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Viacom/CBS: cable rollup

Late controlling shareholder and executive chairman of ViacomCBS who built a diversified media empire through decades of aggressive acquisitions.

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Rank #20·Viacom/CBS: cable rollup
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A.G. Lafley
P&G: connect-and-develop, brand pruning to 80 core brands
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Adi Godrej
Godrej Group: family-board governance + emerging-market FMCG strategy
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Akio Morita
Sony: Walkman category creation, branding-led globalization
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Akio Toyoda
Toyota: hybrid-led powertrain hedge against pure EV
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Alan Lafley reprise / Hein Schumacher
kept primaries only
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Alan Mulally
Ford: One Ford plan, divestitures, BPR meeting cadence
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Albert Bourla
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Amancio Ortega
Inditex/Zara: fast-fashion vertical model
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10 May 2026
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