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A-E

• Deepak Ravindran - Entrepreneur,Startup Hero, CEO and Managing Director of Innoz Technologies (Pvt) Ltd.,India.
• Robert Afshar - President & Founder of Leadclick Media, Inc., also founded & presided over Legal Resource Inc., a source for online "How To" legal information
• Amador Aguiar- Founder of Banco Bradesco (one of three big banks of Brazil) and Fundação Bradesco (most big education program in Brazil).
• Mustaq Ahmad - Founder of Mustafa shopping center in Singapore
• Tim Alborn - (req. 12-16-2009) - American professor of history, CUNY Lehman. Founder of Harriet Records, Cambridge, MA in 1989. [1] Related to Wikipedia article: [2]
• Mohammed Alhammad - CEO and President of Albayan Holding Company in Saudi Arabia
• Michael Aloyan - self made millionaire that opened the first hotel and casino in one in Compton, California (Crystal Park Hotel and casino)
• Maria Helen Alvarez - with Jack Wrather, was co-owner of Wrather-Alvarez Productions, which owned television stations in Tulsa and San Diego, as well as the Disneyland Hotel
• Monem Alyaser - Entrepreneur, Inventor of a clean coal technology
• Jerry Anders - Creator of graphical mail (Javeo.com), in legal trouble with Google and Sun
• Elisabeth Anheuser-Busch - Wife of Adolphus Busch (Founder of Anheuser-Busch)
• Adam Anicich - Founder of Armada Asset Management, LLC, UMD Doctor of Management, and author of the 4% Theory that explains Army Recruiting and Retention. Is a contributor to the US Army Recruiting Commanders Course and has been recognized Army-wide.
• Nikesh Arora - Google, President EMEA and VP Google inc
• Zia Attala - (req. 2006-04-05) - First chaldean to immigrate to America in 1895. Owned a hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Moved back to Iraq and opened Zia House Hotel, one of the most famous hotels in Baghdad in the early 20th century.
• Muhammad al-Attas, whom the mother of Osama bin Laden, Hamida al-Attas, married shortly after Osama's birth and her divorce from Mohammed bin Laden.
• Mark Bane
• Steven Barbarich - CEO and founder of ChooseHotTubsDirect, ChooseOutdoorKitchens, AbsolutelyNew, and author of the book The Complete Manual on How To Make Money From Your Inventions and Patents.
• Vanisha Mittal Bhatia - Director ArcelorMittal ADS, daughter of business tycoon Lakshmi N. Mittal
• James W. Birkenstock - IBM director of product planning and market analysis
• Marc Boudreau - Marketing Director - MDG Computers
• Jim Bruene - Finance blogger, consultant, and founder of Online Financial Innovations and Finovate
• Nick Bunzl- Executive Director of Israel Policy Forum
• Stephanie A. Burns
• John Calimafde - Famous Lawyer, Said to have tried the most intellectual property law cases in U.S. History
• Maria Alvarez Castro - Founding President of the Manhattan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Minority Women Business Enterprise Chamber Challenge Champion under her leadership www.nyc.gov
• Stephen Chau - Product Manager, Google Maps and Google Earth http://www.fastcompany.com/100/2009/stephen-chau
• Rehan Chogle - CEO of Entertainment Vision
• Henry Chrysler, father of Walter P. Chrysler, a German-American automotive pioneer
• Clinton Cimring - co-founder of Search Engine Partner. Coined the terms SEO 2.0, Reverse SEO, etc. Received US Trademark for the acronym SEO.
• Ian Cinnamon - Founder and CEO of Cinn Dev, Author
• Clarence Howard Clark - Prominent Philadelphia banker and land owner
• Donald C. Clark Sr. - Household International CEO, AT&T Director, Ripplewood Director, Warner-Lambert Director, Scotsman Industries Director, Armstrong World Industries Director
• Edwin Colodny - Former Chairman of Allegany and US Airways, Former President of UVM
• J. Michael Cook - CEO of Deloitte & Touche
• Joe Cordell - CEO of Jim Walter Corporation
• Ralph Cordiner - CEO of General Electric in the 1950's, created famous "blue books"
• Luis Fernando Correa-Bahamon (World President of FIABCI-The International Real Estate Federation-Very Important Real Estate figure.)
• Jacob S. Coxley American Populist
• Hulon Crayton II - Founder of Cold Weather Films, Inc., Premier Booking & Management Co. and Premier Musique Group
• Simon Cullinan - Recruitment legend and International Banking magnate
• Joseph S. S. Cutrona - Founder and CEO of Adams-Cutrona Charitable Trusts
• Tomislav Damnjanovic - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Serbian businessman, founder of Air Transport Intelligence, International weapons smuggler seeNY Times
• Peter Darbee - CEO of PG&E Corporation, climate change issues
• E.S. Purandar Das - (Former Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch, Executive Partner of Landmark Banyan Real Estate Holdings)
• Levison M. David - (Owner of Mega Power Sports)
• Guy DeChazal - Previous head of Private Equity at Morgan Stanley
• Sean Demery - Former New Rock Radio originator - best known Music Director at 99X WNNX Atlanta Helped launch New Rock Genere and many bands such as the Cranberries. Also was DJ, Music Director, Radio Consultant. Refer to http://www.seandemery.com/Alt_Rock_Community/seandemery.com.html, Related to Wikipedia article WWWQ
• Stacy Denney - American entrepreneur and CEO of BarefootandPregnant.com, and author of the motherhood books Spa Mama and Fit Mama.
• Vince Desi - Running With Scissors CEO
• Vernon Dickerson - American investor. Founded Dickerson Divisions, a holding company, and the Rollins-Dickerson Scholarship
• Savannah Durbin - CEO of Tee-Off Enterprises
• William A. Emerson - Vice President of Merrill Lynch
• Dick Enrico - Chief Executive Officer of 2nd Wind Exercise Equipment, a retail fitness company he founded in 1992
• Seabelle Emmanuelle - Fundraiser and strategist for DNC and Prophecien Womens' Movement

F-K

• Lothar von Faber - German industralist, founder of Faber-Castell (German entry, Portuguese entry, Britannica article)
• Dr. Esam Abdulla Yousif Fakhro - Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry [3]
• Felix Fantus - Father of site selection consulting industry [4]
• Mohit Farhad - Entrepreneur, Founder of Shopzilla (formerly BizRate.com)
• Kurt Feazel - President of Pecten Trading Company
• Tim Ferriss - Author: "The Four-Hour Workweek", actor, world-record tango holder, Chinese kickboxing national champion, runs multinational business, and is only 29 years old...
• David Fillpot - Sales and management expert [5]
• Kenneth B. Fischer (born 1937) - American businessman and freemasonn, DeMolay International's Hall of Fame member, Most Eminent Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of North America (of York Rite Freemasonry) from 2003-2006, see [6]
• Giuseppe Franco - Founder & President of Giuseppe Franco Salon in Hollywood also on info-mercials for Procede hair treatment. [7]
• Harry James Free - Co-creator of Gatorade
• Paul Freiman - CEO of Syntex until 1994, CEO of Neurobiological Technologies INC until 2009
• Niquenya D. Fulbright (req. 2010-03-10) Executive Life Coach, Author & Motivational Speaker from Chicago, IL. Most notable for contributions to life coaching industry and founding the Life Coach Support Network (LCSN). http://www.niquenyafulbright.com
• Keith Funston - head of New York Stock Exchange
• Dominic Gallello - Graphisoft CEO
• Matt Garcia - CEO of Everyday Models Ltd and founder of Matt Garcia Design Studio Ltd and Matt Garcia Photography Ltd.
• Helene D. Gayle - President and C.E.O. of CARE, Inc.; HIV/AIDS Activist; committed to ending extreme

poverty worldwide

• Adam Gerrard - Group CIO of Avis Europe
• Matt Giamela - Owner and operator of Giamela's Sub Sandwiches
• Mark F. Gibbins - President of DME Corporation
• Barinder Singh Gill - Elder son of Mohinder Singh Gill and heir to the New Patiala Transport Co. business and estates
• Gurvinder Singh Gill - Younger son of Mohinder Singh Gill and heir to the New Patiala Transport Co. business and estates
• Mohinder Singh Gill - CEO of New Patiala Transport Co.
• Rajesh Gill - Trader, known as "7 to 7 man", won landmark judgment of 20 million pounds against MF Global for fraud
• Simran Gill - Eldest heiress to the New Patiala Transport Co. business and estates.
• Greg Goode - Founder of Ignis Oil and Vitruvius Art. Since retiring to France in 2008, both businesses are now run by his sons.
• Dee Dee Gordon - One of the founders of Look-Look
• Peter Grauer- CEO Bloomberg L.P
• Robert Gray (businessman) (req. 2008-03-05) Founder of POP Radio Corporation, General Partner at vSource1, Inc. and Scarborough Capital, Inc.
• James V. Green - Director of Hinman CEOS Program at University of Maryland
• John Colin Grogan - Innovator in Sales, Group Head of Silverdene
• Puneet Gupta - Director of Indigo Care
• Gary Halbert - Copywriter
• Michael S. Hall - President and Founder of Screening Services Group, operator of the Wilshire Screening Room and Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills, CA.
• Jake Hammer - President of Resorts Ontario
• Noosheen Hashemi (req. 2008-10-28) Philanthropist, Founder of The H.A.N.D. Foundation and PARSA Community Foundation
• Gerald L. Hassell - President of The Bank of New York Mellon
• LeVan Hawkins - famous franchiser that went to jail for embezzlement
• Tokuji Hayakawa - Founder of Sharp Corperation
• Kevin Hell Current DIVX President/CEO who shut down the Stage6 video
• Denis Hennequin - President of McDonald's Europe
• Ragan Henry - Pioneering African-American media mogul
• Earl Hewlette CEO Ginn Clubs and Resorts -
• Ed Hirschy - Corporate owner of JDH Enterprises
• Ron Hose - Founder of Tokbox, Entrepreneur.
• Dewaldt Huysamen - CEO and Owner of PCWIZODE CC
• Steve Irvine - President & CEO of 80/20 Solutions Inc.
• Peter A. Joseph- President of Israel Policy Forum
• Pierre Kago - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of KAGO Kago-Kamine-Kachelofen GmbH & Co. Deutsche Wärmesysteme KG (biggest manufacturer of fireplaces, stoves and fire burning oven in Europe); he is the son of founder and former CEO Karl-Heinz Kago
• Radhakissen Kanoria - Founder of the Kanoria Group of companies & patriarch of the Kanoria family
• Frank Karel III - President of the Rockefeller Foundation
• Christine Karpinski - Author, How To Rent Vacation Properties by Owner, Author Profit from your vacation home dream. Director Owner Community Homeaway, Inc
• Robert Kavner - Chairman of the Board at Earthlink, former CFO of AT&T, Director at Pandora and Idealab
• Edwin S. Kelly (1857–1935) - founder of The Kelly-Springfield Tire Company and newspaper publisher in Springfield, Ohio
• Oliver Smith Kelly (1824–1904) - early civic leader in Springfield, Ohio, and founder of the O. S. Kelly Company, a pioneering U.S. manufacturer of traction engines, agricultural implements, and piano plates. Father of Edwin S. Kelly.
• Wallace Key - Better known as Wally Key, has consistently inspired tremendous growth in several Chamber Of Commerce's including Northeast Tarrant County, Northwest Chamber in Oklahoma City [8] and most recently was named President to the Saginaw, TX Chamber Of Commerce,][http://www.saginawtxchamber.org
• Raza Khan (MyRichUncle) - Co-Founder and President of MyRichUncle Student Loan Company NASDAQ: UNCL
• Sharifa Khan - current President & CEO for Balmoral Marketing Inc.
• Qais al-Khonji- Chairman of few companies
• Marnin Kligfeld- owner of (what) software firm
• Knut Kloster- Founder of Norwegian Cruise Line and cruise ship revolution
• Steven Kollar - founder of 30 different companies in America
• Kumar Konanur - co-founded Yipkon Business Sytems in 1978
• Pavan Kota - CEO of KINDUZ Consulting
• Elizabeth Krukosky - Founder and CEO of Cool Fire Technologies, LLC
• Edward B. Kurpis (req.2009-02-12) - Co-Founder of cable television network CNBC; Founding Vice President of Finance and Administration for NBC's Cable and Business Development division; Former member of the Board of Directors of A&E network, Court TV network (now TruTV); NBC-Cablevision Executive Partnership Board governing operations of American Movie Classics, Bravo, and 10 regional sports networks. http://edwardkurpis.com/Professional.html
• kunwer sachdev-founder & ex-CEO and MD of su-kam power systems india.reference->su-kam.com....a 500 crore company.rags to riches story.covered in the book connect the dots.

L-R

• Roy Larsen - President of Time, Inc.
• Marianna Latsis - daughter of the late Greek shipping tycoon Yiannis Latsis and one of the hairs of his fortune (see also Spiros Latsis).
• Jasmine Lawrence - Teenage President and CEO of EDEN BodyWorks. A company she started at age 13 that makes all natural hair and body care products.
• Shelly Lazarus - CEO of Ogilcy & Mather Worldwide
• John C. Lechleiter - CEO of Eli Lilly and Company
• Edward T. Lewis (Essence Communications) - Chairman/CEO of Essence Communications Inc., a diversified, multi-million dollar corporation. One of the most successful and diverse African American-owned communications companies in the United States.Chairman, Magazine Publishers of America, TransAfrica Forum; board of directors, Black Council on Africa, Rheeland Foundation, Negro Ensemble of New York City; trustee, Tuskegee University, Leadership Council of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, Teachers College of Columbia University.
• Hyung Khu Lim - CEO of Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
• Robert Liodice - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - President and CEO of Association of National Advertisers (ANA)
• Dan Lufkin - Co-founder of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Questor Partners
• Sam Lutfi - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Britney Spears' Acting Manager and personal Confidant
• James Mandell - President and CEO of Children's Hospital Boston
• Ian Marcousé - Former Chief examiner of AQA Business Studies
• Omar Mashabi - Saudi Business man that is head of Snasco
• Kumar Mavally - Founder of Brocade Communications, Venture Capitalist, Storage Domain Expert, Funded various companies in Stroage Domain.
• Shannon McAleavey - current Vice President for Walt Disney World
• Marshall McDonald - Chairman of Florida Power and Light
• W. Wallace McDowell - IBM director of engineering*
• Robert McGovern - Current CEO of JobFox and Founder of Carrerbuilder.com
• Jennifer McMillin - Vice President for Golin Harris International
• F. William McNabb III - CEO of The Vanguard Group, which pioneered low-expense mutual funds
• Mehron Melik - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - founder of Mehron Inc., theatrical makeup manufacturer
• Peter Melnikov - Vice President of Marketing, MoveYourWeb
• Mendik, Bernard - at one point was the largest single commercial real estate owner on the island of Manhattan if not all of New York.
• Leib Merkin - founder of Merkin & Company and Fifth Avenue Synagogue. Leipzig Furrier was father of Hermann Merkin.1878-1976
• Vuk Mircetic - work in progress
• Richard Monroe - President for Darden Restaurants
• Neil Neddermeyer - Grand Master of Masons in Minnesota
• George Nediyakalayil - Founder of Gas Depot Inc. which is ranked 25 in the Hot 500 The Fastest-Growing Businesses in America.
• Philip Nelson, Jr. - SVP Strategic Development, NewTek Technical Emmy Nominee & is the king of live event streaming. Miss Universe, X Games, MTV VMA's and more
• Mortimer Neufville - Executive Vice-President for the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
• Cherry Onglatco - Chief Executive Officer of Health Guard Care
• Leif Östling - Chief Executive Officer of Scania AB
• Ralph L. Palmer - manager of the IBM Poughkeepsie Engineering Laboratory
• Diane Pearson (CFP) - Shareholder and [[CFP] at Legend Financial Advisors, Inc.
• Ian Pegler - CEO of Little Chef
• Gordon Pell. Board member of the The Royal Bank of Scotland Group and Chief Executive of Coutts & Co
• John A. Peters V- CEO of Shatter Box Inc.
• Timothy Pethick - Australian Entrepreneur, nudie drinks founder
• Herb H. Peyton - founder and President of the Gate Petroleum Co.
• William L. Phelan - Surety Underwriter at Cincinnati Financial, famous Elder High School graduate
• Darin Phillips - Author of several books on training and counseling activities, presenter at national conferences on customer insight, and consultant on competency-based human resources (talent management) best practices
• Troy Post - Insurance executive and financier in Texas, 1950s and 60s.
• David Postings - CEO of Welcome Finance
• Kenneth W. Price - CEO of CHF Enterprises
• Shafat Qazi-Founder and CEO of BQE Software,creator of BillQuick, Time Tracking and billig Software
• Neil Rasmussen - (req. 2009-03-19) - founder of American Power Conversion Corporation
• Klaus Regling - head, European Financial Stability Facility
• Valentine Rei - Russian entrepreneur
• Arron Renfrew - (req. 2010-05-12) - Founder of Renfrew Real Estate contributor to Catch a Dream Foundation USA, developer www.RenfrewRE.com
• Sydney J. Reso - kidnapped executive of Exxon Mobil
• Dion C. Riggs - CEO House of Dijon, South Africa
• Efrain Rivera - Hispanic CFO for Bausch & Lomb
• David Ropes - President of Reebok
• Joe Rotunda- CEO of EZCORP
• Stephen L. Rush - (req. 2009-06-17) - Founder & CEO of bio-fuel manufacturing company For Fuel Freedom, Inc. [9]
• Paul Ryan (req. 2010-03-12) - Co-Founder of Wizard Home Loans- Founder of www.homeloanhints.com.au - Request evaluation from Admin - Possible violation for self-promotion

S-Z

• Daniel Sadek - CEO of Quick Loan Fiancing
• Emil Schram - head of New York Stock Exchange
• Richard J. Schroth - (req. 2009-08-13) - (born March 17, 1951) Founder and CEO of Executive Insights, Ltd.; Professional Speaker http://www.leighbureau.com, Best Selling Author,"How Companies Lie" http://www.amazon.com, Senior Fulbright Scholar in Informaiton Sciences 2008 - 2013 http://www.mtpulaskiil.com/mtpulaskiilWEBsite/Main_Page/Local%20News/2007/LinCourier/Schroth/Fullbright.htm, Named as Top 25 Consultant in the World by Consulting Magazine 2008 http://www.consultingmag.com/article/ARTALPII750?C=Ew6eLVkFpCQKUjY , Only single practicing consultant to be named to Consulting Magazines Top 25 Consultants in the World http://www.american.edu/kogod/itec/Schroth.cfm; Executive In Residence, American University http://www.american.edu/kogod/itec/Schroth.cfm; First Chief Technology Officer for the Marriott Corporation; Co-Creator of Computer Sciences Corporation Vanguard; Chief Technology Officer, Perot Systems
• Pathman Senathirajah - networker and speaker
• Jonathan A. Shaw - CEO for Shaw American Financial Corporation
• Dana Shires - Co-creator of Gatorade
• Sanford C. Sigoloff - Turnaround Manager, Chariman of Wickes Companies in 1980's, member of the Turnaround Managers Association Hall of Fame
• John Smale - An executive of General Motors
• Leo Alexander Sandy Smallwood - Heritage Restorer and owner of Andrex Holdings Limited in Ottawa
• Dianne Snedaker - President of Ketchum Advertising
• Louis P. Stanasolovich, CFP - Current CEO and President of Legend Financial Advisors, Inc. One of only four advisors in US to be selected 12 times by Worth magazine as one of “The Top 100 Wealth Advisors.”
• Greg Steltenpohl - Co-founder of Odwalla and Adina juice companies.
• Greg Stemm - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Co-Founder of Odyssey Marine Exploration
• Jon Lloyd Stryker (req 2008-11-23) American billionaire, Forbes magazine 204th richest American; architect; funds gay and lesbian causes and great-ape sanctuaries
• Pavan Sukhdev - Head of UNEP's "Green Economy" Initiative, Study Leader for "TEEB" (the G8+5 study on the The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity), Managing Director Deutsche Bank
• Sundararajan.M.S -Chairman and Managing Director,Indian Bank,Chennai
• John Joseph William Sweeney - Owner, Executive Producer, Keynote Speaker, Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre
• Shelley Sykes - Happiness Guru www.shelleysykes.com
• Stanley R. Tanka - CFO of Clif bar Inc.
• Stanley G. Tate - Florida entrepreneur. CEO and founder of Tate Enterprises. Former Chairman of RTC under the Clinton Administration. Chairman of the Board of Ameribid. . Founder and former Chairman of the Florida Prepaid College Fund.
• Richard K. Templeton - CEO of Texas Instruments
• Gary Triano - (req. 2009-07-27) - Developer in Tucson, Arizona during its period of growth. Was murdered by a bomb on November 1, 1996. His ex-wife and her lover are suspects. Notable criminal case and Tucson developer.
• Henry Tufo - Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado at Boulder
• Keith Turley - (req 2007-05-13) - president of Arizona Public Service, member of Phoenix 40, responsible for the placement of Palo Verde Nuclear Plant
• Norman B. Vansile - President Trannon Corp.; Detroit Philanthropist
• Goran Varaklic - Founder & CEO of MDG Computers
• Dilip Vellodi - CEO and Chairman, Sutherland Gobal Services
• Lew Veraldi (Former Ford vice president who led the team that produced the first Taurus in 1986)
• Edward and Lynn Via - Roanoke, VA owner of printing and publishing interests (formerly owned Claypool Comics), gives substantial sums to various political campaigns including $150,000 to VA Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell as top individual donor to the campaign.
• Patrick Viguerie - McKinsey director, author of several articles and a book.
• Idar Vollvik - Founder of Idar Vollvik Invest AS; serial entrepreneur that made Euro 100 million in 2004 when he sold Chess Communication to TeleSoniera
• Rebecca von Lipinski - Up and coming Engligh born Soprano of French and Polish descent, her performance as Fildeo/Leonora in Beethoven's Fidelio at Garsington Opera House was voted one of the top performances of the year (Express.co.uk OPERA: CRITIC'S CHOICE OF 2009 - 28Dec09)
• Erika L. Walker - Founder and President of RUWebby, LLC
• Dan Weiden - Co-founder of Weiden + Kennedy, a Portland based ad agency with offices in 6 countries.
• Sean Whaling - President and co-founder of eCommission Financial Services
• Walter H. Wheeler, Jr. - CEO and Chairman of Pitney-Bowes Inc. [10]
• James Frederick Willett - "king of copyright pirates" in late 19th century, convicted for conspiracy in 1905 for distributing music at cheap prices.
• Lloyd Williams (CEO) (CEO of C.L.A.D. Construction)
• David Wolfand - CEO of Wolfand Consulting
• Peter Wong-Morrow - Chairman and CEO of IPH Insurance, President of Elstree and Borehamwood Rotary Club
• Wong Keng Liang (Anson Wong)- notorious endangered species animal smuggler. See Jan 2010 National Geographic article http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/print/2010/01/asian-wildlife/christy-text
• Jon Vincent Woods - Founder of Ocean Software
• Edgar Woolard - former chairman of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
• Eric Yaverbaum - Best Selling Author of "PR For Dummies" and "Leadership Secrets of the World's Most Successful CEO'S" and PR Agency Owner (Ericho Communications)
• Oleg Yefimov - Founder and CEO of Dissident Ltd.
• Kaan Yigit - founder and president of Solutions Research Group Consultants Inc.
• Peter Yip - Executive Chairman of the Board and CEO, CDC Software
• Yu Yongda - eminent Chinese economist based at Tsinghua University, advisor to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, head of the State Council's leadership oversight committee
• Joseph Zada - US businessman currently being sued by Sergei Fedorov and others regarding failure to pay back money invested to him ($60 million US dollars). Zada claims the money was a loan and repayment has been delayed due to "a sad time in our economy" [11]
• Ron Zarella - An executive of General Motors
• Sylvain Zimmer - Founder of Jamendo
• Klaas Zwart - Dutch businessman and racing driver; founded Petroline 1980 [12]; holder of 9 US patents; owner Ascari Cars