Biography:Lorenzo Mendoza
Lorenzo Mendoza | |
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 Mendoza in 2012 | |
| Born | 5 October 1965 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Alma mater | Fordham University (BA) MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | CEO, Empresas Polar |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Alexandra Pulido |
| Children | 4 |
Lorenzo Alejandro Mendoza Giménez (born 5 October 1965) is a Venezuelan billionaire businessman, and CEO of Empresas Polar, Venezuela's largest privately held company, with $7 billion in annual sales. The company was founded by his grandfather and is currently owned by his family.[1] Mendoza has been listed as one of the top 10 people believed to rebuild Venezuela.[2]
Lorenzo Mendoza has made a fortune selling beer and basic food items including flour, condiments, tuna fish, and wine through Empresas Polar, Venezuela's largest food company that was founded by his grandfather.
Early life
Mendoza attended the Hun School of Princeton in New Jersey,[3] and went on to receive a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Fordham University, and an MBA in 1993 from the MIT Sloan School of Management.[4]
Polar holding
As of November 2015, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$2.7 billion.[5]
On June 8, 2018, Lorenzo Mendoza was invited to an MBA convocation in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to speak about resilience in the business world, regarding the Venezuelan crisis. The company ("Empresas Polar") is one of Venezuela's major employers and is seen as a symbol of resilience in a country rocked by political and economic turmoil.[6]
Personal life
He is married to Maria Alexandra Pulido and has four children[4] and likes to practice sports such as tennis, water skiing, snow skiing, baseball, and running.[7]
See also
- List of billionaires
References
- ↑ "Lorenzo Mendoza & family" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/profile/lorenzo-mendoza/.
- ↑ Steven Bodzin (April 18, 2018). "10 People Who Will (One Day) Rebuild Venezuela: The Captain of Industry" (in en-US). Americas Quarterly. https://www.americasquarterly.org/fulltextarticle/10-people-who-will-one-day-rebuild-venezuela-the-captain-of-industry/. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ↑ "Notable Alumni". https://outcomes.hunschool.org/page/notable-alumni.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Forbes profile: Lorenzo Mendoza". https://www.forbes.com/profile/lorenzo-mendoza/.
- ↑ "Lorenzo Mendoza". https://www.forbes.com/profile/lorenzo-mendoza/.
- ↑ "At MBA convocation, Empresas Polar CEO on the spirit of resistance". 20 December 2023. https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/mba-convocation-empresas-polar-ceo-spirit-resistance.
- ↑ "Lorenzo Mendoza" (in es). http://www.lideresenvenezuela.com/empresariolorenzomendoza.html.
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