María Asunción Aramburuzabala
María Asunción Aramburuzabala | |
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| Born | May 2, 1963 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, businesswoman |
| Known for | Chairwoman of Tresalia Capital |
María Asunción Aramburuzabala Larregui (born 2 May 1963) is a prominent Mexican entrepreneur and billionaire, serving as the chairwoman of Tresalia Capital, a firm specializing in venture capital investments. As of March 2022, her estimated net worth stands at US$6.2 billion.
Early life
Aramburuzabala was born in Mexico City to Pablo Aramburuzabala Ocaranza, a Basque-origin brewer, and Lucrecia Larregui González, an artist from Mexico. She is the granddaughter of Félix Aramburuzabala Lazcano-Iturburu, who co-founded the Mexican brewery Grupo Modelo in 1925. Her father held the position of Executive Vice President at Grupo Modelo. She earned a degree in accounting from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.
Family business
The brewery Cervecería Modelo was established in 1925 by a group of entrepreneurs including Pablo Díez Fernández and Félix Aramburuzabala. After the unexpected passing of her father in 1995, Aramburuzabala and her relatives strengthened their ownership amidst competing interests. They launched Tresalia Capital—meaning "three allies"—to broaden their investment portfolio into sectors such as private equity, real estate, infrastructure, venture capital, technology, and emerging enterprises.
Following the divestment of Grupo Modelo, she reinvested the capital into Anheuser-Busch InBev, thereby sustaining her family’s involvement in the brewing industry.
Wealth
With an approximate net worth of $6.2 billion, she ranks as Mexico’s sixth wealthiest individual and the second richest woman in the country.
In October 2021, her name appeared in the Pandora Papers, which exposed offshore holdings akin to those revealed by the Panama Papers. The disclosures indicated that she acquired two private aircraft and transferred a minimum of $40 million through Sky Chariot Trust, a New Zealand-based trust fund.
Personal life
In 1982, she married Paulo Patricio Zapata Navarro; the couple had two children before their divorce in 1997.
On 26 February 2005, she married Tony Garza, who was serving as the U.S. ambassador to Mexico at that time. Their nuptials included a private ceremony in Mexico City followed by a civil event near Valle de Bravo. The wedding was attended by U.S. First Lady Laura Bush, with approximately one-third of guests traveling from Texas. The marriage ended in divorce in May 2010.
Awards and honors
- First female inductee into the IAOP (International Association of Outsourcing Providers)
- Recipient of the 2004 Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement, presented by Carlos Slim
- Listed among Fortune Magazine’s “50 Most Powerful Women in Global Business” in 2007
- Honored as San Antonio Woman of Achievement in 2009
- Recognized by Forbes as one of Mexico’s Most Powerful Women in 2014
External links
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México alumni
- Mexican billionaires
- Female billionaires
- 20th-century Mexican businesswomen
- 20th-century Mexican businesspeople
- Mexican people of Basque descent
- Mexican brewers
- Businesspeople from Mexico City
- Mexican emigrants to the United States
- Spouses of Texas politicians
- People named in the Pandora Papers
- 21st-century Mexican businesswomen
- 21st-century Mexican businesspeople