José León Asensio
José A. León Asensio | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 February 1934 |
| Died | 4 March 2024 (aged 90) |
| Known for | Entrepreneurship |
| Board member of | Grupo León Jimenes |
| Spouse | Petrica Cabral Vega |
| Children | María Amalia León Cabral & Lidia León Cabral[1] |
| Parent(s) | Eduardo León Jimenes (father) & María Asensio Córdoba (mother) |
| Relatives | Eduardo León Asensio (brother) Sarah Jorge León (granddaughter) |
| Awards | Order of Christopher Columbus (1983)[2] Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella (1993)[2] Empresario de las Américas (1999)[2] |
José Augusto César León Asensio (21 February 1934 – 4 March 2024) was a Dominican businessman. León was the President of Grupo León Jimenes. According to Forbes, León Asensio was among the ten largest fortunes in the Dominican Republic, with a net worth that borders the billion-dollar mark.[3]
Early life
Born in 1934 as the seventh and last child of Eduardo Antonio León Jimenes (Guazumal, Tamboril, Santiago, 1885–1937) and María Asensio Córdoba (1896–1976).[4] His father died when he was just 3 years and 7 months old.
León had a degree in Business Management from Babson College (Wellesley, Mass.).[5]
On 3 August 1958, he married Petrica Cabral Vega (born 1938), daughter of José María Cabral Bermúdez and Amelia Vega Batlle (sister of Julio Vega Batlle and great-granddaughter of Ulises Espaillat).
Business career
In the 1960s, the tobacco company founded by his father, began to grow tremendously.[6]
Death
José León Asensio died on 4 March 2024, less than two weeks after his 90th birthday.[7]
References
- ^ Santana, Wendy (8 September 2013). "José León Asencio: un cazador de éxitos" (in Spanish). Polo, Barahona: Listín Diario. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "José A. León Asensio" (in Spanish). Fundación Eduardo León Jimenes.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Los próximos millonarios de República Dominicana" [The upcoming Dominican Republic billionaires]. Forbes (in Spanish). Mexico City. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Eduardo Antonio Leon Asencio: sus ancestros".
- ^ "Junta de Regentes: José León Asensio" (in Spanish). Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC). Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ Historia, E. León Jimenes
- ^ "Muere a los 90 años José León Asensio, expresidente de la Cervecería Nacional Dominicana". Diario Libre. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
External links
- (in Spanish) "José A. León Asensio" Archived 7 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Fundación Eduardo León Jimenes.
- (in Spanish) "Historia". Empresas León Jimenes, S. A.
- (in Spanish) "Eduardo León Jimenes y María Asensio Córdoba: Formación de una Familia" Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Grupo León Jimenes.