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José A. León Asensio
Born(1934-02-21)21 February 1934
Died4 March 2024(2024-03-04) (aged 90)
Nationality Dominican
Known forEntrepreneurship
Board member of Grupo León Jimenes
SpousePetrica Cabral Vega
ChildrenMaría Amalia León Cabral & Lidia León Cabral [1]
Parent Eduardo León Jimenes (father) & María Asensio Córdoba (mother)
Relatives Eduardo León Asensio (brother)

Sarah Jorge León (granddaughter)
Ricardo Brugal León (nephew)
José María Cabral Bermúdez (father-in-law)
Manuel Díez Cabral (nephew-in-law)
Julio Vega Batlle (uncle-in-law)

Donald Reid Cabral (cousin-in-law)
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

  1. ^ Santana, Wendy (8 September 2013). "José León Asencio: un cazador de éxitos" (in Spanish). Polo, Barahona: Listín Diario. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "José A. León Asensio" (in Spanish). Fundación Eduardo León Jimenes. {{ cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= ( help)
  3. ^ "Los próximos millonarios de República Dominicana" [The upcoming Dominican Republic billionaires]. Forbes (in Spanish). Mexico City. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Eduardo Antonio Leon Asencio: sus ancestros".
  5. ^ "Junta de Regentes: José León Asensio" (in Spanish). Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC). Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  6. ^ Historia, E. León Jimenes
  7. ^ "Muere a los 90 años José León Asensio, expresidente de la Cervecería Nacional Dominicana". Diario Libre. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
Business positions
Preceded by President and CEO of Grupo León Jimenes
1993–2024
Incumbent
Preceded by Chairman of Cervecería Nacional Dominicana
1986–1993
Succeeded by


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

José A. León Asensio
Born(1934-02-21)21 February 1934
Died4 March 2024(2024-03-04) (aged 90)
Nationality Dominican
Known forEntrepreneurship
Board member of Grupo León Jimenes
SpousePetrica Cabral Vega
ChildrenMaría Amalia León Cabral & Lidia León Cabral [1]
Parent Eduardo León Jimenes (father) & María Asensio Córdoba (mother)
Relatives Eduardo León Asensio (brother)

Sarah Jorge León (granddaughter)
Ricardo Brugal León (nephew)
José María Cabral Bermúdez (father-in-law)
Manuel Díez Cabral (nephew-in-law)
Julio Vega Batlle (uncle-in-law)

Donald Reid Cabral (cousin-in-law)
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

  1. ^ Santana, Wendy (8 September 2013). "José León Asencio: un cazador de éxitos" (in Spanish). Polo, Barahona: Listín Diario. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "José A. León Asensio" (in Spanish). Fundación Eduardo León Jimenes. {{ cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= ( help)
  3. ^ "Los próximos millonarios de República Dominicana" [The upcoming Dominican Republic billionaires]. Forbes (in Spanish). Mexico City. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Eduardo Antonio Leon Asencio: sus ancestros".
  5. ^ "Junta de Regentes: José León Asensio" (in Spanish). Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC). Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  6. ^ Historia, E. León Jimenes
  7. ^ "Muere a los 90 años José León Asensio, expresidente de la Cervecería Nacional Dominicana". Diario Libre. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
Business positions
Preceded by President and CEO of Grupo León Jimenes
1993–2024
Incumbent
Preceded by Chairman of Cervecería Nacional Dominicana
1986–1993
Succeeded by



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