Up-and-coming global executives
(CNN) -- Few of the following busines executives are famous -- yet.
That's part of the reason TIME and CNN have chosen these particular young executives as the 2002 Global Business Influentials. Selected from more than 100 nominees named by TIME correspondents around the world, each of these up-and-coming business leaders has accomplished something this year that transcended borders.
All are regarded as leaders in their industries but more accomplishments may lie ahead in their careers. Hailing from a variety of countries, these 18 executives share a sense that the world is their market -- and their home.
Guerrino de Luca
Schooled in Europe and battle-tested at Apple Computer, Guerrino de Luca is now putting his experience and technical savvy to good use at Logitech.
Since de Luca joined Logitech's ranks in 1998, the Silicon Valley-based company has exploded, developing and distributing several new products and employing 4,500 people.
Logitech's distinctive logo, characterized by a teal half-moon, can be seen on computer "mice," Internet video cameras, keyboards and video game controllers the world over. (More from TIME)
Strive Masiyiwa
In 41 short but eventful years, Strive Masiyiwa has founded two successful companies in his native Zimbabwe, racked up numerous honors and awards and served on several local and international commissions. Now he captains Econet, one of Africa's biggest and fastest-growing private telecommunications companies.
Since winning a key court battle against the state-run telecom and launching its wireless service in July 1998, Econet has established roots in Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Morocco, Lesotho and Nigeria, and is now setting up shop in New Zealand.
Masiyiwa has won several businessman, manager and entrepreneur-of-the-year awards in Zimbabwe, and in 1995 was appointed by U.S. President Bill Clinton as a board member on the South African Enterprise Development Fund. (More from TIME)
Diane "Dee" Mellor
After graduating with a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Diane "Dee" Mellor headed straight to work at General Electric. Some 24 years later, much of them spent in the industrial giant's aeronautic and engine sectors, Mellor is now one of the engines behind GE Medical Systems.
As vice president and general manager of global supply, she helps keep hospitals worldwide stocked with the latest high-tech, life-saving equipment.
Having previously managed a major $1.6 billion dollar acquisition for GE's Engine Services, Mellor has expanded GE Medical's global reach, including doubling the size of its presence in India. (More from TIME)
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