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J. Augusto Zobel de Ayala
PRESIDENT AND CEO, AYALA CORP.
BORN March 6, 1959, in Manila, Philippines
EDUCATION Harvard University, BA and MBA
FAMILY Married with three children
POWER POINTS By transforming Ayala Corp. into a major player
in the Philippines' New Economy, Ayala is spearheading the nation's
entry into e-commerce and the Internet revolution. Beyond the Philippines,
Ayala is also betting on technology. Now to wait for the pay-off.
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Rupert Murdoch
CHAIRMAN AND CEO, NEWS CORP.
BORN March 11, 1931, in Melbourne, Australia
EDUCATION Worcester College, Oxford University
FAMILY Married, two daughters, two sons
QUOTE "I don't think there are too many communists left in
China."
POWER POINTS His film studio produced Star Wars: The PhantomMenace,
but Murdoch hasn't conquered the dark side just yet. Despite reaching
some 130 million Chinese viewers, his STARTVhasn't turned a profit.
This might explain Murdoch's shift to the region's other billion-viewer
market -- India. With grand intentions to crack the subcontinent's
New Economy, the tycoon announced a new investment strategy, plus
an IT partnership with Japan's Softbank. Murdoch was also diagnosed
with prostate cancer, and while he maintains that his treatment schedule
will not affect his work, succession concerns are being raised in
his empire -- particularly with his daughter Elisabeth's decision
to form her own company. That leaves News Corp. to sons Lachlan and
James. May the force be with them.
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John Dodsworth
INDONESIA REPRESENTATIVE, IMF
BORN Aug. 25, 1947, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, U.K.
EDUCATION University of Stirling
FAMILY Married, four children
POWER POINTS Thanks to President Wahid's lack of interest in
economics, his cabinet members have latched onto IMF policies set
by Dodsworth, Indonesia's self-appointed financial guardian. He hasn't
flinched from criticizing the slowness of Indonesian reform, even
wielding the IMF's big stick when necessary. But not everyone agrees
with the IMF's prescription -- or even with its involvement.
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Megawati Sukarnoputri
VICE PRESIDENT, INDONESIA
BORN Jan. 23, 1947, in Jogjakarta, Indonesia
EDUCATION Padjajaran University, Indonesia
FAMILY Married, two sons, one daughter
E-MAIL pdi@insprint.net.id
QUOTE "Logically, the chairperson of the winner of the election
becomes president."
POWER POINTS So close, and yet so far. No one understands that
better than Megawati, who came within a stroke of winning the presidency.
Arrogance and a reluctance to cut deals with Wahid cost her the election.
The flower-arranging Megawati has also failed to transform her party
from Sukarno-worshippers into a legitimate political force. Nor has
she managed to broker a peace between its warring factions. Her awesome
personal appeal is not all-powerful, made strikingly apparent in last
year's failed campaign to convince East Timor to remain part of Indonesia.
Yet she is only a step away from presidential power.
Edwin
Tuyay for Asiaweek
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Eduardo Cojuangco
CHAIRMAN AND CEO, SAN MIGUEL CORP.
BORN June 10, 1935, in Manila, Philippines
EDUCATION Degree in agriculture
FAMILY Married with four children
POWER POINTS It's nice to have friends in high places. It seems
hardly coincidental, after all, that Cojuangco was installed chairman
and CEO of SMCone day after his friend Joseph Estrada took the presidential
oath. But Cojuangco has made SMC immensely profitable, transforming
it into a lean, mean, conglomerate machine. He is also aggressively
leading SMC into the Internet economy. One of Estrada's low-key yet
influential economic and political advisers, Cojuangco is still enjoying
his happy hour.
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