RESEAR CH + RANKINGS
NOBUTATA SAJI
Chairman and chief executive
Suntory Holdings Japan
Third-generation Saji is chairman of drinks powerhouse Suntory Holdings, which bought Beam, the supplier of Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark bourbon, for $16 billion in 2014. He is the grandson of founder, Nobuhiro Torii, and took over as president, after his father, Keizo died in 2001. Saji stepped down as president in 2014, handing the company over to a non-family member for the first time. Saji’s nephew Nobuhiro Torji, was promoted to chief operating officer and executive vice president in 2016.
STEPHEN
TINDALL Founder and director The Warehouse Group
New Zealand
RATAN TATA Chairman emeritus Tata Group India
Tata is the head of Tata Group, an Indian multinational conglomerate holding company founded by his grand uncle, Jamsetji Tata, in 1868. He began his career in the Tata Group, working on the shop floor of Tata Steel, and worked his way up to oversee the entire empire by the early 1990s. A skilful dealmaker, he acquired a number of companies, including Tetley, Corus Group, and Jaguar Land Rover. In 2017, he appointed his successor, non- family member Natarajan Chandrasekaran, as chairman.
Tindall founded the Warehouse Group in 1982, which is the largest retail group operating in New Zealand. The $2 billion- revenue group now consists of The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationary, Noel Leeming, and Torpedo7 Group. He is a well- regarded leader, winning accolades including Business Person of the Year for 1997, and was named as a Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2019. His son Robbie has worked at The Warehouse and is a non-executive director.
TADASHI YANAI
President and chief executive Fast retailing Japan
BRIAN WHITE Joint chairman Ray White Australia
White is the third-generation co-leader of the Ray White Group, along with his brother, Paul. Under the sibling duo, it has grown into the largest real estate franchise group in Australasia, with over 1,000 offices around the world. White first joined the business as managing director of the company in 1976, and turned the company into an international real estate powerhouse with sales revenues of $35.3 billion. His son, Dan, is managing director and sits on the board.
Second-generation Yanai built and runs Tokyo-listed retail clothing empire Fast Retailing, parent of the Uniqlo chain. He has single-handedly overseen company operations of the $16.9 billion revenue company, which is now the world’s fourth largest apparel company, with a portfolio of brands, including Helmut Lang, Theory, and J Brand. He became president of his father’s 22-store clothing chain, Unique Clothing Warehouse, and opened his first store in 1984. Last year, Yanai’s two sons, Kazumi and Koji were promoted to company directors.
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