Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Exp3 Clients

Client 1 [Ratan Tata]

Link: http://www.tata.com/0_about_us/history/pioneers/ratan_tata.htm



"Sir Ratan Tata, the younger of group founder Jamsetji Tata's two sons, died in 1918 at the age of 47. A sensitive and artistic personality, Sir Ratan was a man whose ideas were far ahead of his time."

"Sir Ratan had a passion for the arts and enjoyed being able to indulge his well-developed aesthetic sense. He bought and built some of the most extraordinary, elegant homes, ranging from York House in Twickenham, England, which he bought from the Duc d'Orleans, to the elegant and exquisite mansion he built in Bombay, Tata House."
"His deep interest and discerning eye for art led to the finest collection of that time, which he bequeathed to the Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay. Understanding the importance of arts and culture in human development, he wished that the widest cross-section of people have free access and opportunity to appreciate, value and gain as much as he did from his collection."



Client 2 [Zhang Yin]

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6039296.stm



"Ms Zhang is the 49-year-old founder of Nine Dragons Paper, which buys scrap paper from the US for use in China. Her wealth rose from $375m last year, when she was 36th in the annual China Rich List, compiled by Hurun Report."

"Ms Zhang is now the richest self-made woman in the world, ahead of US TV celebrity Oprah Winfrey and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. She takes over the top position from retail magnate Huang Guangyu of Gome Electrical Appliances."
"There are 35 women on the 500-strong Hurun list, which contains 15 billionaires, double the number from 2005. In July, Chinese president Hu Jintao called for greater measures to tackle the wealth gap. The divide has accelerated as market forces exert a greater control over the economy, which grew at 11.3% in the second quarter of 2006."

Client 3 [Carlos Slim]

Link: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0530carlosslim0530.html

By age 12, he had moved on to trading stocks and bonds. Before turning 30, he owned a soft-drink company and a stock brokerage. Now, at 67, Slim is the world's second-richest man and is closing quickly on Bill Gates, according to Forbes magazine's most recent rankings.
"I like numbers," he said. "Words speak to some people; to others of us it's numbers."
"When I die, I'm taking nothing with me," Slim said. He taps a balance sheet that shows the increasing value of his companies. "Everything I'm leaving is right here."

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