Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro Limited
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Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro Limited
Net worth: $12.2 billion
As the owner of the technology-service giant, Wipro, Premji is worth more than $12 billion. Regardless, he is said to monitor the number of toilet-paper rolls used in Wipro facilities and demands that employees switch off the lights when leaving their offices.
Premji often takes a three-wheel auto rickshaw from the Bangalore airport when returning from business trips, and drives a 1996 Ford, according to a 2003 Businessweek profile.
"Premji makes Uncle Scrooge look like Santa Claus," said one Bangalore tech executive.
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