Michael Kadoorie, chairman of Hong Kong-based CLP Holdings, says working towards creating cleaner energy is part of his company's brand building
Michael Kadoorie
The Man : Third generation Baghdadi Jew who’s family migrated to China in 1880. The dragon country was good to them and they racked up fortunes dealing in opium, real estate and power. Today the 69-year-old is the chairman of electric utilities company CLP Holdings and the Peninsula Group of hotels
His Company: Headquartered in Hong Kong, CLP supplies over 80 percent of the city’s power and is now focussing on renewable sources of energy
What Next: Expanding to India and China. Focussing on non-coal energy outside India, and coal-based in India
His Interests: Photography buff and collector of Chinese art; owns cars like a type 57 Bugatti, a 1932 Phantom II Thrupp & Maberly, a 1934 Hispano-Suiza J12 Van Vooren Cabriolet, a 1936 Mercedes-Benz 500K, a 1969 P400
(This story appears in the 19 February, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)