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Article: Carlos Slim, Jr.: a tycoon's heir in big business.(Business Executive)
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- Latino Leaders
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- August 1, 2004
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Carlos Slim Domit has proven that being the son of the wealthiest businessman in Latin America--Carlos Slim Helu--is not what it takes to be at the forefront of the biggest telephone company in Mexico. Business sense, management knowledge from bottom to top, and a flair for social issues were essential for his predecessor.
There's no business like Carlos Slim Sr.'s businesses. It's somewhat of a cliche, to quote Forbes, but Slim appears on every list of their top richest people, with a fortune worth $14 billion. He is behind the biggest telecommunications blue chip company that stretches from the Canadian border to Tierra del Fuego. Thousands of. Mexicans eat, ...