$2 Billion | Rank #1238 Who is K.C. Liu Liu cofounded Advantech in 1983 at age 29 with two colleagues from HP Taiwan. Advantech also makes industrial computers; in recent years it has expanded to provide Internet of Things intelligent systems and cloud solutions. Liu’s wife, Mary Chang, holds …
$2 Billion | Rank #1929 Who is Kevin Plank Noticing his football teammates’ sweat-soaked shirts, Plank came up with a lightweight, sweat-wicking shirt using fabrics from women’s undergarments. In the mid 1990s he sold his first shirts from his grandmother’s basement, exaggerating to early customers to make the company …
$4 Billion | Rank #687 Who is Martin & Olivier Bouygues The Paris-headquartered giant, which boasted $40 billion in sales in 2020, operates in more than 100 countries in construction, telecoms and media. Martin has been chairman and CEO of the company for more than two decades, while older …
$8 Billion | Rank #288 Who is Valerie Mars Her great-grandfather Frank Mars founded the company in 1911. She began working at Mars in 1992 and today is the company’s vice president of corporate development. Mars also sits on the company’s board of directors. Best known for candy such …
$1 Billion | Rank #2578 Who is Roberto Ongpin Alphaland took a hit in 2020 as its signature properties such as the City Club were temporarily shut down. Annual revenue dropped 65% to $54 million. As the former Philippine trade minister, Ongpin was accused of insider trading in 2009. …
$1 Billion | Rank #2076 Who is Subhash Runwal It also owns several malls and counts the Singapore government’s GIC as a key investor in that business. A trained accountant, Runwal was born in a small town in Maharashtra and migrated to Mumbai at age 21. He worked as …
$11 Billion | Rank #185 Who is Quek Leng Chan He inherited part of his fortune from his father, one of three brothers who started a banking group in the 1920s. His cousin, Kwek Leng Beng, is also a billionaire and chairs Hong Leong Group in Singapore. Quek Leng …
$10 Billion | Rank #188 Who is Richard Qiangdong Liu Liu was arrested in Minneapolis in August 2018 for alleged sexual misconduct, but the county attorney did not pursue charges after an investigation. Liu opened a retail shop in 1998, but closed it six years later and moved the …
$2 Billion | Rank #1929 Who is Balkrishan Goenka Spurning his family’s trading business, Goenka borrowed $100,000 from his father, took a bank loan and started Welspun in 1985 to make polyester yarn. He expanded into home linen, focusing on the export market, with customers such as Walmart and …
