Residence Mexico City, Mexico Role Billionaire Nationality Mexican Parents Raul Bailleres | Children 4 Net worth 8.6 billion USD (2015) Name Alberto Bailleres Spouse Teresa Bailleres | |
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Occupation Owner, Penoles and El Palacio de Hierro Education Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (1957), The Culver Military Academy in Indiana (1950) Similar People German Larrea Mota‑Velasco, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, Raul Bailleres, Emilio Azcarraga Jean, Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala | ||
How to pronounce alberto bailleres gonzalez mexico forbes list of billionaires net worth richest man
Alberto Baillères (born 22 August 1931) is a Mexican billionaire businessman. As of 2017, he has an estimated net worth of US $11 billion according to Forbes magazine. He is the chairman of Grupo BAL, and of ITAM.
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- How to pronounce alberto bailleres gonzalez mexico forbes list of billionaires net worth richest man
- Mexican billionaire Alberto Baillres super yacht mayan queen IV in Grenada port Louis marina
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Mexican billionaire Alberto Baillères super yacht mayan queen IV in Grenada @port Louis marina
Early life
He was born in Mexico City, the son of Raúl Baillères. Baillères attended Culver Military Academy, in Culver, Indiana, US. In 1953 he received a bachelor's degree in economics from Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM), in Mexico City.
Career
Baillères took over as head of Grupo BAL aged 28, following the death of his father.
He owns Grupo BAL, which controls a large number of other companies including Industrias Peñoles / Peñoles, the second most important Mexican mining company and the world's largest silver producer, El Palacio de Hierro, a chain of department stores mainly located in Mexico City, Grupo Nacional Provincial, the only entirely Mexican owned insurance company, Grupo Profuturo, a pensions and annuities business. He sits on the board of directors of Fresnillo plc.
He is also a head member of the board of ITAM, one of Mexico's top higher education centers and thinktank, and owner of other businesses related with financial services, agriculture and bullfighting. He is the owner of the 92m yacht Mayan Queen IV.
As of October 2012, Bloomberg lists Baillères as the 35th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US $19.3 billion.
Personal life
Baillères is married with seven children, and lives in Mexico City.