$4 Billion | Rank #822 Who is Wu Shaoxun Wu worked for a textile company after leaving the army in 1980. Seven years later, he took a job at a distillery factory in Daye in China’s Hubei Province; the business was the predecessor to Jing. Wu bought that business …
$2 Billion | Rank #1929 Who is Niranjan Hiranandani The brothers still own some assets jointly, mainly the Powai township in suburban Mumbai, which they built on a former quarry. They sold part of their commercial and retail assets in Powai to Canda’s Brookfield Asset Management for $1 billion …
$3 Billion | Rank #1096 Who is Amy Goldman Fowler Amy is the second-youngest daughter of late patriarch Sol Goldman. His trademark was all-cash deals whenever possible. She worked in the real estate office when she was younger. Now her younger sister Jane runs it. She lives on a …
$2 Billion | Rank #1818 Who is Li Guoqing Brother Li Yongqing a director of the listed company, joined the billionaires list this year. Coming from an average or middle class family, Li Guoqing is one those great persons who have stormed their way to the billionaires list on …
$2 Billion | Rank #1729 Who is Noubar Afeyan He’s also the chairman and cofounder of biotech firm Moderna, known for its Covid-19 vaccine which was authorized by the U.S. FDA in December 2020. Afeyan has helped start more than 70 public and private healthcare and life sciences companies …
$2 Billion | Rank #1645 Who is Stanley Hubbard Founded by Hubbard’s father in 1925, the Minnesota-based company has expanded its portfolio to include cable network Reelz and a stake in PodcastOne. Hubbard grew up with the family business, working as prop person at 17, a photojournalist in college …
$2 Billion | Rank #1729 Who is Anita Zucker InterTech was founded in 1982 by Zucker’s late husband, Jerry, who died of a brain tumor in 2008 at age 58. The company, which has estimated revenues of roughly $3 billion, also owns an aerospace engineering firm and extensive commercial …
$8 Billion | Rank #288 Who is Hasso Plattner & family He has served as chairman of the SAP supervisory board since May 2003, when he stepped down as CEO. His nonprofit Hasso Plattner Institute focuses on research and teaching in IT systems engineering, offering degree programs and free …
$8 Billion | Rank #288 Who is Pamela Mars She and her three sisters each inherited an estimated 8% stake in Mars, Incorporated when their father, Forrest Mars Jr., died in 2016. Mars has held various roles at the company since her first job there in 1986. Currently she …
