Marcel Herrmann Telles

Marcel Herrmann Telles
Born February 23, 1950 (age 65)
Residence São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Alma mater Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Harvard University
Occupation Businessman
Net worth $12.1 billion[1]
Children 2

Marcel Hermann Telles (born 23 February 1950)[2] is a Brazilian businessman. Telles is a board member of AB InBev.[3] His fortune is estimated at $12.1 billion.[1] Telles was able to increase their equity in one billion dollars since the last, Forbes Magazine said. According to the magazine, the entrepreneur likes to practice diving and spend free time in Monaco.[4] Telles is married and has two children.[1]

Career

Marcel Telles shares control of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer company, with longtime billionaire partners Jorge Paulo Lemann and Carlos Alberto Sicupira. Their investment firm 3G Capital bought Hamburger chain Burger King in 2010.[5][6] The trio also controls Brazilian retailer Lojas Americanas.[1] He is co-founder and board member of 3G Capital since late 2004, controlling shareholder, former Chairman and CEO of Ambev and Board Member of Anheuser-Busch InBev.[3]

In 1972, at the age of 22, Marcel Telles was hired by Garantia.Marcel was referred by friends to Luiz Cezar Fernandes, one of the founding partners of Garantia, who decided to put him to the test.[7]

Marcel Telles was partner of Garantia Merchant Bank from 1974 until it was sold to Credit Suisse First Boston in July 1998. Telles was Head Trader from 1974 to 1989, Board Member of Burger King, Board Member of Lojas Americanas, Partner of GP Investimentos (Brazilian private equity firm) until 2004. He has a BA from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro,[8] and an MBA from Harvard University.[1] He served as CEO of Brahma from 1989 to 1999.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Marcel Herrmann Telles". Forbes. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Today's ranking of the world's richest people of brazil". Bloomberg. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.ab-inbev.com/go/corporate_governance/board_committees
  4. ↑ http://www.tenhodito.com/curiosidades/bilionarios-os-homens-mais-ricos-do-brasil-e-o-mais-rico-do-mundo/
  5. ↑ http://www.3g-capital.com/principals.php?person=MHT
  6. ↑ http://economia.ig.com.br/empresas/comercioservicos/conheca-os-brasileiros-que-compraram-o-burger-king/n1237768252822.html
  7. ↑ http://docslide.us/documents/abi-lemann-telles-article.html
  8. ↑ http://www.trabalhosfeitos.com/ensaios/Marcell-Hermann-Telles/223705.html