Emilio Azcarraga Jean Net Worth
David Craig Emilio Azcarraga Jean: Mexican Businessman and CEO of Televisa
Emilio Azcarraga Jean is a Mexican businessman with a net worth of $2.9 billion. He is the president and CEO of Televisa, the largest TV broadcaster in Mexico. Azcarraga Jean took over the CEO position at the age of 29, after the death of his father Emilio Azcárraga Milmo in 1997.
Azcarraga Jean is credited with turning around Televisa, saving the company from near bankruptcy and making it the prosperous company it is today. Televisa is Mexico’s leading company in content generation, creating hours of original programming that is exported to dozens of countries, including the US.
Azcarraga Jean has also entered the telecommunication business, buying 50% of the stakes of mobile phone company Iusacell. He has gone to war with Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man. Azcarraga Jean is on the boards of Grupo Financiero Banamex and Univision, as well as a global board member of Endeavor, an international non-profit development organization that finds and supports high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets.
