Person of the Year 2006
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The FT selects Lakshmi Mittal, the Indian steel entrepreneur, as the Person of the Year 2006. The high spot was the E26.9bn takeover in June by Mittal Steel of Arcelor, easily Mr Mittal’s biggest, and hardest, deal so far
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Profile: Man of steel with a showman’s flair
Lakshmi Mittal, the Indian entrepreneur, has become the world’s fifth richest person. But his achievement is more than amassing wealth or reviving a steel industry that was thought to be in its twilight years.
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Mittal on Mittal
The FT’s Person of the Year 2006, Lakshmi Mittal, the Indian steel entrepreneur, looks back at the rise of his steel company and the takeover in June by Mittal Steel of Arcelor, easily Mr Mittal’s biggest, and hardest, deal so far.
Mittal on India
In the second part of the interview with the FT, Lakshmi Mittal talks to Peter Marsh about his Indian roots and the development of his home country’s economy.
Timeline
Building up a steel empire
Highlights of Lakshmi Mittal’s career from a poverty stricken background in northern India to become one of the world’s richest men on the back of global steel business.
FT interview
Lakshmi Mittal talks to the FT
Lakshmi Mittal, chief executive of Arcelor Mittal, discusses his achievements with Peter Marsh of the FT. Read an edited version of the interview transcript.
Opinion
What they say about him
Leading company executives across the globe give their views of Lakshmi Mittal, FT’s Person of the Year 2006, to Peter Marsh.
Background
Mittal on the benefits of size
When international steel bosses gathered in Buenos Aires for their annual conference, one question dominated the discussions: how would their industry be changed by Lakshmi Mittal’s giant new business?
