Emilio Azcárraga Jean

Emilio Fernando Azcárraga Jean III (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈmiljo asˈkaraɣa ʝin] (listen); born 1968) is a Mexican businessman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Televisa, a Mexican mass media company.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Azcárraga and the second or maternal family name is Jean.
Emilio Azcárraga Jean
Azcárraga in 2008
Born (1968-02-21) 21 February 1968
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Alma materLakefield College School
Universidad Iberoamericana
OccupationChairman & CEO of Televisa
Known forOwner of Televisa
Net worth US$2.4 billion (2016)[1]
Spouse(s)
Alejandra de Cima Aldrete
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(m. 1999; div. 2002)​
Children3

Early life and education

He was born in Mexico City in 1968. His father is Emilio Azcárraga Milmo and his mother is Nadine Jean, a French citizen and third wife of Azcárraga Milmo.[2]

He attended Lakefield College School in Ontario, Canada, and Universidad Iberoamericana until fifth semester.

Career

He became the CEO of Grupo Televisa at the age of 29, after the death of his father. He is one of the richest businesspersons in Latin America, ranked seventh-richest in Mexico and 512th-richest globally with a fortune estimated at $2.3 billion as of March 2011.[3]

He is also a Board Member of Univision and Banamex. Azcárraga Jean is also a global board member of Endeavor. Endeavor is an international non-profit development organization that finds and supports high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets.

Azcárraga Jean is widely credited for turning around Televisa into the prosperous company after the death of his father. Azcárraga, together with his close friends and colleagues José Bastón, Alfonso de Angoitia Noriega and Bernardo Gómez were able to bring Televisa back from a near bankruptcy.

On October 26, 2017, Televisa announced that Azcárraga Jean was stepping down as CEO of the firm on January 1, 2018. This decision came amid Televisa's declining advertisement sales and growing competition in the online market.[4]

Ancestors
8. Mariano Azcárraga
4. Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta
9. Emilia Vidaurreta
2. Emilio Azcárraga Milmo
20. Patrick Milmo O’Dowd
10. Patricio Milmo Vidaurri
21. María Prudenciana Vidaurri Vidaurri
5. Laura Milmo Hickman
11. Laura Hickman Morales
1. Emilio Azcárraga Jean
3. Nadine Jean

Awards and Honors
  • 2004, Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement[5][6]
  • 2012, Grand Order of Solidarity Award of the Organizacion Internacional de Teletones (Oritel)[7]
  • 2014, Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame[8]
  • 2014, Tarikoff Legacy Award[9]
  • 2017, International Emmy Directorate Award[10]

See also

References
  1. "Emilio Azcarraga Jean". Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  2. Blankson, Isaac A.; Murphy, Patrick D. (June 2008). Negotiating Democracy: Media Transformations in Emerging Democracies. SUNY Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-7914-7234-7. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  3. "Emilio Azcarraga Jean". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  4. "Televisa chief Azcarraga to step down after 20 years". Reuters. October 26, 2017.
  5. "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.
  6. "2004 Summit Highlights". American Academy of Achievement.
  7. "Organizacion Internacional de Teletones (Oritel) Recognized Televisa's Emilio Azcarraga Jean with its Highest Honor". Cision PR Newswire.
  8. "Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Listing". B&C Hall of Fame.
  9. "Producer James L. Brooks, Jon Feltheimer Among 2014 Tartikoff Legacy Award Honorees. Televisa's Emilio Azcárraga Jean and NBCUniversal's Lauren Zalaznick will also be presented with the prestigious award". The Hollywood Reporter.
  10. "International Emmys: Grupo Televisa's Emilio Azcárraga Jean to Receive Directorate Award". The Hollywood Reporter.
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