Mario Lopez Estrada
| Mario Lopez Estrada | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Occupation | President of Tigo Guatemala |
| Net worth | $1.0 billion (March 2015)[1] |
Mario Lopez Estrada is a Guatemalan telecommunications businessman. As of 2015, he became a billionaire and is the 1741th wealthiest person in the world according to Forbes.[1]
Career
In the 1980s, he served as the Head of the state telecommunications company.[2] Lopez was Minister of Communications in the government of Vinicio Cerezo, who served as President of Guatemala from 1986-91.[3]
He is the President of Tigo Guatemala, that country's largest mobile phone service provider with more than eight million users and market share of over 54%.[4] In early 2013, Tigo promoting adoption of smartphones by its users; it started by selling 30,000 smartphones per month, then in late 2013 100,000 per month, and in late 2014 sold 150,000 per month.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Forbes' 29th Annual World's Billionaires Issue, Forbes, March 2, 2015.
- ↑ Blake Schmidt, Carlos Slim Bested by Mobile Billionaire in Guatemala, Bloomberg Business, August 4, 2014
- ↑ "Minister of Communications in the government of Vinicio Cerezo". Guatevision. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tigo: the formula to stay on top. 21 August 2014.