Paulo Lemann

Born In: 26, august 1939 (74 Yo) - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Fortune: US 19!7 "illion (#$ril de 2%14)
Occupation: Business&an
Jorge Paulo Lemann is a "usiness&an, des'endant
o( S)iss i&&igrants! *is $arents e&igrated (ro& t+e region o(
,&&ental, S)itzerland and "e(ore t+at *is (at+er (ounded t+e
dair- (a'tor- .e'o, a""re/iation o( .e&ann 0 1o&$an-! *is
$ri&ar- edu'ation )as gi/en at t+e #&eri'an S'+ool o( Rio de
Janeiro and graduated in e'ono&i's at *ar/ard Uni/ersit-! #(ter
graduating in 1961-1962, +e )or2ed (or 1redit Suisse! 3n 1971,
+e a'4uired t+e 5arantia (5uarantee in ,nglis+), a s&all
"ro2erage (ir&, in 1976, )as trans(or&ed into in/est&ent "an2, Ban2 5uarantee, in 1996 sold to 1redit Suisse!
*e is one o( #&Be/7s 'ontrolling s+are+olders, resulting "e/erage &anu(a'turer o( t+e &erger "et)een Bra+&a and
#ntar'ti'a (t)o "iggest "eer 'o&$an- in Brazil)! .ater, in 2%%4, t+e grou$ &erged )it+ Belgiu&7s 3nter"re) to (or&
3nBe/, at t+e ti&e t+e se'ond largest "re)er- in t+e )orld! 8ollo)ing t+e $ur'+ase o( #n+euser Bus'+, &a2er o(
Bud)eiser, in 2%%6, t+e 'o&$an- is no) 'alled #B 3nBe/, &a2ing it t+e largest "re)er- in t+e )orld and +a/ing t+e
"iggest 'o&$etitor S#B9iller! .e&ann also o)ns t+e (ast (ood '+ain Burger :ing, B2;, a grou$ t+at "rings toget+er
retail and e'o&&er'e .o<as #&eri'anas, #&eri'anas!'o&, Su"&arino and S+o$ti&e, and ot+er interests! 5enerall-
does "usiness in $artners+i$ )it+ 9ar'el *er&ann =elles and 1arlos #l"erto Si'u$ira, +is $artners (or nearl- (our
de'ades!
About Harvard
Jorge >aulo )as (ar (ro& "eing a great student in +is (irst -ear o( studies in e'ono&i's 'ourse at *ar/ard! But in
'on/ersations )it+ (or&er students and tea'+ers, (ound t+at t+e e/iden'e and $a$ers )ere $ra'ti'all- re$eated (ro&
one -ear to anot+er and t+at t+e old tests )ere ar'+i/ed in t+e uni/ersit- li"rar-! ;+en +e "egan to $re$are (or
e?a&s "- stud-ing t+e $re/ious -ears, >aulo .e&ann )ent (ro& t+e $ro"le& student to darling o( t+e dire'tor! *e
su''eeded to 'o&$lete t+e 'ourse in <ust t+ree -ears - instead o( t+e traditional (our!
Business
.e&ann +as a (ortune 'urrentl- /alued at US 19!7 "illion, &a2ing it t+e ri'+est Brazilian and se'ond ri'+est S)iss!
*is (ortune is t+e 34t+ largest in t+e )orld! .e&ann )as tennis $la-er and sur(er )+en +e )as -oung, +a/ing
re$resented S)itzerland in t+e @a/is 1u$ 1962 and Brazil in 1973! ;as (i/e ti&es Brazilian '+a&$ion tennis!
3n 9ar'+ 2%13, t+roug+ t+e (und 3nno/a, a'4uired 2%A o( t+e i'e 'rea& @iletto to &a2e it a 'o&$etitor o( *Bagen-
@azs!
Companies
#B 3nBe/ C "iggest grou$ o( "eer in t+e )orld
Burger :ing C 6st "iggest (ast (ood 'o&$an- in t+e )orld
B2; - #&eri'anas!'o&, Su"&arino, S+o$ti&e e 3ngresso!'o&, &ain 3nternet sales grou$ on Brazil
Blo'2"uster Brasil - entertain&ent grou$
*! J! *einz 1o&$an- C 8ood, in'luded t+e 2et'+u$ *einz
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