Vivek Paul, Vice Chairman of Wipro and chief executive officer of Wipro Technologies, California, and Balaji Krishnamurthy, chief executive officer of Planar Systems, Oregon, have been named among 25 most 'business influentialz' by Time magazine and CNN.
With Paul in the 'globalist category' are Li Dongsheng, Chairman of TCL, Beijing Sam Jonah, Ashanti Goldfields, Ghana, and Judy McGrath, Chairman and CEO, MTV Networks, New York.
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World's 25 Most Influential Business People | ||
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1 |
Jeffrey Immelt |
General Electric |
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2 |
Ed Breen |
Tyco |
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3 |
Sinan Al-Shabibi |
Central Bank of Iraq |
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4 |
Serge Weinberg |
Pinault-Printemps-Redoute |
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5 |
Jeroen Van Der Veer |
Royal Dutch Shell |
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6 |
Pony Ma |
Tencent Holdings |
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7 |
Balaji Krishnamurthy |
Planar Systems |
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8 |
Sheik Mohammed |
Crown Prince of Dubai |
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9 |
Sean Combs |
Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group |
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10 |
Mellody Hobson |
Ariel Capital Management |
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11 |
Chuck Prince |
Citigroup |
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12 |
John Thain |
New York Stock Exchange |
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13 |
Jamie Dimon |
JP Morgan Chase |
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14 |
Li Dongsheng |
TCL |
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15 |
Sam Jonah |
Anglogold Ashanti |
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16 |
Vivek Paul |
Wipro Technologies |
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17 |
Judy Mcgrath |
MTV Networks |
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18 |
Masamoto Yashiro |
Shinsei Bank |
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19 |
Gunther Thielen |
Bertelsmann |
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20 |
Wolfgang Bernhard |
Volkswagen |
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21 |
Ana Patricia Botin |
Banco Espanol de Credito |
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22 |
Ann Fudge |
Young & Rubicam |
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23 |
Michael Lynton |
Sony Pictures |
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24 |
Dietrich Mateschitz |
Red Bull |
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25 |
Suh Doo Chil |
Eastel Systems |
Krishnamurthy finds place among 'innovators,' along with Sean Combs, Bad Boy Entertainment Group, New York, Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of GE, New York, Pony Ma, founder and CEO of Tencent Group, Hong Kong, and Sheik Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, according a list issued by Time and CNN.
"The New Breed," Time says, "sets the global standards for management, ethics, marketing and innovation". Baghdad-based banker Sinan Al-Shabibi of Central Bank of Iraq finds a place in the 'Clean-up Artists' category.
Also with him in this category are Ed Breen, CEO of Tyco, New York, Jeroen Van Der Veer, Royal Dutch Shell, London/The Hague and Serge Weinberg, Pinault-Prentemps-Redoute, Paris.
Others on the list include: money movers Mellody Hobson, Ariel Capital Management, Chicago Chuck Prince, CEO of Citigroup, New York Jamie Dimon, TK of JP Morgan Chase, New York John Thain, CEO of New York Stock Exchange, New York.
