Lakshmi Mittal Net worth: $32 billion Chairman and chief executive, ArcelorMittal

The Indian steel titan is head of ArcelorMittal, the worlds leading steelmaker by output. Mittal is the fifth-wealthiest person in the world, according to Forbes annual billionaires list, released last March.

Azim Premji Net worth: $17.1 billion Chairman, Wipro Like the Ambani brothers, Premji doesnt hold the title of CEO, but effectively acts like one. His company Wipro is one of Indias largest informationtechnology companies. Earlier this month, he denied market rumors that Wipro was interested in acquiring CapGemini of France. The number 1 position was taken by Warren Buffet with Sheldon Adelson, Bernard Arnault, Lawrence Ellison, Michael Dell and Charles Koch completing the Top 10 list.

Roger Smith
Designation: Former Chairman and CEO of General Motors.

Vikram Pandit
Designation: CEO of Citigroup.

Andrew C. Taylor
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Indra Nooyi.
indra Nooyi is chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo, which has the world's largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands, including 19 different product lines that each generate more than $1 billion in annual retail sales.

Sunil Mittal
Chairman of Bharti Airtel, Sunil Mittal's rank has slipped to 4th place this year with a wealth of Rs 77,558 crore (Rs 775.58 billion).
He is the 87th richest man in the world.

Indra Nooyi (R), CEO of PepsiCo, with Sunil Mittal.

K P Singh and family K P Singh & family take the 8th place with a net worth of Rs 40,999 crore (Rs 409.99 billion). Their wealth increased by 92 per cent over the last year. K P Singh, chairman of DLF, is the 74th richest man in the world, in the Forbes ranking.

Kumar Mangalam Birla Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, is at the 9th richest with a wealth of Rs 29,111 crore (Rs 291.11 billion), a growth of 95 per cent over the last year.

Asim Ghosh: Advance tax -- Rs 75.4 crore Former Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin (left) walks with former Hutchison Essar CEO Asim Ghosh in Mumbai

Analjit Singh, founder and chairman of Max India.

Analjit Singh, the founder and chairman of Max India, a diversified business group with interests in healthcare, IT services, and financial services, is India's highest individual taxpayer

Apple CEO Steve

No. 4: Steve Jobs, Apple. Total realized compensation (1999-2009) $749 million. Despite his longstanding tradition of taking $1 base salary, the man with the penchant for mock turtlenecks has done well enough to wear what he wants, mainly by way of restricted stock which was granted in 2003 and vested in 2006.

Lawrence Ellison

No. 1: Lawrence Ellison, Oracle. Total realized compensation (1999-2009) $1.84 billion. According to a Wall Street Journal analysis, Ellison, the 65year-old founder and CEO of the software giant, was the single best-paid public company executive during the last decade. Gains on options accounted for nearly all of his pay. Oracle's market capitalization tripled during the decade. (VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)

Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe Systems

Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe Systems, is ranked 16th in the Forbes list of 25 Top Gun CEOs in the United States. The report says Shantanu Narayen, backed with vast experience, knows how to position the company in the industry. Narayen heads Adobe, which is one of the world's largest and most diversified software companies. His leadership, technology insight and operational expertise have helped the company into new markets, and extended its product portfolio and global reach.

RatanTata
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