Drea Knufken
One of the most powerful men in the West happens to come from India. Mittal, the fifth-richest man in the world and richest man in London, is chairman and CEO of the world’s biggest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal, which he owns with his family. Mittal also runs the biggest artistic commission in the world, serves on the boards of Goldman Sachs, Airbus parent company European Aeronautic Defense & Space (EADS) and huge Indian private lender ICICI Bank.
Mittal is also the biggest shareholder of west London’s Queens Park Rangers football club, and has the same marble as the Taj Mahal in his mansion (the “Taj Mittal”). Megha, his daughter-in-law, now owns the fashion company Escada, according to Forbes.
In case you ever forget who Mittal is, he has commissioned a nearly 400-foot-high steel sculpture in London, right in time for the 2012 Olympics.
