BimanGu Yuhua controls Jason Furniture (Hangzhou) which listed in Shanghai in October 2016. He started his career at a sofa workshop that he opened in eastern Nantong in 1982. Gu’s son Gu Jiangsheng is Jason’s chairman; another son Gu Hailong sits on the board. You might be interested to know more about Yuhua Gu. So … Read more
Zelia Duncan (born October 28 1964) is a Brazilian singer. Duncan was born in Niteri Rio de Janeiro Brazil. She started her professional career in the early 1980s as the vocalist of the new wave band Ao Direta. In 1985 she released her first solo album Zelia which spawned the hits “Eu Sei” and “Por … Read more
Lee Boo-jin is the president and chief executive of Hotel Shilla one of Seoul’s top lodging and conference centers. Hotel Shilla is also the country’s biggest duty-free operator after Lotte. Lee Boo-jin has also served as an advisor for the trading department of Samsung C&T her family’s de-facto holding company. Daughter of late Samsung Group … Read more
Detroit-based rapper Trick-Trick was born on June 28 1973. After releasing a series of independent albums in the late 1990s and early 2000s he signed with G-Unit Records in 2004. Trick-Trick’s debut album The People’s Champ was released in 2005 and spawned the hit single “Welcome to Detroit.” He has since released two additional albums: … Read more
J. Christopher Flowers runs private equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co. which focuses on the financial services sector. Flowers studied math at Harvard and then joined Goldman Sachs in 1979 becoming a partner in 1988. He struck out on his own a decade later and in 2000 bought a beleaguered Japanese bank Long Term Credit … Read more
Medical doctor whose family owned a pharmacy in Jaipur set up Macleods Pharmaceuticals with his two brothers in 1986 to make anti-TB medicines. Privately held Macleods Pharmaceuticals is among India’s top 10 pharma firms. Macleods produces generics for a range of diseases including asthma osteoporosis and diabetes. Agarwal’s older brothers Girdharilal Bawri and Banwarilal Bawri. … Read more
Wang Chaobin chairs the Zhonglu Group one of the largest non-government real estate owners in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou. Son George is heir apparent. The Wang Chaobin Charitable Foundation in Zhenzhou provides financial support for disaster relief cultural exchanges education and other fields. Want to more about Him? In this article we covered … Read more
Tadashi Yanai built and runs Tokyo-listed retail clothing empire Fast Retailing parent of the Uniqlo chain. Fast Retailing’s other brands include Theory Helmut Lang J Brand and GU. The company reported net profit of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended August 2021 on revenue of $19.4 billion. Shares fell in 2021 because of rising … Read more
Val Kilmer is an American actor. He was born on December 31 1959 in Los Angeles California U.S. Kilmer’s first role was in the 1984 spoof Top Secret!. He played Iceman in the 1991 movie xXx and Batman in the 1995 movie Batman Forever. Want to more about Him? In this article we covered Val … Read more
Jean-Pierre Cayard’s father founded spirits group La Martiniquaise in 1934 and quickly established links with major retailers to expand the company. Jean-Pierre now CEO joined in 1970 and has turned it into one of France’s largest spirits groups with a portfolio of international brands. Its “millionaire” brands include Porto Cruz a leading Port; Label 5 … Read more