Lorenzo Mendoza

Lorenzo Mendoza
Mendoza in 2012
Born (1965-10-05) 5 October 1965 (age 59)
Caracas, Venezuela
Alma materFordham University (BA)
MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA)
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, Empresas Polar
SpouseMaria Alexandra Pulido
Children4

Lorenzo Alejandro Mendoza Giménez (born 5 October 1965) is a Venezuelan billionaire businessman, and CEO of Empresas Polar, Venezuela's largest privately held company, with $7 billion in annual sales. The company was founded by his grandfather and is currently owned by his family.[1] Mendoza has been listed as one of the top 10 people believed to rebuild Venezuela.[2]

Lorenzo Mendoza has made a fortune selling beer and basic food items including flour, condiments, tuna fish, and wine through Empresas Polar, Venezuela's largest food company that was founded by his grandfather.

He is a former Member of the Boards of AES La Electricidad de Caracas, CANTV-Verizon, and BBVA Banco Provincial. He was also a Member of the Board of Grupo GEPP, Member of the Boards of MIT Sloan, the Latin American Board of Georgetown University, Group of Fifty (G-50), the Latin America Conservation Council (LACC), and the Latin American Business Council, and Member of the Boards of Trustees of Universidad Metropolitana, and Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA). Ashoka Fellow and Member of the World Economic Forum (named a Global Young leader in 2005).[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Lorenzo Mendoza & family". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. ^ Steven Bodzin (April 18, 2018). "10 People Who Will (One Day) Rebuild Venezuela: The Captain of Industry". Americas Quarterly. Retrieved 2024-02-17.