Jorge Paulo Lemann is a renowned Brazilian entrepreneur and one of the richest in the country
Jorge Paulo Lemann
@Harvard Business School, Facts and Family
Aug 26, 1939
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: August 26, 1939
- Nationality: Brazilian
- Famous: Billionaires, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Business People, Bankers
- Spouses: Maria de Santiago Dantas Quental (m. ?–2005), Susanna Lemann
- Siblings: Lya Lemann
- Childrens: Anna Victoria Lemann, Jorge Felipe Lemann, Kim Lemann, Lara Lemann, Marc Lemann
- Universities:
- Harvard Business School,Harvard University
- Harvard Business School
- 1961 - Harvard University
Jorge Paulo Lemann born at
Rio de Janeiro
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Birth Place
He first married Maria de Santiago Dantas Quental who was a psychoanalyst.
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Personal Life
He married a second time to Susanna Lemann and is the father of five children named Anna Victoria, Lara, Marc, Jorge Felipe and Kim.
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Personal Life
In 1999, his children escaped an attempted kidnapping on the way to their school. They were saved by their driver and since then, Lemann and his family have been residing in Switzerland.
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Personal Life
Jorge Paulo Lemann was born to Paul Lemann and Anna Yvette Truebner on 26th August, 1939, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Childhood & Early Life
He attended the 'American School of Rio de Janeiro' where his capabilities were visible to many and he was even chosen as the one most likely to succeed.
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Childhood & Early Life
He was an excellent tennis player and even won the 'Brazilian national tennis championship' five times. He also represented Brazil and Switzerland in the 'Davis Cup' and even played at the 'Wimbledon'.
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Childhood & Early Life
He enrolled at the 'Harvard University' in 1961, as a student of Bachelor's of Arts with major in Economics.
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Childhood & Early Life
After completing his graduation he joined the multinational financial services company 'Credit Suisse' as a trainee.
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Career
He had a 2% stake in a company called 'Invesco' in 1966, and this was the first company he had invested in. However, the company met with bankruptcy.
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Career
Jorge collaborated with Marcel Herrmann Telles and Carlos Alberto Sicupira in 1971, and established the company 'Banco Garantia' which was an investment bank.
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A few weeks after the firm was established, there was a huge decline in the market but this company remained unaffected by the decline and gradually, rose as one of the most renowned investment banks of Brazil.
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From 1900 to 2001, he was associated with the Brazilian beer company ‘Brahma’ and was director of the board of the company.
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Lemann has been exceptional as an entrepreneur and has been instrumental in the establishment of many big investment banks like the ‘Banco Garantia’ and ‘3G Capital’. Under his guidance ‘Banco Garantia’ had soared high in the investment sector. His is the mind behind the company ‘3G Capital’; as Lemann is the leading investor and strategist of the company.
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Major Works