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Top 75 Family Business Leaders 2019: Emerging Markets

October 14, 2019

CampdenFB celebrates this month the 75 leading lights in the family business and family office space over its 75 issues. Last week we profiled some of the inspirational figures in Asia-Pacific and we looked at the major players in the Americas in the week before. This week we take a look at the influential up-and-comers in the Emerging Markets of the Middle East and Africa.

Fast forward: Top 50 family business leaders 2017

November 6, 2017

Fast-growing companies are what get economies moving and this year more than 70% of the leaders in our Top 50 list are from expanding new companies we have never featured. Read on about the leaders getting their family businesses going in the right direction

Family business billionaire takes a break

May 17, 2013

Johann Rupert, the second-gen chairman of Switzerland-based luxury watch and jewellery group Richemont, has announced he plans to take a gap year from the family business starting from September.

The 62-year-old has been at the helm of Richemont for 25 years. He told reporters: "I just want to be master of my time for some time, it is ironic someone in the watch business should not be in control of his time."