Carlos Slim Helú (born January 28, 1940) is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist.
From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world. He derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso. As of 3 November 2015 he was #2 on Forbes list of billionaires, with net worth estimated atUS$77.1 billion.
Slim is the chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telmex and América Móvil, Latin America's largest mobile-phone carrier, which accounted for around $49 billion of Slim's wealth by the end of 2010.
Slim's total conglomerate comprises a diverse portfolio of businesses from a wide array of industries that include telecommunications, education, health care, industrial manufacturing, food and beverages, real estate, airlines, media, energy, hospitality, entertainment, technology, retail, sports and financial services.
Slim has overseen a vast business empire that is influential in every sector of the Mexican economy and accounts for 40% of the listings on the Mexican Stock Exchange, [14] while his net worth is equivalent to about 6 percent of Mexico’s gross domestic product.
THROWBACKTHISDAY; makes it 76 years and TBT Blog celebrates with him. HAPPY BIRTHDAY WARREN !!!!
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