FOUNDER/CHAIRMAN
MS INTERNATIONAL
WHY: Along with his wife, Rika, founded company that now reports $2.7B annual run rate by selling tiles, countertops made from granite, quartz. Among OC’s fastest growing large private companies during the pandemic.
IN THE NEWS: Turned over CEO titles in January to sons Raj and Rupesh Shah.
NOTABLE: Winner of two Business Journal awards, for Family-Owned Business, Excellence in Entrepreneurship.
QUOTABLE: “Bad economic times are the best opportunities for us to gain market share.”