Archive for June 2013

The most productive day of the working week is Tuesday.

Warner Chappel Music owns the copyright to the song 'Happy Birthday'. They make over $1 million in royalties every year from the commercial use of the song.

The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.

It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce and 13 hours to build a Toyota.

Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

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5 Longest Serving CEO's in the World

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1. Roger Penske

CEO: Penske Corporation

Time: 42 years

Penske, the chairman and CEO of Penske Corporation is considered to be the only CEO who has served the company for 42 years.

After his retirement as a racing driver, he started concentrating on car dealerships which lead to the birth of Penske Corporation which is an automobile company which deals with truck rentals, engine manufacturing, and others.

2. Warren Buffett

CEO: Berkshire Hathaway

Time: 40 years

Warren buffet is the present chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. This legendry investor took control of the company in 1970.

Warren Buffett started working at Berkshire Hathaway as an investment salesman in 1951, his incomparable contributions to the company has made him as the primary investor and CEO of the company. Warren buffet has served the company for 40 years and is considered as the most wealthiest and influential people in the world.

3. Bill Marriott

CEO: Marriott International

Time: 39 years

Bill Marriott is the son of J Willard Marriott who started a company that manufactures root beer which was named as 'The Hot Shoppe'. Later the company expanded its business into restaurants and hotels.

4. Larry Ellison

CEO: Oracle

Time: 34 years

Ellison is an American business magnate who is the founder and CEO of Oracle. He initially worked on few projects at Ampex Corporation which he named it as “oracle”.

After gaining experience he left the company and started working on his own projects and when he became financially stable he established his own company which he named it as “oracle”.

5. Rupert Murdoch

CEO: News Corporation

Time: 32 years

Rupert Murdoch is an American media mogul who started buying news organizations in U.K. and then went to U.S. to expand his business in 1970s. He is the founder and CEO of News Corporation which has been considered as the second largest media firm.

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Saturday, 1 June 2013

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