He turned his family’s lumber business into a manufacturer of model kits that won global popularity for their quality and historical accuracy.
Tag: Family Business
Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong’s Decade of Legal Woes Ends
The South Korean Supreme Court’s ruling dispels uncertainty over Lee Jae-yong’s leadership as the tech giant faces challenges from tariffs and chip making rivals.
Ambani Wedding Shows Off India’s New Gilded Age
Many Indians cheer the rise of moguls like Mukesh Ambani, whose son’s wedding has become a global spectacle. To them, India’s poverty is predictable, but such opulence is not.
Ambani Wedding Shows Off India’s New Gilded Age
Many Indians cheer the rise of moguls like Mukesh Ambani, whose son’s wedding has become a global spectacle. To them, India’s poverty is predictable, but such opulence is not.
Evva Hanes, Who Made Moravian Cookies World Famous, Dies at 90
She made several varieties of the thin, crispy cookie in a factory next door to her North Carolina home, and sold 10 million of them a year.
German Businesses Bet Big on China, and They’re Starting to Worry
Geopolitical risks have exposed long-ignored strains on Germany’s socioeconomic model. The family businesses underpinning its economy are seeking a new path.
He Ran Sudan’s Iconic Acropole Hotel. Then He Had to Flee Khartoum.
Thanasis Pagoulatos led the family business, Khartoum’s oldest inn, through decades of tumult. Sudan’s latest breakdown proved too much.
Heat Pump Maker’s $13.3 Billion Sale Raises Questions in Germany
Carrier Global Corp., plans to acquire a unit of Viessmann Group that produces heat pumps, seen in Berlin as the heating solution for Germany’s green future.
Berlin to Review Sale of Heat Pump Maker to U.S. Firm
Carrier Global Corp., plans to acquire a unit of Viessmann Group that produces heat pumps, seen in Berlin as the heating solution for Germany’s green future.
He’s the Brusque Mr. Fix-It for Mexico City’s Accordions
For 50 years, Francisco Luis Ramírez has been the go-to guy for instrument repairs in a nation that reveres the accordion. Now it’s a family business.