Carlos Slim Helu

In 1902 all alone, with 14 years of age, without speaking Spanish and came from Lebanon to Mexico Julián Slim Haddad, father of Carlos Slim Helú escape the yoke of the Ottoman Empire, which then forced the youth to join his army thus exiled mothers to their children before reaching the age of fifteen. 

There was Don Julian, a young, energetic and full of enthusiasm and ideas, after landing at Veracruz and starting to Tampico, Tamaulipas, where he had settled four of his older brothers since 1898 (Joseph, Elijah, Peter and Carlos Slim) with the conviction to move forward with the country that he had received. 

Carlos Slim's mother, Mrs. Linda Helú, born in Parral, Chihuahua. Was the daughter of Joseph and Wadih Helú Atta, Lebanese immigrants in the late nineteenth century came to Mexico and then travel to different cities in the country, decided to settle in the capital. José Helú Mexico brought the first printing press in Arabic and founded one of the first magazines to Cologne Lebanese community in this country. 

Slim brothers later changed their residence to Mexico City in 1904 and Julián Slim, along with his brother Joseph (thirteen years older than him) is the company called Star of the East, so named in honor of his place of origin. Were associated with a capital of 25.800 pesos, contributing 50 percent each. In May 1914, in full Mexican Revolution, Don Julian, with 26 years of age, he bought his brother Joseph the other fifty percent the amount of 30 thousand pesos. 

Star of the East was an important haberdashery located in Capuchinas Street (today Venustiano Carranza), which over the years and given the enormous dedication to the work of Don Julian and his great entrepreneurial talent, to January 21 of 1921, just ten years after founding the company, already had merchandise with a value greater than $ 100,000, also, by this time, Don Julian had already gained more than eleven properties in the area, which was the most commercial active and important center of town and therefore the country. The present value of the store would exceed $ 7 million and the property, about $ 28 million. 

For the year 1922, Don Julian already had a capital of $ 1,012,258 pesos between properties, shops and various activities. 

In August 1926, Julián Slim Helú and Linda were married in Mexico City. Four years later their first born daughter, Nour, two years after Alma, and then later born José Julián, Carlos and Linda. 

Thanks to their intelligence and tenacity at work, Don Julián Slim Haddad became a prominent businessman and exemplary father, who instill in their children both moral values and dedication and knowledge to work. 

The reasons for the success of Don Julián Slim Haddad were simple: calling, talent and work. Don Julián anticipated business thinking of his time because it was a deep mastery of business and in the twenties was talking about that trade was the efficient selling large volumes with low margins and with payment facilities, factors governing the large discount stores at present. 

When in 1927 the Mexican immigration policy ceased to be favorable for many foreigners and Lebanese immigration restrictions, Don Julián Slim, who served as president of the Lebanese Chamber of Commerce for nearly 20 years (from 1930 until it was disbanded at the end of 40), successfully introduced to the authorities of the Interior a Memorial fairly extensive and well-argued, describing the activity and characteristics of their compatriots and defending their rights thanks to the content of these immigrants had a favorable resolution. In an excerpt from that document reads: 

"Lebanon is characterized by its activity at work, for its economy, for its simplicity, ease and speed with which learns the language of the country coming in and where you live peacefully, especially those who, like Mexico, retain a sacred deposit of personal independence and love of country. " 

During his tenure in the House, prepared a census of all employers in the Lebanese Republic and actively participated with them in national-30s, which aimed to boost the Mexican industry, seeking to buy and consume products made in Mexico, to benefit the trade, employment and national development. The campaign slogan was "consumed by what the country produces." This campaign, although with the support of the President of the Republic (Pascual Ortiz Rubio) does not cost a penny to the federal treasury as they were the various chambers of commerce who provided the resources for dissemination and promotion. Always advocated for Mexican products excel and increase their exports to Mexico. Don Julián's participation in particular was the most current, relevant and dynamic in this important movement and was a great test of its capacity to assimilate the culture of a land they took and defended as their own. It is requested that in those years and eventually obtained Mexican nationality. 

Carlos Slim Helú, born January 28, 1940 in Mexico City, where he learned at an early age the value of the family as a priority in life. 

From an early age, he received his early education business, as Don Julian gave each child a savings account with his usual "Sunday" and week after week, to manage their income and expenses, the reviewed with him, saw their costs, purchases and movements, so as to follow this rule, the children of Don Julián bring their personal balance sheets and were seeing how their own heritage. Since then Carlos for the small investment and savings became part of his life, being there for his first entrepreneurial learning, which would soon open up the checkbook and buy your first shares of Banco Nacional de Mexico so only 12 years old. 

In the company of his parents and five brothers, Carlos Slim Helú grew up in a family together, attached to the love, training and example, in 1953 but died suddenly of Don Julián Slim Helú and family that gets hard, sad and unexpected leaving a sharp emotional blow sentiment at home. Carlos had only 13 years. 

Carlos Slim Helú, Faculty of Engineering of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Civil Engineering, where he also taught Algebra and the chair of linear programming, while it was the degree program, ie it was student and teacher at a time.

In 1965, when it had only 25 years old, began to farm the basis of Grupo Carso. Inmobiliaria Carso was constituted in January 1966, three months before marrying Domit Soumaya Gemayel, hence the name Carso comes from the first three letters of Charles and the first two of Soumaya. 

Since the 80's was highlighted as an entrepreneur in various industrial sectors, and commercial real estate. In 1982 he was a critical stage in the history of the country with the debt crisis, nationalization of banking and finance virtually paralyzed the country, Carlos Slim and his Grupo Carso proposed intensively invest in and actively so as this period are made various investments and acquisitions, among which Cigatam was the first and most important of them as cash flow and that had enabled the Group to have sufficient liquidity to take advantage of opportunities that were given, thus expanding the purchase of major companies including: Rubber Centennial Bimex, Reynolds Aluminum and shortly after came the purchase of insurance and to build Mexico Grupo Financiero Inbursa composed Brokerage House Investment Market, Insurance and Bonding Mexico The Guardian. In 1985 Grupo Carso acquired control of United Graphics, paper mills Loreto and Peña Pobre, and most of its subsidiary Sanborns and Dennys. In 1986 he purchased the company Minera y Empresas Frisco Nacobre and its various subsidiaries, also bought the firm llantera Euzkadi, a leader in the market then and years later he acquired the majority of General Tire. In 1991 the chain acquired Calinda Hotel (now Hotel Group OSTAR). 

In 1990, Telmex acquired in partnership with SBC and France Telecom, and initiates a new stage in its business development in a strategic sector worldwide. Throughout 16 years, Telmex has developed a world-class technology platform that has enabled a process optimization and strengthening a corporate culture. During this period Telmex has invested in telecommunications infrastructure Mexican equivalent to 27.692 billion dollars, adding operations in Latin America, has invested over 30,000 million dollars. 

America Movil is a great example of creating value for investors. Since 1996 was a pioneer and innovative world of prepaid cell phone. In 1990, Radiomóvil Dips (today TELCEL) had 35 thousand customers at the end of the first quarter of 2009 had 186.6 million wireless subscribers in Latin America. 

Carlos Slim has left most of the boards of their companies and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Impulsora Development and Employment in Latin America, SA of C.V. (IDEAL), President of Fundación Telmex, AC, President of Fundación Carlos Slim, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Advisory Council on Historic Restoration Center, and Chairman of the Historic Center Foundation, AC 

Mr. Slim remains in business even though its main effort and work are focused on education, health and employment in Mexico and throughout Latin America, through the presiding Foundations and companies listed in the areas of infrastructure, and their three sons: Carlos, Marco Antonio and Patrick Slim Domit, have taken the reins of their businesses. 

Mr. Slim has developed educational activities in public and private institutions, as well as international bodies such as the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA). 

He was a member of the Boards of Directors of Altria (formerly Philip Morris Companies) and SBC Communications Counsel, Inc., a position from which it withdrew in 2004 to devote more time to the project Impulsora for Development and Employment in Latin America, IDEAL, with emphasis on infrastructure work, health and education, among the most important. 

He was also Vice President of the Mexican Stock Exchange and President of the Mexican Association of Brokerage Houses. It was the first president of the Latin American Council of Trustees of the Stock Exchange of New York. 

Carlos Slim Helú and his wife, Soumaya Domit Slim (RIP) had six children: Carlos, Marco Antonio, Patrick, Soumaya, Vanessa and Johanna. 

Slim is the engineer and passionate lover of history, art and nature, it is a big baseball fan, the sport which he has written several articles. 

On December 16, 2008, Carlos Slim Helú engineer is appointed to the Board of the RAND Corporation (Research and Development), a research nonprofit United States, offering advice and solutions around the world, on matters of politics and trade, among other topics. 

By making public the appointment of engineer Slim, President and CEO of RAND Corporation, James A. Thomson said: "We are honored to include such a distinguished business leader and philanthropist in the Board of RAND," adding "Carlos Slim Helú undoubtedly help to improve 60 years of this successful corporation as a provider of analysis, objective and effective solutions related to the challenges facing public and private sectors around the world. " 

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