Emilio Fernando Azcárraga Jean (; born 21 February 1968) is a Mexican businessman who is the
chairman
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of
mass media
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company
Televisa
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April ...
and professional
football
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team
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
.
In 1997, at the age of 49, Azcárraga Jean became the CEO of Grupo Televisa – which had been founded by his family in 1973 – following the death of his father
Emilio Azcárraga Milmo
Emilio Azcárraga Milmo or Emilio Azcárraga Jr. (September 6, 1930, in San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas – April 16, 1997, outside Miami, Miami, Florida) was a Mexican businessman and the son of Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta and Laura Milmo Hi ...
. He led Televisa for twenty years, and was credited with the financial turnaround of a highly indebted and struggling company. Under Azcárraga Jean, Televisa expanded its satellite TV, cable and telecommunications businesses, however the rise of the internet and growing competition are considered the main reasons behind years of declining advertising revenue. He stepped down from his role as CEO in 2017, though still serves as the company’s chairman of the board.
Early life and education
He was born in Mexico City in 1968. His father is
Emilio Azcárraga Milmo
Emilio Azcárraga Milmo or Emilio Azcárraga Jr. (September 6, 1930, in San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas – April 16, 1997, outside Miami, Miami, Florida) was a Mexican businessman and the son of Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta and Laura Milmo Hi ...
and his mother is Nadine Jean, a
French citizen and third wife of Azcárraga Milmo.
He attended
Lakefield College School in
Ontario
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, Canada, and
Universidad Iberoamericana
The Ibero-American University (), also referred to by its acronym ''UIA'' but commonly known as ''Ibero'' or ''La Ibero'', is a private, Catholic, Mexican higher education institution, sponsored by the Mexican province of the Society of Jesus ( ...
until fifth semester.
Career
He became the CEO of
Grupo Televisa
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April ...
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.
He is also a Board Member of
Univision
Univision () is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television, free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the L ...
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.
Ancestors
Awards and honors
* 2004, Golden Plate Award of the
American Academy of Achievement
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* 2012, Grand Order of Solidarity Award of the Organizacion Internacional de Teletones (Oritel)
* 2014, Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame
* 2014, Tarikoff Legacy Award
* 2017, International Emmy Directorate Award
See also
*
Azcárraga family
The Azcárraga family is a wealthy Mexican media dynasty. The center of their business empire, Televisa, is the main television network in Mexico and the largest producer and broadcaster of Spanish language media in the world.
Notable members
...
*
List of billionaires
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References
External links
Profile on Endeavor's Board of Directors*
1968 births
Emilio Azcarraga Jean
Lakefield College School alumni
Mexican football chairmen and investors
Universidad Iberoamericana alumni
Living people
Businesspeople from Mexico City
Mexican billionaires
Mexican mass media owners
Mexican people of Basque descent
Mexican people of English descent
Mexican people of French descent
Mexican people of Irish descent
Magazine publishers (people)
Mexican newspaper publishers (people)
International Emmy Directorate Award
Mexican television executives
Chairmen of Televisa
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