3 Articles

Carlos Slim

http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2007/0326/134.html

"Slim, 67, amassed his pile in a nation where per capita income is less than $6,800 a year and half the population lives in poverty. His wealth comes to 6.3% of Mexico's annual economic output; if Gates had a similar chunk in the U.S., he'd be worth $784 billion. It's enough to give any populist heartburn."

Ratan Tata

(Ratan Tata’s Global Quest
2006-10-04 16:40:45 Source : Moneycontrol.com)

'Ratan Tata has expressive hands. As he speaks, they move constantly —sometimes in a broad, expansive sweep, a grand gesture that conveys the strategic leap the entire Tata Group has taken overseas.'

Zhang Yin

(China's 'Queen of Trash' finds riches in waste paper, By David Barboza
Published: January 15, 2007)

"My goal is to make Nine Dragons, in three to five years, the leader in containerboards," Zhang said emphatically during a short interview in her Hong Kong office. "My desire has always been to be the leader in an industry."