Alfredo Harp Helu & family
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Banking, investments
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Residence
- Mexico City
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 4
Assets
- Grupo Posadas SAB de CV Class A62,487,000 shares @ --POSADASA-MX
- Internacional de Ceramica SA Class B18,596,000 shares @ --CERAMICB-MX
Biography
Alfredo Harp Helú's fortune stems from Acciones y Valores de Mexico, also known as Accival, which he cofounded.
In 1991 Accival merged with Mexican bank Banamex to form Grupo Financiero Banamex-Accival (Banacci). Harp Helú then became chairman of the group.
Citigroup acquired Grupo Financiero Banamex-Accival for $12 billion in stock and cash in 2001, and Harp Helú joined Citigroup's board.
He has a minority stake in publicly-traded tile producer Internacional de Ceramica.
He owns two Mexican baseball teams, Los Diablos Rojos of Mexico City and Los Guerreros of Oaxaca.
About
A baseball enthusiast, he published an autobiography in 2003 titled, "To Live and Die Playing Baseball."
He was kidnapped in 1994 for 106 days and released, reportedly after a payment of $30 million.