Jorge Paulo Lemann
Jorge Paulo Lemann | |
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Born | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | August 26, 1939
Citizenship | Brazilian Swiss[1] |
Education | Harvard University (BA) |
Occupations |
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Known for | Ambev and 3G Capital |
Spouses | Maria Quental
(m. 1966; div. 1986)Susanna Mally (m. 2005) |
Children | 5[2] |
Website | fundacaolemann |
Jorge Paulo Lemann (born August 26, 1939)[3] is a Brazilian billionaire investment banker and businessman with dual Brazilian and Swiss citizenship.[4]
Early life
In 1939, Lemann was born in Rio de Janeiro to Paul Lemann,[1] a Swiss immigrant who founded the dairy manufacturer Leco, and Anna Yvette Truebner, a Brazilian of Swiss origin.[5][6][7] Lemann attended the American School of Rio de Janeiro.[8]
His father died in a bus accident in 1953, when Lemann was 14.[9]
In 1960, he received a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University. According to Lemann's own admission, he did not enjoy his time at Harvard, stating that "My first year at Harvard was horrible. I was only 17 and I missed the beach and the sun a lot. Boston was too cold for me. It was my first time in the USA and I was not used to study or to write; we have to write a lot in Harvard. My grades were the worst possible."[10][11] After setting off fireworks on the last day of his freshman year, he was reprimanded and considered dropping out, but ultimately decided to stay on.[10][12]
Lemann always wanted to become an inventor. As a kid he admired
Career
From 1961 to 1962, he worked as a trainee at
In 1994, he suffered a heart attack at age 54.[18] Following the Asian financial crisis, Banco Garantia was sold to Credit Suisse First Boston in July 1998 for $675m.[19][13][16]
From 1990 to 2001, he served as a member of the board of directors of
AmBev merged with
Lemann is a board member of
Lemann is a co-founder of Brazilian investment firm
Personal life
Lemann married twice and has six children, three with his first wife and three with his second wife Susanna.
In 1999, several gunmen attempted to kidnap his children on their way to school.[12] The incident prompted Lemann to relocate permanently to Switzerland.[12] According to a report, "his children still attended school that day and Lemann was only a little late to the office."[19]
Lemann rarely gives interviews or appears publicly, and is little known in the United States.[31] However, according to Bloomberg, in Brazil, Lemann is considered a "business-class hero", "the wiry, white-haired conglomerateur who’s part Buffett, part Sam Walton, part Roger Federer."[31]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Stefan Barmettler: Der Brauer vom Zuerichsee. Handelszeitung, Nr. 19, May 8, 2014, p. 7
- ^ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes.
- ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Jorge Paulo Lemann". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ Jorge Paulo Lemann. Internationales Biographisches Archiv 24/2018 vom 12. Juni 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "DOU 20/08/1959 - Pg. 96 - Seção 1 | Diário Oficial da União | Diários JusBrasil". Jusbrasil.com.br. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Jornal do Brasil - Pesquisa no arquivo do Google Notícias". 1966-07-01. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "ABI Lemann Telles Article - Documents". Docslide.us. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ a b "Jorge Lemann: He Is ... the World's Most Interesting Billionaire". Bloomberg.
- ^ a b João Sandrini (2013-04-16). "17 fatos que você (provavelmente) desconhece sobre o homem mais rico do Brasil". InfoMoney. Archived from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ a b Geromel, Ricardo. "From Harvard Slacker To Wimbledon To Buffett's Professor And Partner: Meet Lemann, Brazil's Richest". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ Geromel, Ricardo. "From Harvard Slacker To Wimbledon To Buffett's Professor And Partner: Meet Lemann, Brazil's Richest". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ^ a b c Pearson, Samantha (27 March 2015). "Jorge Paulo Lemann, a lean, hungry mogul". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ a b "Jorge Paulo Lemann Net Worth - biography, quotes, wiki, assets, cars, homes and more". Bornrich.com. March 2012. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Jorge Paulo LEMANN". Daviscup.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- AELTC.
- ^ a b "Jorge Paulo Lemann, A.B. 1961; Carlos A. Sicupira, OPM 9, 1984; Marcel H. Telles, OPM 10, 1985 - Alumni - Harvard Business School". Alumni.hbs.edu. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ Ascarelli, Silvia (2015-03-25). "6 things to know about Kraft Foods buyer 3G". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Jorge Lemann: He Is ... the World's Most Interesting Billionaire". Bloomberg.
- ^ a b "The rise and rise of Jorge Paulo Lemann". Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ Inbev Prospectus January 2005
- ^ Richard Tomlison, The New King of Beer, Fortune Magazine, October 18, 2004
- ^ Julie MacIntosh, Dethroning the King: The Hostile Takeover of Anheuser-Busch, an American Icon; 2010
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ "Burger King to Sell Itself to 3G for $4 Billion", "Dealbook" blog, The New York Times, September 2, 2010, 9:50 am. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ^ "Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital Complete Acquisition of H.J. Heinz Company | Heinz Online Newsroom". News.heinz.com. 2013-06-07. Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Merger announcement Kraft with Heinz" (PDF). Files.shareholder.com. March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Billionaire Lemann Is Stepping Down From Kraft Heinz's Board". Bloomberg. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ Alexandre Teixeira and Camila Hessel: O legado de Lemann. Archived 2021-05-14 at the Wayback Machine In: Epoca Negócios. English translation: Lemann's Legacy. English Docslide, 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ "Jorge Paulo Lemann". Forbes. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ Busch, Alexander (2012-11-30). "Multimilliardär Jorge Paulo Lemann: Banker, Braumeister und Burgerketten-Besitzer - NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Nzz.ch. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ a b "Jorge Lemann: He Is ... the World's Most Interesting Billionaire". Bloomberg.com. 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
External links
- Latin America's most important businessmen. Latin Business Chronicle.
- Brazil's Top 50 Businesspeople. Latinvex.
- Jorge Paulo Lemann at the International Tennis Federation
- Jorge Paulo Lemann at the Davis Cup