Icons of Influence Sunil Vaswani Chairman, Stallion Group Sunil Vaswani’s Dubai-headquartered Stallion Group started when he took over a Nigerian trading business from his father at the age of 21. The company has grown into a major investor across Africa, with interests in automo- biles, commodities, food, and manufacturing. Stallion Group generates the bulk of its $4bn revenue from Africa and includes businesses in commodities trading, frozen foods, and auto assembly and dealerships, representing brands like Nissan, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche. Vaswani is also expanding Stallion’s African footprint with a $9bn investment in sectors such as steel, petrochemicals, and agriculture. Vaswani has previously been quoted as saying that he views the UAE as a hub for investments and trade flows into and from Africa. Related Stories Nigeria’s oil minister, Saudi Aramco discuss investment options Revealed: Influential Indians in the GCC: Rich list How Middle East companies can succeed in Africa You might also like Sunil John Dr. Thumbay Moideen Vidya Chhabria Mohan Valrani K. Rajaram Dr. Adnan Chilwan Sanjiv Kakkar Ram Kumar Thota Raghu Malhotra Sunil Kaushal Atif Rahman Amit Jain Rishi Kapoor Vasu Shroff Anil Pillai Bal Krishen Rohit and Sharad Bachani Raju Ramesh and Sunil Paul Ayesha Depala John Paul Joy Alukkas Geet Bhalla and Digvijay Pratap Snehal and Sunita Hadani Nisha Jagtiani Kunal Kapoor Dino Varkey Ashish Panjabi Joy Alukkas Yogesh Mehta Yusuff Ali M.A. Ravi Pillai Micky Jagtiani Sunny Varkey Sunil Vaswani Shamsheer Vayalil Firoz Merchant Rajen Kilachand Azad Moopen Tony Jashanmal Paras Shahdadpuri Dr. Zulekha Daud Adeeb Ahamed Dhananjay Datar Rizwan Sajan PNC Menon Sima Ved Shaji Ul Mulk Ramesh Prabhakar L.T. Pagarani Ram Buxani Surender Kandhari Sohan Roy Shyam Bhatia