HALL OF FAME
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Eike Batista:
THE YEAR OF MR. X
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- A financier got behind a petrochemical company and devoured the giant Amanco. Nothing to be scared of: this double life is imprinted on the man’s DNA.
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- Jair Ribeiro went from legal merger specialist to main character in one of them.
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- With fresh capital and expanding to other companies, 2007 has been key taking Brightstar toward its goal of US$6 billion in sales in 2008. Not bad for a small business born in 1997.
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- Making the news in Tomás Milmo Santos: Axtel territory dominated by Slim and Telefonica doesn’t happen every day. But Mexican Axtel has done things to ensure that it will make the front page for a long time to come.
FACES
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Who is
FRANK GIUSTRA?
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- A new generation of small companies is helping to increase hydrocarbon production in Latin America.
- There are no successful companies without successful societies and Carlos Slim is looking to turn that concept into a legacy with his infrastructure company, Ideal. Will the richest man in the world do his small part to go down in history as a hero?
- A new breed of entrepreneur is emerging in the region, taking advantage of the need to clean up production processes and bring down the price of the most widely-used medication.
TENDENCIES
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Orwellian Technology
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- The Colombian singer has brought together the cream of the crop in Latin America’s show biz and corporate world, to emulate Irish singer Bono. Slim, Azcarraga, Santo Domingo, Safra and Motta are also rock & pop.
- In the 21st Century, innovation is no longer a synonym of
dotcom. Today’s innovators have their feet on very firm ground
- Leap Towards Growth
- Mergers and acquisitions of retail chains has been the tonic in 2007. And, it would seem, it will continue in 2008.
RANKINGS
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Seeking new energy frontiers
- Latin America houses 40% of the world’s known copper reserves as well as an important share of
iron, silver and tin reserves.
- The big financial players are consolidating themselves in Latin America, while the small but dynamic actors create new businesses around microfinance and other specific niches.
- New technologies, big business.
- The increased activity in the sector during 2007 permitted several known players to consolidate their positions while also allowing operators that had a relatively minor presence in the region to develop
