Tadashi Yanai

Yanai built and runs Tokyo-listed retail clothing empire Fast Retailing, parent of the Uniqlo chain. He and his family own a 44% stake. Fast Retailing also owns two other chains: J Brand and Theory. Yanai is betting on growth in Asia, particularly China and Thailand, for Uniqlo.Yanai shelved a 2012 goal to open 1,000 Uniqlo stores in the U.S.; it had 47 American stores as of March 2017.Yanai wants his company to become the world's largest retailer, which means it would have to surpass H&M and Inditex (parent of Zara).