Emilio Azcárraga Jean

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Emilio Fernando Azcágar Jean(born in 1968 in Mexico City) is a Mexican businessman and the son of Emilio Azcárraga Milmo and his third wife, Nadine Jean a French citizen. Even when he's the third Emilio in the family, he cannot be called Emilio Azcárraga III due to the lack of a royalty naming. Attended Lakefield College School in Ontario Canada, and Universidad Iberoamericana until fifth semester. 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 with a fortune estimated at 1.6 billion dollars according to Forbes. He is also a Board Member of Teléfonos de Mexico, Univision and Banamex.

Emilio Azcagar Jean is also the cousin of Gaston Azcarraga of Mexicana de Aviación. There were three brothers: Raul, Gaston and Emilio Azcarraga Vidaurreta. Raul died without issue and left his portion of Televisa to his brother Emilio. The branch Azcarraga Milmo comes from the original branch of Milmo Vidaurri/ Vidaurri Borrego of the Vasquez Borregos.

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• Azcárraga
• Azcárraga family
• List of billionaires