Their first daughter, Nour, was born four years later, and Alma two years after that, followed by Julián, José, Carlos and Linda. Sanborn's, the Mexican retail department store chain owned by Slim contains an extensive music section and 170 locations in Mexico as well as controlling a majority stake in Mixup, Mexico's most successful retail music store that comprises a chain 117-store Mexican retailers along with an online iShop through a selling partnership with Apple. Carlos Slim Helú. He was the first Chairman of the Latin American Committee of the Board of Directors of the New York Stock Exchange. The distinction is awarded by the Corporate Reputation Business Monitor (Merco) 2014. [92], In 2011, he, along with the president of Mexico, Mexico City mayor, and Mexico City archbishop, inaugurated the first phase of Plaza Mariana close to Basilica de Guadalupe. With foreign telecom partners, Slim … [5] Slim owns the Duke Seamans mansion, a 1901 beaux arts house on 5th Avenue in New York City, which he bought for $44 million in 2010. In May 1914, in the midst of the Mexican Revolution, Don Julián, then 26 years old, bought his brother’s fifty percent stake for 30,000 pesos. Don Julián’s participation was especially active, important and dynamic in this important movement and it proved his extraordinary capacity to assimilate to the culture of a country that he assumed and defended as his own. His company America Movil purchased 30 percent of the team along with transmission rights as Slim doesn't have the rights to transmit content by broadcast television or cable TV as well as putting him in competition with Televisa and TV Azteca, two television companies with rights to the rest of Mexican soccer's first division. [31] He also acquired a 40% and 50% interest in the Mexican arms of British American Tobacco and The Hershey Company, respectively as well as acquiring large blocks of Denny's and Firestone Tires. [19] He has been Chair of the Council for the Restoration of the Historic Downtown of Mexico City since 2001. Carlos Slim Helú est né à Mexico en 1940 [1] de parents catholiques maronites, Julián Slim Haddad et Linda Helú, tous deux d'origine libanaise [2], [3]. Also in October, Carlos Slim Foundation donated Plaza Mariana to the Archdiocese of Mexico City. By 1922, Don Julián’s net worth was already $1,012,258 pesos between real estate, businesses and various stocks. Mexico City. “Lebanese are characterized by their work, their economy, their simplicity, how easily and quickly they learn the language of the countries they go to and in which they live peacefully, especially in places like México that maintain a sacred commitment to personal independence and love of the homeland”. Established in 1986 Fundación Carlos Slim Helú sponsors the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City, named after Slim's late wife, Soumaya Domit, opened 2011. Slim became a prominent figure within the American business scene by 2003 when he began purchasing large stakes in a number of major US retailers such as Barnes & Noble, OfficeMax, Office Depot, Circuit City, Borders, and CompUSA. He has said he has no interest in becoming the world's richest person. He moved into financial services as well, buying Seguros de México and creating from it, along with other purchases such as Fianzas La Guardiana and Casa de Bolsa Inbursa, the Grupo Financiero Inbursa. The Slim brothers later moved to Mexico City and in 1911, Julián Slim and his brother José, who was thirteen years older than him, founded the company La Estrella de Oriente (“the Star of the East”), so named in honor of their country of origin. In August, President William Clinton, Carlos Slim Announce New Investment Projects in Mexico, Colombia, and Peru for more than $50 Million dollars. Mr. Carlos Slim Helú, Mr. Carlos Slim Domit, Telmex's executive board chairman, Mr. Héctor Slim Seade, Telmex's general director, and other top Telmex's executives presented this January 20, the Plan "TELMEX 2010 - Technology-Innovation Drive". Carlos Slim Foundation donated 3 million dollars for expanding Broad Band service for the benefit of U. S. Latin family homes. Afficher les profils des personnes qui s’appellent Carlos Slim Helu. Marbella, Spain. 1994. Carlos Slim Helú and his wife Soumaya Domit de Slim (deceased) had six children: Carlos, Marco Antonio, Patrick, Soumaya, Vanessa and Johanna. The aim of this Initiative is to reduce the gap in health equality faced by the poorest 20% of population living in Central America and Southern Mexico. From the mid 1960s to the early 1980s, Slim and his growing family lived a modest life, while earnings from Slim's many businesses were re-invested in expansion and more acquisitions. [99] Critics claim that Slim is a monopolist, pointing to Telmex's control of 90% of the Mexican landline telephone market. [9] In 1990 the Grupo Carso was floated as a public company initially in Mexico and then worldwide. In April the Carlos Slim Health Awards 2013 were conferred. They made diverse investments and acquisitions during this period, one of which was Cigatam, which turned out to be the first and most important because of its cash flow, providing the Group with sufficient liquidity to capitalize on available opportunities and thereby increase itsacquisitions of big companies, including: Hulera el Centenario, Bimex, Hoteles Calinda (today, OSTAR Grupo Hotelero) and Reynolds Aluminio. Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2012. Claustro de Sor Juana University awarded Mr. Carlos Slim the “Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz” Medal due to his effort to revive Mexico City’s Historic Center. [29] Much of Slim's business dealings involved a simple strategy, which is to buy a business and hang on to it for its cash flow or eventually sell the stake at a greater profit in future, thereby netting the capital gains as well as reinvesting the initial principal into a new business. Nachdem das Forbes Magazine ihn 2009 mit 35 Mrd. Carlos Slim Helú has received significant recognition and has been honored with the following, among others: The Relator Committee of Ejército de la Revolución acknowledges Don Julián Slim, Mr. Carlos Slim's father. This Foundation has already donated 100 million dollars, added to the 100 million dollars provided by the Canadian businessman, Frank Guistra, will support Bill Clinton’s initiative, as well as his foundation in order to fight the poorness in Latin America. In September of 2012, TELMEX Foundation announced the following achievements: 259,445 grants, 746 institutions being benefited by computer-equipment donation; 329,960 bicycles for the program "Ayúdame a llegar" (Help me to get at); 923,486 extra-mural surgeries; 7,363 organ and tissue transplantations; 94,284 social bailouts; 13,232,000 nutritional candy 1 kg packets; 28,758 tons of humanitarian aid, and 12,341 male and female soccer teams participating in TELMEX tournaments (Copa TELMEX). humanitarian aid, and 126 thousand 397 men and women teams, in the TELMEX soccer ", "If you want to be rich and powerful, majoring in STEM is a good place to start", "Billionaire Carlos Slim Listing Fifth Ave Mansion For $80 Million, Almost Two Times What He Paid", "Mexico's Carlos Slim Buys 8.4% Stake in Argentina's YPF", "Carlos Slim offers tips for making most of downturn", "Prodded by the Left, Mexico's Richest Man Talks Equity", "Carlos Slim Moves From Telecommunications Into Real Estate", "Billionaire Carlos Slim Doubles Holdings in New York Times", "Carlos Slim becomes top New York Times shareholder", "The New York Times Company Notice of 2016 Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement", "Slim Spending $1.4 Billion on Complex in Mexico City", "Carlos Slim Purchase Mexican Soccer Teams Sets Showdown With Television Giant", "Larry King to Launch Interview Show on Ora.tv", "Carlos Slim buys stake in Mexican soccer teams, television rights  - FOX Sports on MSN", "Is This Mexico's Most Powerful Man in Music? Carlos Slim sa constellation est Capricorne et il a 81 ans aujourd’hui. The games are also broadcast on the Internet through UNO TV, offered by Telmex. Carlos Slim. Medal of Honor to Merit Business of the National Chamber of Commerce in Mexico City, 1985. Limited partners pay US$30,000 per subscription while hedge fund managers pay half the price and also sign up for a free version of the products the company offers. [82], In October 2020, his net worth was estimated at $53.7 billion. José Helú brought the first Arabic printing press to Mexico and founded one of the first magazines for the Lebanese community in this country. Carlos Slim. Finde deine Freunde auf Facebook. From 2010 to 2013, Slim … [28], Slim has been publicly skeptical of The Giving Pledge by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett giving away at least half of their fortunes. Carlos Slim Helu. January 22, 2015. IDEAL is also betting on one of the poorest landfills surrounding Mexico City. UNAM Foundation and Carlos Slim Foundation granted 753 fellowships for UNAM Engineering School' students English courses. Mr. Carlos Slim received the Starlite Humanitarian Award 2014, in recognition of his philanthropic work, during the 5th edition of the Starlite Gala organized to support foundations and social organizations. At the same time, he established Carso Infraestructura y Construcción, S. A. Julian and Linda had six children: Nour, Alma, Julián, José, Carlos and Linda. Schon während seines Studiums unterrichtete er an seiner Universität Algebra und Lineare Optimierung. New York, USA. Grupo Carso sold a 30% of its 50.1% of the tobacco industry, Cigatam, to its partner ALTRIA GROUP, (also known as Philip Morris) in 1,100 million dollars. On November the 20th, Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, President of Mexico, granted Fundacion Telmex with the Sports National Award, for its commitment with the sports in Mexico. [81], In 2019, his net worth was said to be at least $58.1 billion, making him the richest man in Mexico. At the time Eng. In 1986 Minera FRISCO and Empresas Nacobre were acquired, as well as their affiliates, and control of the Euzkadi tire company, the market leader at the time, was also acquired, as was a majority stake in General Tire some years later. In 2005 Slim invested in Volaris, a Mexican airline[19] and established Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en América Latina SAB de CV (using the acronym "IDEAL"—roughly translated as "Promoter of Development and Employment in Latin America"), a Mexican construction and civil engineering company primarily engaged in not-for-profit infrastructure development. Also on December, Mr. [35] Though speculation that the landfill will take about 12 years to yield a return, the development of a such poor area is revealed to promise handsome business profits over the years as Grupo Elektra, Mexico's largest consumer electronics retailer, sells 2,000 flat screen televisions a year at its store in the area, making it the third-best-selling outlet. Continue . Slim was born on January 28, 1940, in Mexico City,[10] to Julián Slim Haddad (born Khalil Salim Haddad Aglamaz) and Linda Helú Atta, both Maronite Christians from Lebanon. [101] The average Mexican spends 1.50 pesos per day on Slim's goods and services for a total of roughly US$140 million a day and the Federal Telecommunications Institute, a new Mexican government anti-monopoly watchdog said in April 2014 that Slim's telecom businesses are monopolies. Slim has been making private real estate investments around the world, particularly in the United States. CICSA has also acquired majority shares in Oklahoma contractor Bronco Drilling, along with minority participations in Houston drilling company Allis Chalmers Energy. On April, about two thousand million pesos will be invested in biodiversity projects and sustainable development in six priority regions of Mexico. [19], In 1996, Grupo Carso was split into three companies: Carso Global Telecom, Grupo Carso, and Invercorporación. [90] Telmex donated at least $1 million to the Clinton Foundation. Carlos Slim Helú (* 28.Januar 1940 in Mexiko-Stadt) ist ein mexikanischer Unternehmer der Telekommunikationsbranche (unter anderem Telmex und América Móvil).Nach Schätzungen des mexikanischen Finanzmagazins Sentido Común verfügte er 2007 über ein Vermögen von 67,8 Mrd. In November 2013, Slim invested US$60 million in the Israeli startup Mobli, a company that deals with connections between people and communities corralled according to different interests. Madre: Linda Helú Atta. By that time, Don Julián had also acquired eleven more properties in the area, which was one of the most commercial, active and significant in downtown Mexico City, and therefore in the country. Real estate Developers Association Award 2004. [15], At the age of 11, Slim invested in a government savings bond that taught him about the concept of compound interest. Industralist of Year 2007, granted by the Mexican Foundation for the Health (Funsalud). [77] Between 2008 and 2010, Slim more than doubled his net worth from $35 to $75 billion. [9] As of 2016, he is the largest single shareholder of The New York Times Company. [1], On March 10, 2010, Forbes once again reported that Slim had overtaken Gates as the world's richest person, with a net worth of US$53.5 billion. Grupo Carso reveals its 2009 Plan in which it is revealed an investment of 29 thousand 280 million pesos during the present year and the creation of 34,885 employments.