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...SANDY WEILL has a middle initial but no middle name--one of the few things in life that he has to do without. The consummate dealmaker shook the financial world in 1998, when his Travelers Corp..agreed to buy banking giant Citicorp for $72 billion. In one bold stroke, his financial-services empire, renamed CITIGROUP, went global, with about 100 million customers in 100 countries. To get the deal done, Weill, 68, persuaded Washington lawmakers to end restrictions that prevented U.S. firms from offering both insurance and commercial banking. That paved the way for U.S.-based global financial conglomerates, which...
...RUPERT MURDOCH runs NEWS CORP., a $43 billion conglomerate that includes the Fox movie studio and TV network; satellite-TV services in Asia, Europe and Latin America; sports teams such as the Los Angeles Dodgers; and newspapers in Australia, Britain and the U.S. Born in Australia, Murdoch, 70, is equally at home in London and New York City and makes sure his conservative political views are reflected in his media properties. His latest bid for influence: expanding his satellite-TV service in China. Murdoch is also busy positioning his sons to succeed him at the helm of the family business...
Steve’s resume is impressive: he has founded Ivy Corp, Har’d Corp and BASIC, and he co-chairs the Campus Life Committee. His inerest in social causes extends beyond community service to include AIDS awareness, the living wage, and sexual violence. “There is a lot of crossover in doing so much. In terms of time management, I know what I’m doing at all times—even if I’m playing video games...
...decision to remain has been made easier by the proliferation of retirement communities in four-season markets. For instance, the Del Webb Corp., based in Phoenix, Ariz., a developer of eight upscale retirement complexes, most in warmer climates, opened a community in Huntley, Ill., in 1998. Since then it has developed a facility in Romeoville, Ill., and the first residents are expected to move in during spring 2002, says Dave Schreiner, vice president of Del Webb's marketing and strategic-planning group. Another development is being built in Fredericksburg, Va., outside Washington...
...Here's One Country That Believes in Miracles Enron Corp., Your New CEO Has Been Located