Mario Lopez Estrada
| Mario López Estrada | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Occupation | President of Tigo Guatemala |
| Net worth | $1.0 billion (August 2015)[1] |
Mario López Estrada is Guatemala's first billionaire and is a telecommunications businessman.
Early life
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Career
In the 1980s, he served as the head of the state telecommunications company.[2] López was Minister of Communications in the government of Vinicio Cerezo, who served as President of Guatemala from 1986-91.[3]
He is the president of Tigo Guatemala, that country's largest mobile phone service provider with more than eight million users and market share of over 54%.[4] In early 2013, Tigo promoted adoption of smartphones by its users; it started by selling 30,000 smartphones per month, then in late 2013 100,000 per month, and in late 2014 sold 150,000 per month.[4]
In 2015, he became a billionaire, according to Forbes.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Blake Schmidt, Carlos Slim Bested by Mobile Billionaire in Guatemala, Bloomberg Business, August 4, 2014
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tigo: the formula to stay on top. 21 August 2014.
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