José Augusto César León Asensio (21 February 1934 – 4 March 2024) was a
Dominican businessman. León was the President of
Grupo León Jimenes
E. León Jimenes is a holding vehicle controlled by the León family in the consumer sector in Latin America. This corporation was historically involved in mainly two markets — fabrication and distribution of beverages and tobacco cultivation ...
. According to ''
Forbes
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'', León Asensio was among the ten largest fortunes in the Dominican Republic, with a net worth that borders the billion-dollar mark.
Early life
Born in 1934 as the seventh and last child of
Eduardo Antonio León Jimenes (Guazumal,
Tamboril, Santiago, 1885–1937) and María Asensio Córdoba (1896–1976). His father died when he was just 3 years and 7 months old.
León had a degree in
Business Management
Business administration is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization.
Overview
The administration of a business includes the performance o ...
from
Babson College
Babson College is a Private university, private business school in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States specializing in entrepreneurship education. Founded in 1919 by Roger Babson, the college was established as the Babson Institute in his We ...
(
Wellesley,
Mass.).
On 3 August 1958, he married Petrica Cabral Vega (born 1938), daughter of
José María Cabral Bermúdez and Amelia Vega Batlle (sister of
Julio Vega Batlle and great-granddaughter of
Ulises Espaillat
Ulises Francisco Espaillat Quiñones (February 9, 1823 – April 25, 1878) was a 19th-century Dominican Republic liberal statesman and author. He served as president of the Dominican Republic from April 29, 1876, to October 5, 1876. Espaillat ...
).
Business career
In the 1960s, the tobacco company founded by his father, began to grow tremendously.
[Historia, E. León Jimenes]
Death
José León Asensio died on 4 March 2024, less than two weeks after his 90th birthday.
References
External links
*
"José A. León Asensio". Fundación Eduardo León Jimenes.
*
"Historia" Empresas León Jimenes, S. A.
*
"Eduardo León Jimenes y María Asensio Córdoba: Formación de una Familia". Grupo León Jimenes.
1934 births
2024 deaths
People from Santiago de los Caballeros
Dominican Republic people of Spanish descent
20th-century Dominican Republic businesspeople
Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella
Babson College alumni
Dominican Republic billionaires
White Dominicans
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