Georges Paulo Lehmann ( port. Jorge Paulo Lemann ; born August 26, 1939 , Rio de Janeiro ) - Brazilian investor, billionaire. The richest Brazilian as of 2017 [1] . In the general ranking of billionaires, Forbes magazine as of May 5, 2018 is ranked 32nd in the world with a fortune of $ 25.5 billion [2] .
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| Date of Birth | August 26, 1939 (79 years) |
| Place of Birth | Rio de Janeiro |
| Citizenship |  Brazil |
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Biography
Parents of Swiss origin. In his youth he played tennis, won the Brazilian championship 5 times, played at Wimbledon and for the national team in the Davis Cup .
In 1961 he received a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University.
In 1961–1962 he worked as an intern at Credit Suisse [3] . Invesco . It was the first Lehmann company, where he had a 2% stake. She went bankrupt in 1966 [4] . In 1971, Lehmann, Carlos Alberto Sicupira and Marcel Herrmann Telles founded the Brazilian investment bank Banco Garantia . Despite the fact that several weeks later a financial crisis occurred in the country, the bank became one of the most prestigious and innovative investment, and Forbes called it the Brazilian version of Goldman Sachs [5] . They control him through AB Inbev , where they are members of the board of directors.
In 1990-2001, Lehmann was a member of the board of directors of Brahma , one of the largest producers of beer [6] .
In July 1998, Lehmann sold Banco Garantia to Swiss bank Credit Suisse First Boston for $ 675 million [7] [8] .
Lehmann is also a member of the board of Lojas Americanas , a former member of the board of directors of Gillette ; Chairman of the Latin American Advisory Committee of the New York Stock Exchange ; the founder and board member of the Fundação Estudar Foundation , which provides scholarships to Brazilian students; member of the international advisory board of Credit Suisse and DaimlerChrysler .
In July 2015, Lehmann along with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought $ 23 billion for HJ Heinz Company , a global ketchup producer [9] .
In 2015, he ranked 17th in the list of the most influential people in the world according to Bloomberg [10] .
Personal life
In 1994, Lehmann suffered a heart attack [11] .
Lehmann was married twice and has five children. His first wife, Maria de Santiago Dantas Kental, was a psychoanalyst and died in April 2005 [9] . The second wife is Suzanne [9] .
In 1999 there was an unsuccessful attempt to kidnap his children in Sao Paulo [10] .
Notes
- ↑ The World's Billionaires (English) , Forbes . The appeal date is August 7, 2017.
- ↑ Jorge Paulo Lemann (English) , Forbes . The appeal date is August 7, 2017.
- ↑ Stefan Barmettler. Der Brauer vom Zuerichsee // Handelszeitung. - 2014. - № 19 (May 8).
- ↑ João Sandrini. 17 fatos que você (provavelmente) desconhece sobre o homem mais rico do Brasil - InfoMoney Veja mais em: (port.) . InfoMoney (17 fatos que você (provavelmente) desconhece sobre o homem mais rico do Brasil - InfoMoney Veja mais em :). Archived April 20, 2015.
- ↑ Silvia Ascarelli. 6 things to know about Kraft Foods buyer 3G (English) . MarketWatch (Mar 25, 2015). The date of circulation is October 8, 2015. Archived April 4, 2015.
- ↑ Inbev Prospectus January 2005
- ↑ Jorge Paulo Lemann Net Worth (English) . The date of circulation is October 8, 2015. Archived April 4, 2015.
- ↑ Jorge Paulo Lemann, AB 1961; Carlos A. Sicupira, OPM 9, 1984; Marcel H. Telles, OPM 10, 1985 (English) . Alumni.hbs.edu (Jan 1, 2009486). The date of circulation is October 8, 2015. Archived April 4, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Jorge Paulo Lemann Family (English) . Celebfamily.com. The date of circulation is October 8, 2015. Archived April 16, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Jorge Paulo Lemann (English) . bloomberg. The appeal date is October 8, 2015.
- ↑ Alex Cuadros. Jorge Lemann: He Is ... The World's Most Interesting Billionaire (Eng.) . Bloomberg (August 29, 2013). The date of circulation is October 8, 2015. Archived April 16, 2015.