José León Asensio
José A. León Asensio | |
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Born |
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | February 21, 1934
Nationality | Dominican |
Known for | Entrepreneurship |
Board member of | Grupo León Jimenes |
Religion | Christian (Roman Catholicism) |
Spouse(s) | Petrica Cabral Vega |
Children | María Amalia León Cabral & Lidia León Cabral[1] |
Parent(s) | Eduardo León Jimenes (father) & María Asensio Córdoba (mother) |
Relatives |
Sarah Jorge León (granddaughter) |
Awards |
Order of Christopher Columbus (1983)[2] Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella (1993)[2] Empresario de las Américas (1999)[2] |
José Augusto César León Asensio (born 21 February 1934 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican businessman. León is the President of Grupo León Jimenes. According to Forbes, León Asensio is among the ten largest fortunes in the Dominican Republic, with a net worth that borders the billion-dollar mark.[3]
Early life
Born in 1934 as the seventh and last child of Eduardo Antonio León Jimenes (1885-1937) and María Asensio Córdoba (1896–1976). His father died when he was just 3 years and 7 months old.
León has a degree in Business Management from Babson College (Wellesley, Mass.).[4]
He married on 3 August 1958 to Petrica Cabral Vega (b. 1938), daughter of José María Cabral Bermúdez and Amelia Vega Batlle (sister of Julio Vega Batlle and great-granddaughter of Ulises Espaillat).
Business career
In the 1960s, the tobacco company founded by his father, begins to grow tremendously.[5]
References
- ↑ Santana, Wendy (8 September 2013). "José León Asencio: un cazador de éxitos" (in Spanish). Polo, Barahona: Listín Diario. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 "José A. León Asensio" (in Spanish). Fundación Eduardo León Jimenes.
- ↑ "Los próximos millonarios de República Dominicana" [The upcoming Dominican Republic billionaires] (in Spanish). Mexico City: Forbes. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Junta de Regentes: José León Asensio" (in Spanish). Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC). Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ Historia, E. León Jimenes
External links
- (Spanish) "José A. León Asensio". Fundación Eduardo León Jimenes.
- (Spanish) "Historia". Empresas León Jimenes, S. A.
- (Spanish) "Eduardo León Jimenes y María Asensio Córdoba: Formación de una Familia". Grupo León Jimenes.