Luis Carlos Sarmiento

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Luis Carlos Sarmiento, 2014

Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo (born January 27, 1933 in Bogotá ) is a Colombian building contractor , banker and president of the Organización Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo (OLCSA), the largest group of companies in Colombia, based in Bogotá. The conglomerate includes companies in the energy and gas , print media , hotel , agro- industry , industry and mining , infrastructure , construction and finance sectors . Sarmiento is considered to be the second richest Colombian with a net worth of around US $ 8.08 billion (2020).

Life

Family and youth

Sarmiento is the son of a middle-class family that got by more badly than rightly. Eduardo Sarmiento, his father in the timber business and his mother Georgina, was responsible for the housework and instilled discipline in the family. Sarmiento was extremely ambitious as a young boy, always wanted to be the first in everything. When he was five he could read. At the age of 14 he had his first job at Radio Difusora Nacional. He studied civil engineering at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and graduated .

Businessman

In his professional life, he has amassed a fortune in the construction industry and invested it in banks. His Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores , which he has headed personally since 1999, controls a third of all banking operations in Colombia. His only son, Luis Carlos Sarmiento Gutierrez, is the acting CEO of the Aval Group. He completed an engineering degree from the University of Miami , then an MBA from Cornell University . Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo bought El Tiempo , Colombia's largest newspaper, in April 2012 and announced that it would build a Grand Hyatt hotel in Bogotá .

Leader and visionary

He is described as a leader and visionary entrepreneur in Colombia. His entrepreneurial spirit visualizes business opportunities where others see difficulties. His commitment to the country enables companies to optimize production and service in various areas. His name stands for solidity and recognition, especially in the banking and construction sectors, which draw innovative ideas from him.

According to the US American Forbes Magazine , Sarmiento is the richest Colombian with assets of 11.4 billion US dollars (2017) and is listed in The World's Billionaires . Sarmiento is married to Fanny Gutiérrez de las Casas and has five children.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Grupo Organización Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo OLCSA monitoreodemedios.co, accessed on May 22, 2017 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ # 198 Luis Sarmiento bloomberg.com, accessed on May 21, 2020 (English)
  3. ↑ Boared of Directors and Executive Officers grupoaval.com, accessed May 22, 2017
  4. ↑ Hotel Grand Hyatt ciudad-empresarial.com, accessed May 22, 2017 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Constructiones Planificadas - Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo constructionesplanificadas.com, accessed on May 22, 2017 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo - Biografía , accessed on May 22, 2017 (Spanish)

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personal data
SURNAME Sarmiento, Luis Carlos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sarmiento Angulo, Luis Carlos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Colombian entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH January 27, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Bogotá , Colombia