British businessman who held various positions at News Corporation, a global media empire founded......
Murdock, Richard D.
Richard D. Murdock is an American business executive who led some of the worldâs foremost biotechnology companies.......
Murthy, Narayana
Narayana Murthy is an Indian software entrepreneur who cofounded Infosys Technologies Ltd., the first Indian company......
Nadella, Satya
Satya Nadella is an Indian-born business executive who was CEO of the computer software company Microsoft from......
Nahyan, Sheikh Mansour ibn Zayed Al
Sheikh Mansour ibn Zayed Al Nahyan is a senior member of the Nahyan dynasty of Abu Dhabi emirate, a constituent......
Nakauchi Isao
Nakauchi Isao was a Japanese businessman who, as the founder (1947) of the retail chain Daiei, changed the relationship......
Nardelli, Robert
Robert Nardelli is an American businessman who served as CEO of Home Depot (2000â07) and Chrysler (2007â09). (Read......
Niarchos, Stavros Spyros
Stavros Spyros Niarchos was a Greek shipping magnate and art collector. In 1929 Niarchos graduated from the University......
Nielsen, A.C.
A.C. Nielsen was an American market-research engineer and business executive, best known for the âNielsen ratings,â......
Nienhuys, Jacobus
Jacobus Nienhuys was a Dutch businessman and planter who was responsible for establishing the tobacco industry......
Nooyi, Indra
Indra Nooyi is an Indian-born American businesswoman who was instrumental in the restructuring and diversification......
Northrop, John Knudsen
John Knudsen Northrop was an American aircraft designer, an early advocate of all-metal construction and the flying......
Nuffield, William Richard Morris, Viscount, Baron Nuffield Of Nuffield
William Richard Morris, Viscount Nuffield was a British industrialist and philanthropist whose automobile manufacturing......
Ohno Taiichi
Ohno Taiichi was a Japanese production-control expert for the Toyota Motor Co. His just-in-time system (kanban)......
Onassis, Aristotle Socrates
Aristotle Socrates Onassis was a Greek shipping magnate who developed a fleet of supertankers and freighters larger......
Opel, Fritz von
Fritz von Opel was a German automotive industrialist who took part, with Max Valier and Friedrich Wilhelm Sander,......
Orman, Suze
Suze Orman is an American financial adviser, television personality, and author known for her unconventional approach......
Ortega, Amancio
Amancio Ortega is a Spanish fashion executive and founding chairman (1985) of the Spanish clothing merchandiser......
Page, Larry
Larry Page is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur who, with Sergey Brin, created the online search......
Palmer, Clive
Clive Palmer is an Australian businessman and politician known for the wide reach of his business operations, which......
Parsons, Richard
Richard Parsons was an American businessman and attorney who was CEO (2002â07) of AOL Time Warner (now WarnerMedia)......
Pathé, Charles
Charles Pathé was a French pioneer motion-picture executive who controlled a vast network of production and distribution......
Patterson, William
William Patterson was an American airline executive who played a major role in shaping the history of aviation......
Paulson, Henry
Henry Paulson is an American business executive who served as secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury......
Penney, J.C.
J.C. Penney was a merchant who established one of the largest chains of department stores in the United States.......
Perkins, George Walbridge
George Walbridge Perkins was a U.S. insurance executive and financier who organized the health insurance agency......
Persson, Stefan
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Pew, J. Howard
J. Howard Pew was an American industrialist who expanded, with his brother Joseph N. Pew, Jr., the Sun Oil Company......
Pew, Joseph N., Jr.
Joseph N. Pew, Jr. was an American industrialist who helped run, along with his brother J. Howard Pew, the Sun......
Phebe Novakovic
Phebe Novakovic is the chair and chief executive officer of General Dynamics Corporation (GD), one of the largest......
Pichai, Sundar
Sundar Pichai is an Indian-born American executive who was CEO of both Google, Inc. (2015â ), and its holding company,......
Pillsbury, Charles Alfred
Charles Alfred Pillsbury was a U.S. flour miller who built his company into one of the worldâs largest milling......
Pinault, François
François Pinault is a French businessman and art collector who created a retail empire, especially noted for its......
Pinkham, Lydia E.
Lydia E. Pinkham was a successful American patent-medicine proprietor who claimed that her Vegetable Compound could......
Premji, Azim
Azim Premji is an Indian business entrepreneur who served as chairman of Wipro Limited, guiding the company through......
Prokhorov, Mikhail
Mikhail Prokhorov is a Russian businessman and famed âoligarch" who made his fortune in the wake of the Soviet......
Redstone, Sumner
Sumner Redstone was an American media executive whose company, National Amusements, Inc. (NAI), acquired leading......
Renault, Louis
Louis Renault was a manufacturer who built the largest automobile company in France. Renault built his first automobile......
Revson, Charles H
Charles H. Revson was an American businessman who turned a $300 investment into the largest retail cosmetics and......
Ricci, Robert
Robert Ricci was a French business executive who was a cofounder and chief executive of the renowned Parisian couturier......
Rinehart, Georgina Hope
Georgina Hope Rinehart is an Australian business executive and political activist who built a fortune as the head......
Robert F. Smith
Robert F. Smith is one of the most successful investors in modern private equity and a defining figure in the software......
Rockefeller family
Rockefeller family, prominent American family whose philanthropy and influence over several generations helped......
Rockefeller, David
David Rockefeller was an American banker and philanthropist, a member of the famed Rockefeller family. He was the......
Rockefeller, John D.
John D. Rockefeller was an American industrialist and philanthropist who founded the Standard Oil Company, which......
Rockefeller, William
William Rockefeller was an American industrialist and financier, a member of the famed Rockefeller family, and......
Rolls, Charles Stewart
Charles Stewart Rolls was a British motorist, aviator, and automobile manufacturer who was one of the founders......
Rosenfeld, Irene
Irene Rosenfeld is an American business executive, who was CEO (2006â17) of processed-foods giant Kraft Foods Inc.......
Rosenwald, Julius
Julius Rosenwald was an American merchant and unorthodox philanthropist who opposed the idea of perpetual endowments......
Royce, Sir Henry, Baronet
Sir Henry Royce, Baronet was an English industrialist who was one of the founders of Rolls-Royce Ltd., manufacturer......
Rubinstein, Helena
Helena Rubinstein was a cosmetician, business executive, and philanthropist. She founded Helena Rubinstein, Inc.,......
Russo, Patricia
Patricia Russo is an American businesswoman who served as CEO of Lucent Technologies (later called Alcatel-Lucent)......
Sabancı, GĂŒler
GĂŒler Sabancı is a Turkish business executive who was chairperson of the family-owned Sabancı Holding, one of Turkeyâs......
Sandberg, Sheryl
Sheryl Sandberg is an American technology executive who was the chief operating officer (COO) of the social networking......
Scardino, Marjorie
Marjorie Scardino is an American-born British businesswoman who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of the British......
Schmidt, Eric
Eric Schmidt is an American information technology executive who served (2001â11) as chairman and CEO of Google......
Schrempp, JĂŒrgen
JĂŒrgen Schrempp was a German businessman who was chairman of the Daimler-Benz corporation (1995â2005) and the architect......
Schultz, Howard
Howard Schultz is an American businessman who served as CEO (1987â2000, 2008â17, 2022â ) of Starbucks, a coffeehouse......
Shanghvi, Dilip
Dilip Shanghvi is an Indian business executive who was the founder (1983) of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.......
Shaughnessy, Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron
Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy was a Canadian railway magnate. Born the son of Irish immigrants,......
Sibley, Hiram
Hiram Sibley was a founder and president of the Western Union Telegraph Company. Sibley first ran a machine shop......
Siebert, Muriel
Muriel Siebert was an American business executive whose successful ventures in the realm of high finance helped......
Sinclair, Harry F.
Harry F. Sinclair was an American oilman who founded Sinclair Oil Corporation, a major integrated petroleum company......
Slim HelĂș, Carlos
Carlos Slim HelĂș is a Mexican entrepreneur who became one of the wealthiest people in the world. His extensive......
Smith, Frederick W.
Frederick W. Smith was an American business executive who founded (1971) Federal Express (later called FedEx),......
Son Masayoshi
Son Masayoshi is a Japanese entrepreneur who is chair and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., a multinational......
Steinbrenner, George
George Steinbrenner was an American businessman and principal owner of the New York Yankees (1973â2010). His exacting......
Stevens, J P
J. P. Stevens was a merchant who founded J.P. Stevens, one of the biggest firms in the American textile industry.......
Stewart, Alexander Turney
Alexander Turney Stewart was an American textile merchant whose dry-goods store grew into a giant wholesale and......
Stewart, Martha
Martha Stewart is an American entrepreneur and domestic lifestyle innovator who built a catering business into......
Steyer, Tom
Tom Steyer is an American business executive and philanthropist who founded (1986) Farallon Capital Management......
Stinnes, Hugo
Hugo Stinnes was a German industrialist who emerged after World War I as Germanyâs âbusiness kaiser,â controlling......
Stokes, Donald Gresham Stokes, Baron
Donald Gresham Stokes, Baron Stokes was a British automobile executive who presided over the merger that resulted......
Straus family
Straus family, Jewish American immigrant family whose members prospered as owners of Macyâs department store in......
Stringer, Howard
Howard Stringer is a Welsh-born American business executive who became the first non-Japanese chairman and CEO......
Sulzberger, Arthur Hays
Arthur Hays Sulzberger was a U.S. newspaper publisher. The son-in-law of Adolph Ochs, he joined the staff of The......
Summers, Emma A.
Emma A. Summers was an American businesswoman who became known as the Oil Queen of California for her role in the......
Swift, Gustavus
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Swope, Gerard
Gerard Swope was the president of the General Electric Company (1922â39; 1942â44) in the United States. He greatly......
Tachikawa Keiji
Tachikawa Keiji is a Japanese business executive who was a leader in Japanâs telecommunications industry through......
Tata family
Tata family, family of Indian industrialists and philanthropists who founded ironworks and steelworks, cotton mills,......
Tata, J.R.D.
J.R.D. Tata was an Indian businessman and aviation pioneer who created Indiaâs first airline and oversaw the dramatic......