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No glamour, no apologies

Roger Ferguson, chief executive of TIAA-Cref and the former number two at the Fed, has found no shortage of excitement in the nitty-gritty

CEO who gets down and dirty

A hands-on approach to customer care keeps the chief of the equipment maker grounded

The well-connected partner

Evercore chief executive Ralph Schlosstein boasts vast experience in government and Wall Street

The man who took his chance

The founder of Lenovo, China’s biggest PC maker, is grateful he has had the opportunity to be an entrepreneur

Easygoing leader with a devilish smile

When John Donahoe joined Ebay in 2005 as president of its marketplaces, his peers decided he was Dennis the Menace, the mischievous US comic strip character

An eventful life of luxury

From the second world war to the Mumbai terrorist attacks, hotelier P.R.S. Oberoi’s career spans the post-colonial history of India

A long road trip to the top

The chief executive of Daimler, Dieter Zetsche, has worked all over the world and in a variety of departments for the only organisation that he has ever known

The meticulous diplomat

The first non-US born head of Morgan Stanley on why his outsider’s perspective will help turn the bank round

A man of drama, but no soap opera star

After radically reinventing his family business, the boss of the Korean conglomerate is now hailed as a restructuring guru

In pursuit of the next big catch

Rapid changes in IT have compelled EMC chief Joe Tucci to stay on for a few more years

The committed European

Making drugs faster

Chief well connected to his company

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