Lorenzo Zambrano
Lorenzo Zambrano | |
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Zambrano in 2003. | |
| Born | Lorenzo Hormisdas Zambrano Treviño 27 March 1944 |
| Died | 12 May 2014 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Alma mater | Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM) and Stanford University. |
| Employer | Cemex |
| Title | Chairman of the board and CEO. |
| Board member of | Cemex, IBM, ITESM |
| Parent(s) | Lorenzo H. Zambrano Hellion and Alejandrina Treviño Madero |
Lorenzo Hormisdas Zambrano Treviño (27 March 1944 – 12 May 2014) was a Mexican businessman and philanthropist. He took over Cemex, a regional cement company founded by his grandfather, and transformed it into one of the largest cement producers in the world by the time of his death. Zambrano also financed several cultural initiatives across Latin America and chaired, from 1997 to 2012, the board of trustees of the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM), one of the largest private universities in the region. He also co-owned Axtel, an important Mexican telecommunications company.