4. Sunil Vaswani

Group Chairman

COMPANY: Stallion Group

SECTOR: Diversified

Vaswani’s Dubai-headquartered Stallion Group—named after his favorite animal— gets the bulk of its $4 billion in revenue from Africa. The group’s businesses span commodities trading, frozen foods, auto assembly, and dealerships, including Nissan, Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche. Vaswani is currently expanding its footprint in Africa with a $9 billion investment in sectors such as steel, petrochemicals and agriculture. The Stallion Empowerment Initiative supports education, healthcare and youth empowerment programs in Africa.