Global Business Icons 2025
Worldwide, business icons have evolved their stories and achieved notable success. These leaders distinguish themselves through transformative achievements and essential qualities that enable them to disrupt industries and make a lasting impact. They develop products or services that significantly alter daily life or work, often by filling market gaps or pioneering new markets.
Their business models aim for large-scale growth, enabling global expansion and high market valuations. In addition to their charitable efforts, they use their wealth and influence to tackle global issues and promote sustainable innovation. The Portfolio’s Global Business Icons 2025 edition features influential international business leaders.
This special edition contains exclusive, in-depth interviews exploring the careers and growth strategies of global business icons. It showcases their inspiring stories, practical insights, and leadership principles, emphasizing their roles as key figures in the business world.
Anna Lau
Head of Emerging Technologies
OCBC Bank, HK - Technology Division
Anna Lau’s leadership journey, from senior system analyst to head of emerging technologies, is rooted in smart innovation. Over nearly ten years, she has built a reputation for bridging strategy with delivery, ensuring that innovation delivers genuine value to communities and institutions within the wider ecosystem.
Amitabh Lal Das
Chief Legal Officer
Hyundai Motor India Ltd
Amitabh Lal Das, transitioning from researching and advising on corporate and tax laws as an Associate at Vaish to serving as Chief Legal Officer at Hyundai Motors, is renowned for fostering growth through governance. With three decades of experience working with courts, law firms, and multinational corporations, he specialises in aligning legal frameworks with business expansion and strengthening corporate governance within India’s competitive automotive sector.
Carolyn Cheng
Chief Operating Officer
Royal LePage
Starting her career at Deloitte Consulting and later joining Brookfield Real Estate Services, Carolyn Cheng has demonstrated expertise in organizational efficiency by connecting high-level strategy with practical implementation. Now, leading a 20-year revolution at Royal LePage, she solidifies her legacy through innovative transformation.
Eamonn Doherty
Director of HSSEQ / MRI
SAMA Construction (C.J.S. CO.)
Eamonn Doherty has nearly thirty years of experience, rising from General Mason to senior HSSEQ roles. His background includes offshore/onshore drilling, marine, shipyard, and corporate management across Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. He offers a global HSSEQ perspective, leading with resilience through technology and sustainability initiatives.
Haresh Sisodia
Group HR Director
Blueberry Group
Haresh Sisodia’s dedication to people, purpose, and progress has transformed human potential into organizational power. Over 12 years, he’s shaped the HR landscape by humanising change. His journey of persistence, empathy, and reinvention culminated in leading HR across 35 countries, including nearly 50 units in the Middle East, Africa, and India, for a fast-growing multinational.