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Walton/Bentonville, Ark. Industry: Discount retail chain Founded: 1962 Revenues: $244.5 billion Employees: 1.4 million www.walmartstores.com From single store in Arkansas in 1962, founder Sam Walton (d. 1992) and younger brother James L. (Bud) built Wal-Mart into world’s largest retailer, with about 4,700 stores today (bigger than Sears, Kmart and J.C. Penney combined). Sam’s descendants own about 38%. Sam’s son Robson, 59, is now chairman. 2. *Ford Motor Co. (2) Ford/Dearborn, Mich. Industry: Auto manufacturer Founded: 1903 Revenues: $163.4 billion Employees: 350,321 www.ford.com Pioneering auto firm now in fourth generation. Henry Ford (1863-1947) introduced mass production and dominated early auto market with Model T. His grandson Henry II (1917-1987) rebuilt company as CEO, 1960-1980, with younger brother William (retired 1995) as finance committee chairman. William’s son William Jr., chairman since 1999, acquired Volvo Cars. Ford family still owns about 40% of voting stock. 3. *Samsung (3) Lee/Seoul, South Korea Industry: Conglomerate Founded: 1938 Revenues: $98.7 billion Employees: 175,000 www.samsung.com Thanks to recent turnaround, now the largest chaebol (family conglomerate) in South Korea. Flagship Samsung Electronics division is one of world’s largest makers of computer memory chips; also makes home electronics equipment, mobile phones, microwave ovens, etc. Other divisions deal in life insurance, securities, trading. Lee family controls about 22%. 4. LG Group (4) Koo, Huh/Seoul, South Korea Industry: Conglomerate Revenues: $81 billion Employees: 130,000 www.lg.co.kr LG Group (formerly Lucky Goldstar) is one of the five chaebol (family-run industrial groups) in South Korea. With operations in more than 120 countries, the group organizes its principal activities into chemicals and energy (LG Chemical, Korea's largest chemical company), electronics and telecommunications (LG Electronics, one of the largest consumer electronics firms in Korea), financial services (LG Investment & Securities), and trading and service (LG International). Currently being reorganized because of the nation’s financial collapse. Koo and Huh families own about 59%. 5. *Carrefour Group (5) Defforey/Paris, France Industry: Retailing Revenues: $72.035 billion Employees: 396,662 www.carrefour.com Europe’s largest retailer operates hypermarkets (groceries, merchandise), supermarkets and discount and convenience stores—9,500 all told—in 30 countries. The name means “crossroads.” Some 60 members of Defforey family hold controlling stock. 6. *Fiat Group (7) Agnelli/Turin, Italy Industry: Automobiles Revenues: $61.014 billion Employees: 186,492 www.fiatgroup.com Century-old auto company famous for producing Fiat and sports cars Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Maserati; expanded into construction equipment, insurance, aviation, publishing. Founding Agnelli family owns about 30%. Third-generation leader Giovanni (“Gianni”) Agnelli still honorary chairman. But 1998 death of his heir-apparent nephew raises questions about how much longer Fiat will be family-run. 7. *Ifi Istituto Finanziario Industriale S.p.A. (6) Agnelli/Turin, Italy Industry: Diversified holdings Revenues: $59.239 billion Employees: 198,764 www.gruppoifi.com Agnelli family’s holding company owns 20% of Fiat, 50% of Finanziaria di Partecipazioni (Ifil), which in turn owns another 12% of Fiat. Also sports, retail, publishing, insurance, sugar and other businesses. 8. *PSA Peugeot Citroën S.A. (9) Peugeot/Paris, France Industry: Tires Revenues: $57.054 billion Employees: 198,600 www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com France’s largest auto seller, also Europe’s No. 2 (behind Volkswagen), now expanding into China, Iran, Brazil. Other products include industrial machinery, scooters, light-armored vehicles. Peugeot family holds 42% of voting stock. 9. Cargill Inc. (8) Cargill, MacMillan/Minneapolis Industry: International commodities trader Founded: 1865 Revenues: $50.8 billion Employees: 97,000 www.cargill.com World’s largest privately held company buys and sells grain, poultry, beef, steel, seeds, salt and other commodities on six continents. Founder William Cargill and brothers provided grain elevators to store wheat after Civil War. His Cargill and MacMillan descendants, now in fourth and fifth generations, have run firm ever since (with occasional non-family CEOs) from 63-room French-style country mansion. Created one of first management training programs, 1930s. Whitney MacMillan retired 1995 after 18 years as CEO. Family members own about 85%, key employees the rest. 10. *BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) (11) Quandt /Munich, Germany Industry: Automobiles Revenues: $44.315 billion Employees: 101,395 www.bmw.com One of Europe’s top auto exporters. BMW cars account for 60% of company’s sales. Other products: motorcycles, software. Reclusive family of widowed heiress Johanna Quandt of Bad Homburg controls 47% of stock; family periodically rumored to be selling its stake. 11. *Hyundai Motor (25) Chung/Seoul, South Korea Industry: Automobiles Revenues: $40.111 billion Employees: 49,855 www.hyundai.net Parent Hyundai (means “the present time”) Group broken into five groups by Korean government to diminish influence of founding Chung family. Hyundai Motor considers itself independent. Founder Chung Ju-Yung died in 2001. 12. Koch Industries (10) Koch/Wichita, Kan. Industry: Oil, gas, agriculture etc. Founded: 1918 Revenues: $40 billion Employees: 11,000 www.kochind.com Founder Fred Koch’s vast empire of oil and gas services, cattle ranches, coal mines, real estate ventures and manufacturing facilities. In 1983 dissident sons Frederick and William, now 68 and 63, filed suit contesting $1.1 billion price that Charles, now 67, and David (William’s twin) paid for their brothers’ share. The dissidents lost after 13 years; Charles and David control company. William filed a lawsuit accusing Koch Industries of stealing oil from federal and American Indian lands and received some $4 million in whistleblower fees. In 2001, William, Charles and David brokered a settlement, which did not include Frederick, and agreed not to sue each other again. 13. Robert Bosch GmbH (13) Bosch/Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe, Germany Industry: Auto parts Revenues: $36.659 billion Employees: 224,341 www.bosch.com One of world’s biggest makers of auto components. Also makes industrial machinery, hand tools, appliances. Bosch Foundation owns 92% of company; Bosch family owns remaining 8%. 14. *SCH (Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A.) (12) Botin/Madrid, Spain Industry: Banking Founded: 1857 Revenues: $32.524 billion Employees: 114,927 www.bsch.es CEO Emilio Botin inherited small regional bank from his father, built it into Spain’s largest banking group, with subsidiaries in Chile, Mexico, other European countries. His daughter Ana Patricia Botin, 41, named 2001 as chairwoman of its retail unit, Banesto. Botin family has managed bank since 1857. 15. ALDI Group (15) Albrecht/Essen, Germany Industry: Food retailing Revenues: $30 billion Employees: www.aldi.com ALDI (short for “Albrecht Discounts”) is Europe’s top private-label, deep-discount food retailer, with 6,100 stores worldwide, including 3,100 in Germany and some 670 in the U.S. Co-founders Theo and Karl Albrecht own the company; Theo’s sons Theo Jr. and Berthold run European division. 16. Auchan Group (19) Mulliez/Villeneuve d'Ascq, France Industry: Retailing Revenues: $28.888 billion Employees: 143,000 www.auchan.com One of largest worldwide retailers, Auchan Group operates more than 300 Auchan hypermarkets (groceries, clothing, consumer electronics, etc.), also operates Atac supermarkets, Leroy Merlin home improvement chain, about 640 mini-marts; operations in Europe, Southeast Asia, U.S., Latin America. Some 350 members of highly secretive founding Mulliez family own 84% of Auchan; employees own the rest. 17. *Pinault-Printemps Redoute (16) Pinault/Paris, France Industry: Retailing, etc. Revenues: $28.692 billion Employees: 113,453 www.pprgroup.com Company’s multifaceted operations include retail stores and catalogs (Printemps, Fnac, Conforama, Redoute) that offer apparel, leisure products and home furnishings. Also owns 67% stake in Italian luxury goods company Gucci Group and several perfume lines (including Yves Saint Laurent). François Pinault’s family investment firm, Artemis, owns 57%. 18. *Ito-Yokado (21) Ito/Tokyo, Japan Industry: Convenience stores Revenues: $28.436 billion Employees: 125,400 www.itoyokado.iyg.co.jp Masatoshi Ito, now honorary chairman, introduced convenience stores to Japan in 1974. Company owns 73% of 7-Eleven chain, operates more than 9,700 7-Eleven stores in Japan and 5,800 in North America. Ito and family own 15% of Ito-Yokado. 19. Tengelmann Group (20) Haub/Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany Industry: Retailing Revenues: $28.227 billion Employees: 183,396 www.tengelmann.de CEO Erivan K. Haub and his family inherited 100% control of Germany’s fourth-largest retailer, whose 7,000 supermarkets, drug stores and superstores brought U.S.-style retailing to Germany. Company currently selling or closing hundreds of its poorly performing supermarkets. Also owns 54% of A&P supermarket chain in U.S. 20. *J Sainsbury (17) Sainsbury/London, United Kingdom Industry: Retail groceries Revenues: $27.433 billion Employees: 174,500 www.j-sainsbury.co.uk U.K.’s third-largest food retailer operates struggling Sainsbury’s Supermarkets chain, with more than 500 stores in U.K. (which account for about 83% of sales). Sainsbury also runs about 185 Shaw’s Supermarkets and Star Markets in New England, plus Sainsbury’s Bank. David Sainsbury, 63, and family inherited 38% of stock on death of David’s father, Sir Robert Sainsbury, in 1999. David left management 1998. 21. *Motorola (14) Galvin/Schaumburg, Ill. Industry: Telecommunications Founded: 1928 Revenues: $26.679 billion Employees: 97,000 www.motorola.com Founder Paul Galvin (1895-1959) produced first practical radio for automobiles and ran company as one-man show until his death. Son Bob Galvin, CEO 1959-90, moved company from TV sets into high-tech commercial and industrial electronics. His son Christopher, 51, took charge 1997, retired 2003 amid difference in opinion with board over strategy. 22. *Viacom (18) Redstone/New York Industry: Media and entertainment Founded: 1954 Revenues: $24.606 billion Employees: 120,630 www.viacom.com One of world’s largest media companies: movies, TV (39 stations), radio (185 stations), Internet. Owns BET (Black Entertainment Television), CBS, Paramount Pictures, United Paramount Network (UPN), MTV Networks (MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon), Showtime Networks and Comedy Central (50%), also 39 TV stations, publisher Simon & Schuster, and 81% of Blockbuster (the #1 video rental chain). Michael Redstone started with drive-in movie theater 1954. His son, current chairman and CEO Sumner Redstone, 80, controls 68% of firm; daughter Shari, 49, heads National Amusements theater chain that was nucleus of original company. 23. *Novartis Group (23) Landolt/Basel, Switzerland Industry: Health and personal care Revenues: $23.453 billion Employees: 71,116 www.novartis.com One of world’s top five pharmaceutical firms (Merck is #1). Pierre Landolt and family, heirs to Sandoz pharmaceutical fortune, own about 4%. 24. *Tyson Foods (50) Tyson/Springdale, Ark. Industry: Food processor Founded: 1935 Revenues: $23.367 billion Employees: 120,000 www.tysonfoodsinc.com Founder John W. Tyson sold chickens and feed to Arkansas farmers, got into processing and distribution after discovering he could fetch higher prices up North. Today, company is nation’s leading chicken supplier, with 28% of poultry market; also world’s largest meat processing firm since purchase of IBP Fresh Meats. Son Donald, now 73, dropped out of college in senior year to enter business (1952) and was joined at helm by half-brother Randal (d. 1986) after his father died in train accident (1967). Donald retired as chairman 1995 and remains senior chairman. His son John H., 49, is now chairman and controls 80% of company’s voting power. 25. *Bouygues (24) Bouygues/St. Quentin-en-Yvelines, France Industry: Retailing Revenues: $23.317 billion Employees: 121,604 www.bouygues.fr One of Europe’s largest construction groups also runs more than 40 subsidiaries and affiliates in 80 countries. Chairman Martin Bouygues (pronounced “bweeg”) and brother Olivier indirectly control about 22% of firm. 26. *Roche Group (NR) Oeri/Hoffmann/Basel, Switzerland Industry: Pharmaceuticals Revenues: $21.422 billion Employees: 69,659 www.roche.com Company operates three segments: pharmaceuticals (Hoffmann-LaRoche), diagnostics and consumer health. Descendents of founding Hoffmann and Oeri families vote slightly more than 50%, although they own less than 10% of capital. 27. Bertelsmann (63) Mohn/Gütersloh, Germany Industry: Publishing, media Revenues: $19.193 billion Employees: 80,632 www.bertelsmann.de One of world’s largest media conglomerates, with interests in 600 companies in 60 countries. Properties include Random House (publishing), BMG Entertainment (music), Gruner + Jahr (magazines), and European broadcaster RTL Group. Carl Bertelsmann founded small religious book publisher 1835; his descendant Reinhard Mohn, now 82, built global empire after World War II. Mohn family owns 20% of company, but until 2000 Reinhard held the sole “golden” voting share. He transferred voting control to a company controlled jointly by Bertelsmann executives and Mohn family members. 28. *Weyerhaeuser Co. (30) Weyerhaeuser/Tacoma, Wash. Industry: Timber products Founded: 1900 Revenues: $18.521 billion Employees: 57,000 www.weyerhaeuser.com One of largest U.S. forest products companies even before acquisition of Williamette Industries. Timber baron Frederick Weyerhaeuser and brother formed Weyerhaeuser Co. 1900; giant paper firm still family-run in fourth generation. 29. *Loew’s (22) Tisch/New York Industry: Tobacco, hotels, etc. Founded: 1919 Revenues: $17.495 billion Employees: 25,800 www.loews.com Entrepreneurial brothers Laurence and Preston (Bob) Tisch, now 80 and 77, started in real estate, gained control of Loew’s Theatres 1959; diversified into cigarettes, insurance, oil, hotels, media (CBS). Tisches own more than 30% of stock. Next generation very active: Larry’s son James, 50, took over as Loew’s CEO 1999; his brother Andrew, 53, and Bob’s son Jonathan, 49, are co-presidents. 30. *News Corp. (27) Murdoch/Adelaide, Australia Industry: Media Founded: 1923 Revenues: $17.474 billion Employees: 35,000 www.newscorp.com Respected journalist Sir Keith Murdoch built Australia’s largest newspaper company, passed it to son Rupert Murdoch at death, 1952. He built less-respected but huge global media/entertainment empire (world’s fourth largest, behind Time Warner, Viacom and Disney). Holdings today include TV (Fox Broadcasting), movies (20th Century Fox), scores of newspapers (London Times, New York Post, etc.), books (HarperCollins), magazines (Weekly Standard) and sports team (Los Angeles Dodgers). Murdoch family owns about 30% of stock, 40% of voting stock. Rupert, 72, still in charge; son Lachlan, 32, deputy COO, named publisher of New York Post and presumed successor. Son James, 30, is chief executive of BSkyB, Britain’s leading pay-TV company, which is 35% owned by News Corp. 31. *Karstadt Quelle (33) Schickedanz, Riedel, Herl/Essen,Germany Industry: Retailing Revenues: $16.575 billion Employees: 104,536 www.karstadtquelle.com Schickedanz family merged its mail order company, Quelle, with the retail chain Karstadt, making it one of largest companies in Europe. Best known for about 190 Karstadt and Hertie department stores but also runs about 295 specialty stores. Schickedanz-Holding, owned by Riedel and Herl family branches, once owned all of Quelle and now has a 36% stake in Karstadt Quelle. 32. *Michelin (31) Michelin/Clermont-Ferrand, France Industry: Tires, travel Revenues: $16.398 billion Employees: 126,285 www.michelin.com World’s #2 tire maker (behind Goodyear) also makes 36,000 other products, including well-known road maps and travel guides. Has 80 factories in 18 countries. Controlled and run by François Michelin, his son, Edouard, and their partner René Zingraff. 33. Publix Super Markets (29) Jenkins/Lakeland, Fla. Industry: Supermarkets Founded: 1930 Revenues: $16.027 billion Employees: 123,000 www.publix.com Founder George Washington Jenkins (d. 1996) hitchhiked from Georgia to Florida to seek fortune in real estate, got job instead at Piggly Wiggly, worked his way up to manager. After snub from owner, opened competing store next door. Chain now operates more than 740 stores in four states. Son Howard, 50, is chairman; Charlie Jenkins Jr., 59, is CEO. Stock offered to employees since 1930; they now own about 27%. 34. *Bombardier (35) Bombardier/Montreal, Canada Industry: Aerospace, defense Revenues: $15.482 billion Employees: 70,411 www.bombardier.com Powerhouse of aerospace and rail transportation makes business aircraft (Challenger, Learjet), rail cars (for Long Island Rail Road, others), much more. Bombardier family owns more than 50%; took recreational-products business private in August 2003. 35. Mars (26) Mars/McLean, Va. Industry: Candy, rice, pet food Founded: 1923 Revenues: $15 billion Employees: 30,000 www.mars.com Candy-making Minnesotans Frank and Ethel Mars invented the Milky Way. Their secretive, driven son Forrest Mars, supposed model for Willy Wonka, feuded with his father, started his own candy company in England, then merged with late father’s business 1964. Now #2 U.S. candy maker (behind Hershey). Since 1973, run by Forrest’s three children, CEO John, 71, Forrest Jr., and Jacqueline, 63. Forrest died 1999 at age 95. 36. *L’Oréal (40) Bettencourt/Clichy, France Industry: Cosmetics Revenues: $14.975 billion Employees: 50,491 www.loreal.com World’s largest beauty products company; brands include L’Oréal, Maybelline, Lancôme, Soft Sheen. Indirectly controlled by founder’s daughter Liliane Bettencourt and her family; Nestlé also owns a large, indirect stake. 37. *Lagardère (41) Lagardère/Paris, France Industry: Defense systems, magazines Revenues: $14.474 billion Employees: 45,826 www.lagardere.fr Company publishes more than 200 magazines and newspapers in 33 countries, including Elle and Car and Driver. Also owns about 15% of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co., world’s #3 aerospace and defense firm. CEO Arnaud Lagardère, 42, and family control the company. 38. *Gap (34) Fisher/San Francisco Industry: Apparel stores Founded: 1969 Revenues: $14.455 billion Employees: 169,000 www.gap.com Donald and Doris Fisher, now 75 and 71, opened their first jeans store in 1969, just in time for jeans craze of 1970s. With addition of Banana Republic (1983) and Old Navy (1994), chain now has more than 4,250 stores. Fishers still own about 20%; Donald remains chairman. Sons Robert and William left in 1998 and 1999, but Bob remains on board of directors. 39. *LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (47) Arnault/Paris, France Industry: Luxury goods Revenues: $14.304 billion Employees: 56,591 www.lvmh.com Through multiple acquisitions, company’s luxury brands include Dom Perignon, Hennessy, Christian Dior, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, also watches, jewelry, retail shops. Chairman Bernard Arnault and his family own 48% through family holding company, Europatweb. 40. *Groupe Danone (37) Riboud/Paris, France Industry: Food products Revenues: $14.237 billion Employees: 92,209 www.danonegroup.com One of world’s largest food producers; #1 in dairy products (Dannon yogurt, cheese, dairy desserts) and biscuits (cookies, crackers, and snacks). Chairman Franck Riboud took over from his father, Antoine Riboud, 1996. 41. *General Dynamics (39) Crown/Falls Church, Va. Industry: Aerospace and defense Founded: 1962 Revenues: $13.829 billion Employees: 54,000 www.gendyn.com Peppery Chicago dealmaker Henry Crown (1896-1990) built family’s Material Services Corp. into world’s largest building supply firm, sold it to General Dynamics 1960 and became GD’s largest shareholder. After feuding with GD’s board, Crown sold his stock, then bought back controlling interest and installed himself and his quietly competent son Lester as directors. Lester, now 78, and his son James, 49, remain on GD’s board by virtue of their 16.5 million shares. 42. *Anheuser-Busch Cos. (36) Busch/St. Louis Industry: Beer Founded: 1860 Revenues: $13.566 billion Employees: 23,176 www.anheuser-busch.com Eberhard Anheuser took over struggling St. Louis brewery 1860. Bavarian immigrant Adolphus Busch married Eberhard’s daughter Lilly 1861, joined brewery 1864 and made it successful. His grandson August Jr. (d. 1989), president from 1946, began Budweiser’s “King of Beers” ad campaign, making it nation’s biggest brewer (currently nearly 50% of U.S. beer market). August III, now 65, unseated his father 1975. Presumed heir August IV, 38, now VP/marketing. Family still controls 6% of stock. 43. *Cathay Life Insurance (45) Tsai/Taipei, Taiwan Industry: Insurance Revenues: $13.022 billion Employees: 30,000 www.cathlife.com.tw Former fruit vendor Tsai Wan-Lin, now 76, built Taiwan’s largest insurance/construction conglomerate, now expanding into China, Singapore, Japan. Whole family is active in the business. Tsai Hong-Tu is current chairman. Download 193.85 Kb. Share with your friends:
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