組圖:40位40歲以下的商界精英
19. 阿施施?塔卡爾 ?? 年齡:32 ?? 職務(wù):創(chuàng)始人 ?? 任職公司:馬拉集團(tuán) ????塔卡爾從盧旺達(dá)種族滅絕中幸存了下來(lái),又經(jīng)歷了輟學(xué)。他15歲的時(shí)候以賣電腦為生,過著居無(wú)定所的生活。后來(lái),他成功創(chuàng)辦了非洲大陸最大的泛非洲企業(yè)集團(tuán)——業(yè)務(wù)涉及制造業(yè)、農(nóng)業(yè)和房地產(chǎn)業(yè)等,包括非洲最大的IT公司。馬拉集團(tuán)(Mara Group)的投資項(xiàng)目組合價(jià)值約為10億美元,在21個(gè)國(guó)家雇傭了7,500名員工。此外,他還是烏干達(dá)和坦桑尼亞兩國(guó)總統(tǒng)顧問團(tuán)的成員,并成立了一個(gè)基金會(huì),專門為非洲年輕的創(chuàng)業(yè)者們提供指導(dǎo)。接下來(lái)的項(xiàng)目:非洲首個(gè)即時(shí)通訊平臺(tái)Mara Messenger。 |
19. Ashish Thakkar ?? Age:32 ?? Title:Founder ?? Company:Mara Group ????He survived the Rwandan genocide, dropped out of school, and lived out of a suitcase selling computers in Uganda at age 15. Since then, Thakkar has built the continent's largest pan-African conglomerate— operations span from manufacturing to agriculture to real estate, including Africa's biggest IT firm—with a portfolio of some $1 billion and 7,500 people across 21 countries. He also serves on the advisory panels to the Presidents of Uganda and Tanzania and runs a foundation that mentors young African entrepreneurs. Next up: Mara Messenger, Africa's first instant-messaging platform. |