Alonso Ancira
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Alonso Ancira is a Mexican
businessman who is the controlling shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Altos Hornos de Mexico
("AHMSA"), Mexico's largest steel producer.
Ancira purchased AHMSA from the Mexican Government in 1991, when the government privatized the steel industry. AHMSA is one of the most important steel smelting industries in Latin America
. At the time of the privatization, AHMSA employed 17,000 people and accounted for almost 30% of the business activity in the state of Coahuila
.
In 2006 the magazine Vanguardia named Ancira as one of Mexico's "power elite," with a fortune of over $700 million.
On March 30, 2006, Ancira was elected as President of the Iron and Steel Mexican Chamber (CANACERO) for the years 2006-2007.
Ancira is the Chairman of the Board of MATT.org (Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together) a non for profit organization based in San Antonio, TX. Its mission is to bridge the gap of understanding between the United States and Mexico and increase the quality of life of its people so they can truly prosper together.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
businessman who is the controlling shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Altos Hornos de Mexico
Altos Hornos de México
Altos Hornos de México , is the largest steel mining corporation in Mexico with installed capacity of 4.2 million metric tons of liquid steel.-History:AHMSA was founded in Mexico by American Harold R. Pape in 1942...
("AHMSA"), Mexico's largest steel producer.
Ancira purchased AHMSA from the Mexican Government in 1991, when the government privatized the steel industry. AHMSA is one of the most important steel smelting industries in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. At the time of the privatization, AHMSA employed 17,000 people and accounted for almost 30% of the business activity in the state of Coahuila
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...
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In 2006 the magazine Vanguardia named Ancira as one of Mexico's "power elite," with a fortune of over $700 million.
On March 30, 2006, Ancira was elected as President of the Iron and Steel Mexican Chamber (CANACERO) for the years 2006-2007.
Ancira is the Chairman of the Board of MATT.org (Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together) a non for profit organization based in San Antonio, TX. Its mission is to bridge the gap of understanding between the United States and Mexico and increase the quality of life of its people so they can truly prosper together.