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Gustavo Cisneros
Gustavo Alfredo Jiménez de Cisneros y Rendiles (1 June 1945 – 29 December 2023) was a Venezuelan businessman and Chairman of Grupo Cisneros.
A onetime billionaire, according to Forbes, his net worth peaked at US$6.0 billion in 2007 (equivalent to $8.7 billion in 2024 prices when adjusted for inflation); he dropped off the billionaires' list in 2020 as a consequence of his Venezuelan assets losing value due to the long economic crisis in Venezuela.
Cisneros was born on 1 June 1945, the son of Diego Cisneros and Albertina Cisneros (née Rendíles Martínez).
Cisneros's father, Diego Cisneros, was in business in Caracas from 1929 and received the Pepsi concession for Venezuela in 1940, before going on to gain the concession for private TV channel Venevisión in 1961. The Cisneros family was the wealthiest in South America on the 2006 Forbes ranking.
Cisneros graduated from Suffield Academy in Connecticut in 1963. He graduated from Babson College in Massachusetts in 1968.
Grupo Cisneros is one of the largest privately held media entertainment organizations in the world. The company has been headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, since 2000.
Cisneros became President of Grupo Cisneros when he was 25 years old.
Cisneros's wealth came from his holdings in media, entertainment, telecommunications, and consumer products companies. Grupo Cisneros is one of the largest privately held Spanish-language media and entertainment companies.
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Gustavo Cisneros
Gustavo Alfredo Jiménez de Cisneros y Rendiles (1 June 1945 – 29 December 2023) was a Venezuelan businessman and Chairman of Grupo Cisneros.
A onetime billionaire, according to Forbes, his net worth peaked at US$6.0 billion in 2007 (equivalent to $8.7 billion in 2024 prices when adjusted for inflation); he dropped off the billionaires' list in 2020 as a consequence of his Venezuelan assets losing value due to the long economic crisis in Venezuela.
Cisneros was born on 1 June 1945, the son of Diego Cisneros and Albertina Cisneros (née Rendíles Martínez).
Cisneros's father, Diego Cisneros, was in business in Caracas from 1929 and received the Pepsi concession for Venezuela in 1940, before going on to gain the concession for private TV channel Venevisión in 1961. The Cisneros family was the wealthiest in South America on the 2006 Forbes ranking.
Cisneros graduated from Suffield Academy in Connecticut in 1963. He graduated from Babson College in Massachusetts in 1968.
Grupo Cisneros is one of the largest privately held media entertainment organizations in the world. The company has been headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, since 2000.
Cisneros became President of Grupo Cisneros when he was 25 years old.
Cisneros's wealth came from his holdings in media, entertainment, telecommunications, and consumer products companies. Grupo Cisneros is one of the largest privately held Spanish-language media and entertainment companies.
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