Carlos Slim Case Study

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1. Carlos Slim Helú was born 28, January 1940 and he is a Mexican business magnate, philanthropist and investor. From 2010 - 2013, Carlos Slim was graded as the richest person in the world. The position was taken back by the Bill Gates in the year 2014 before Carlos Slim reclaimed the position again in 15, July 2014. Recognized as the Warren Buffett of Mexico, Carlos Slim has wide holdings in a significant number of the Mexican companies through his SA de CV, Grupo Carso, conglomerate, have collective interests in the fields of real estate, communications, media, airlines, retailing, finance and technology. Currently, Carlos Slim is the chief executive and chairman of the telecommunications companies América Móvil and Telmex.

2. William Henry "Bill" Gates III was born 28, October, 1955 and he is an American business magnate, Inventor, and computer programmer. Bill Gates is the former chairman and chief executive of the Microsoft, the world’s biggest private computer software company that he co-founded with the Paul Allen. Bill Gates is continually graded in the Forbes list of the
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David Hamilton Koch was born 3 May, 1940 and he is a political activist, and American businessman. He is a co-owner with older brother Charles de Ganahi Koch and an Executive vice president of the Koch Industries, a corporation that is the 2nd biggest privately held company in the US.

8. Liliane Henriette Charlotte Schueller, married name Bettencourt was born 21, October 1922 and she is a businesswoman, philanthropist and French heiress,socialite. She is one of the primary shareholders of the L'Oréal and as of the February 2014, she was graded by the Hurun Report as the richest woman in the world with an predictable net worth of $ 34 billion.
9. Christy Ruth Walton was born in 1955 and she is the widow of the John T. Walton, one of the sons of Sam Walton who is the founder of the Walmart. She was graded as the richest women in the world with a net worth of $ 18.2

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