People Who Changed the World in Business
Richard Branson
He is an English businessman best known for his Virgin Group which consists of more than 400 companies. At the age of 16 he introduced a magazine named Student which was his first business venture. Later he set up an audio record mail order business in 1970 and then he opened a chain of record stores called Virgin Records which was renamed as Virgin Megastores. During 1980s his Virgin brand grew rapidly as he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways and also expanded his Virgin Records music label. He also launched Virgin Mobile in 1999. In 2011 Branson was listed in the Forbes list of billionaires were he ranked 4th. He has been a part of many TV series and movies were he gave a guest appearance. He received many awards like the Doctor of Technology in 1993, Tony Jannus award in 2000, United Nations Correspondents Association Citizen of the world award and National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences etc.
