Guillaume Pousaz of Checkout.com: the surfer dude catching the fintech wave 
Guillaume Pousaz of Checkout.com: the surfer dude catching the fintech wave
Guillaume Pousaz moved to California to pursue his love of surfing, and landed in Silicon Valley. He then rode the fintech gold rush to a multi-billio…
23 Jan 2022
Tim Cook: the man who filled Steve Jobs’ shoes at Apple
Tim Cook: the man who filled Steve Jobs’ shoes at Apple
No one expected much from Tim Cook when he took over the top job on the Apple founder’s death. But he has quietly led the firm to extraordinary new he…
15 Jan 2022
Hu Xijin: the silencing of China’s troll king
Hu Xijin: the silencing of China’s troll king
Hu Xijin had been described as the only man in China who could speak his mind – not least because his mind was as one with the ruling party – and what…
8 Jan 2022
The faces of 2021
The faces of 2021
It has been an especially turbulent year in politics, monetary policy and new stockmarket listings. Four key movers and shakers caught our eye
29 Dec 2021
Bob Iger: the man who reinvented Disney
Bob Iger: the man who reinvented Disney
Bob Iger is stepping down as head of the entertainment giant after 15 years in charge. He leaves a far stronger company in prime position for the futu…
18 Dec 2021
Narayan Murthy: the father of India’s IT boom
Narayan Murthy: the father of India’s IT boom
Narayan Murthy was a pioneer in bringing American business methods to bear in his home country of India. But now the advocate for “compassionate capit…
4 Dec 2021
Rafal Brzoska: the “Locker King” seeking to conquer Britain
Rafal Brzoska: the “Locker King” seeking to conquer Britain
Polish entrepreneur Rafal Brzoska’s company almost drowned in debt before being rescued and refocusing on its big idea – automated postal boxes. He is…
27 Nov 2021
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Charlie Mullins: plumber to the rich and famous
Charlie Mullins: plumber to the rich and famous
Charlie Mullins bunked off school as a child to earn money fixing pipes. Over 50 years on, he sold his plumbing business for more than £125m. Now he h…
25 Nov 2021
Jamie Dimon: the “president of Wall Street”
Jamie Dimon: the “president of Wall Street”
Since Jamie Dimon became CEO of JPMorgan, the bank has made total returns that easily outstrip its rivals and sits on $3.4trn in assets. What’s the se…
19 Nov 2021
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao: Vietnam’s airline billionaire rides high
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao: Vietnam’s airline billionaire rides high
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao first spotted business opportunities in the former Soviet Union. Now she is Vietnam’s first and only female billionaire. Here i…
13 Nov 2021
Chris Hohn: from hedge fund moneymaker to climate crusty
Chris Hohn: from hedge fund moneymaker to climate crusty
Chris Hohn made more money in financial markets than any of the world’s most successful hedge funds. But his lucre is all for a higher purpose – not l…
7 Nov 2021
Indra Nooyi: making progress and profits at Pepsi
Indra Nooyi: making progress and profits at Pepsi
Indra Nooyi put the principles of stakeholder capitalism into practice at the soft-drink giant before it was fashionable and grew returns for sharehol…
1 Nov 2021
Larry Fink: the undisputed king of Wall Street
Larry Fink: the undisputed king of Wall Street
Larry Fink survived two big financial crises and went on to build a massive asset manager, doing for investing what Henry Ford did for cars. He has hi…
23 Oct 2021
Bernard Tapie: the man with a thousand lives
Bernard Tapie: the man with a thousand lives
Bernard Tapie, who has died aged 78, was a colourful French entrepreneur, star of screen and stage, politician, sports icon, press baron and convicted…
10 Oct 2021
Xu Jiayin: the tycoon behind Evergrande
Xu Jiayin: the tycoon behind Evergrande
Xu Jiayin became a wheeler-dealer in China’s muddled transition to capitalism and his connections helped him to enormous riches. Now, he seems to have…
2 Oct 2021
Clive Sinclair: the father of the home computer
Clive Sinclair: the father of the home computer
Clive Sinclair was a serial inventor and visionary whose output also included the prototype electric car. His other interests included poetry, maratho…
27 Sep 2021
Iris Apfel: an inspiration to young fashionistas
Iris Apfel: an inspiration to young fashionistas
Iris Apfel made her name as a high-society interior designer before a show at the New York Met turned her into a fashion influencer. At 100 years old,…
19 Sep 2021
Klarna’s Sebastian Siemiatkowski: fintech innovator gunning for the banks
Klarna’s Sebastian Siemiatkowski: fintech innovator gunning for the banks
Sebastian Siemiatkowski’s Klarna app allows customers to buy now, pay later, without racking up interest charges. He’s excited about the future. Regul…
12 Sep 2021
Pedro Castillo: leftist outsider who rode to power in Peru
Pedro Castillo: leftist outsider who rode to power in Peru
Pedro Castillo amassed support among the left-behind as a trade-union leader before riding to power in this year’s presidential race. What has the cou…
7 Sep 2021
Gabe Plotkin and the online mob’s unfinished business
Gabe Plotkin and the online mob’s unfinished business
A social-media pile-on nearly wiped out hedge funder Gabe Plotkin back in January. The fight is not over yet.
31 Aug 2021
Nigel Rudd: Sir Sell-out’s latest offer may be his last
Nigel Rudd: Sir Sell-out’s latest offer may be his last
An industry joke has it that Nigel Rudd’s businesses are always a buy because he’ll soon be selling up. His latest deal is likely to be his swansong.
22 Aug 2021
Reese Witherspoon: the dork who became a media mogul
Reese Witherspoon: the dork who became a media mogul
A decade ago, Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon was in the “romcom doldrums”. Now she’s a one-woman conglomerate with a production company and a…
17 Aug 2021