| Cape Town - South Africa-born Allan Moss, who | | | | professor" image, but underneath all this is a |
| heads up Macquarie Bank - is now Australia's | | | | business genius who has managed to outwit |
| highest paid CEO, having earned more than | | | | many an international competitor ( |
| A$33m (R195m) in 2007. Moss is widely credited | | | | Another success story is South African born Gail |
| with having turned Macquarie Bank from a minor | | | | Kelly, who has now become the most highly paid |
| player into an international powerhouse ( | | | | businesswomen in Australia and is ranked by |
| Such is the respect Moss has accrued over the | | | | Fortune magazine as one of the top 50 most |
| years that he has acquired the title "Sage of | | | | powerful women in the world. She is also the first |
| Sydney", some labeling him an Australian Warren | | | | woman to head a top-ten listed Australian |
| Buffet. | | | | company. |
| He is known for his humility and "bumbling | | | | |
