Petro Poroshenko’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

Ukranian businessman and politician Petro Poroshenko has an estimated net worth of $1.3 billion as of March 2014 according to Forbes. The chocolate king of Ukraine, he began his business career by selling cocoa beans. The money he earned was used to purchase several confectionery plants which later united them with the confectionery manufacturing group, Roshen, in 1995. Currently, he works on the group’s expansion in Europe after he bought a confectionery in Hungary last year.
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Raj Rajaratnam’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

This hedge fund guru’s tech focus helped shore up his returns: flagship fund down 17% in 2008. Father ran Asian operations for Singer Sewing Co. This Sri Lanka-native studied engineering at U. of Sussex in England, then M.B.A. at Wharton 1983. His early career was spent at the investment banking boutique Needham & Co. He became the president in 1991. He then founded the hedge fund Galleon Group 6 years later; making big bets on health care, technology companies. The venture’s annual returns included 22% net of fees since inception.In 2009, the firm was believed to manage $6 billion across 6 funds.
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Zhang Hongwei’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

Chinese businessman Zhang Hongwei has an estimated net worth of $1.3 billion as of April 2016 according to Forbes. He is best associated with United Energy Group where he currently serves as Chairman. In 2011, the company was reported to have acquired BP’s upstream operations in Pakistan for $775 million only. Since then, the company’s production has significantly increased.
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