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THE NEW BREED
In industries ranging from high-tech to news to food, the members of this year's class of Global Influentials are knocking on -- and in some cases, busting down -- the doors to business supremacy.

• Complete winners list
• Selling to the world: Marketing in a complex business climate
• Help wanted: Current, would-be CEOs face host of challenges
• In years after boom, companies struggle to survive the tech bust
• Grooming leaders: CEO succession often an afterthought

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Where are they now? | Complete winners list | 2002 special report
Where are they now? | Complete winners list | 2001 special report
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