Oleg Deripaska

Name: Oleg Deripaska
Source: Russian Aluminum
Birth Date: January 2, 1968
Net worth: US $ 28 billion (Source: Forbes)
Residence: Russia

Deripaska is the sole owner and a Chairman of the Supervisory board of Basic Element, a diversified investment company established in 1997 with assets in Russia and abroad. Basic Element's main assets are concentrated in six sectors - Energy, Resources, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Construction and Aviation. The major assets include UC Rusal, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, GAZ Group automotive company, Soyuz Bank, Ingosstrakh insurance company, Aviacor aircraft manufacturer, SMR mining company, Continental Management Timber Industrial Company, Glavstroy and Transstroy] construction companies, stakes in Strabag (25%) and Switzerland based Fahrni (100%). In 2007, Basic Element's consolidated revenues exceeded USD26 billion. The market value of the Company's assets is estimated at USD45 billion. Basic Element employs 300,000 people and owns companies in Russia, the CIS countries.

Deripaska is one of 16 global business leaders who drafted CEO Climate Policy Recommendations to G8 Leaders, a document outlining international business community's proposals to effectively tackle global warming. The proposals were signed by more than 100 of the world's leading corporations and handed to Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on June 20, 2008. The process was coordinated by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

In 2004, Deripaska was appointed by the President of Russia to represent the country in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council (ABAC). He has held the position of Chairman of ABAC Russia since 2007.

Deripaska is Vice President of the [Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Russian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce] and a member of the Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship Council, an agency of the Russian Government.

In 1999, Deripaska was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples by President Boris Yeltsin.

RATAN TATA

Name: Ratan Tata
Date of Birth: December 28,1937
Nationality: Indian
Academics: B.SC( Architecture) degree with structural engineering, Cornell university USA
Advanced Management program at Harvard business school, USA
Profile: Chairman of the Board/director
Tata Motors Limited ADR
Ratan Tata joined the Tata Group in 1962. As Chairman of Tata Industries Limited since 1981, he was responsible for transforming the company into a Group strategy think-tank and a promoter of new ventures in high technology businesses. In 1991, Mr Tata was appointed Chairman of Tata Sons Limited, the holding company of the Tata Entities and currently holds the chairmanships of major Tata companies. Mr Tata is on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India, a Member of the Prime Ministers Council on Trade and Industry besides being a member of various global councils.Mr. Tata was honoured with Padma vibhushan by Government of India in 2008.Earlier, in 2000, he had been awarded the Padma Bhushan. He has also been conferred an honorary doctorate in business administration by the Ohio State University, an honorary doctorate in technology by the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, an honorary doctorate in science by the University of Warwick, and an honorary fellowship by the London School of Economics. He is on the company board since last 19 years and held the executive place for last 13 years. He was instrumental in development of an Indian car Indica which besides creating a record of sorts, is one of the leading products in its category in the car market. Tata company under his able leadership has also come up with Tata Nano a $2500 car.
He is one of those businessman who have defied the age factor and have set an examples for young generation to folloe their footsteps. ( Sources )
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