Archive for the ‘Tycoons’ Category

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 17:22 0 comments

Germany’s richest person owns discount supermarket giant Aldi Sud.

Net Worth

$21.5 bil

Source

Aldi

Fortune

Self made

Age

89

Country Of Citizenship

Germany

Residence

Mulheim an der Ruhr

Industry

Retail

Education

NA,

Marital Status

married, 2 children

Karl Hans Albrecht, Germany’s richest person and world number 6 richest men was born on 20 February 1920.He was grown up in the modest circumstances in Essen. [...]

Sunday, October 18th, 2009 at 16:24 1 comment

Teenager Ingvar Kamprad Peddled matches, fish, pens, Christmas cards and other items by bicycle.

Net Worth

$22.0 bil

Source

IKEA

Fortune

Self made

Age

83

Country Of Citizenship

Sweden

Residence

Lausanne

Industry

Retail

Education

NA,

Marital Status

married, 4 children

Ingvar Feodor Kamprad is a Swedish entrepreneur was born in Pjätteryd in Almhult Municipality and grew up on a farm called Älmtaryd [...]

Sunday, October 11th, 2009 at 16:06 0 comments
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Lawrence Joseph Larry Ellison is an American entrepreneur and the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Oracle Corporation.

Net Worth

$22.5 bil

Source

Oracle

Fortune

Self made

Age

64

Country Of Citizenship

United States

Residence

Redwood City, California,

Industry

Software

Education

University of Illinois, Drop Out,

Marital Status

married, 5 children

Occupation

Co-founder and CEO, Oracle Corporation

Website

http://www.Ellison@oracle.com

World number 4 richest man and database titan Lawrence J. Ellison [...]

Monday, September 28th, 2009 at 10:26 0 comments
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Latin America’s richest man Mexican telecom titan Carlos Slim Helú dropped one spot to No. 3 losing $25 billion.

Net Worth

$35.0 bil

Source

Telecom

Fortune

Self made

Age

69

Country Of Citizenship

Mexico

Residence

Mexico City, Mexico

Industry

Telecommunications

Education

University of Nacional Autonoma de Mexico,

Marital Status

widowed, 6 children

Mexican Communication businessman and Investor Carlos Slim Helu are involved in a group of companies. His main business and investment sectors [...]

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