- Alonso Ancira
Alonso Ancira (b. 1956 in
Mexico City ) is a Mexican businessman who is the controlling shareholder and Chairman of the Board ofAltos 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 ofCoahuila .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 theIron 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. It's 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.
ee also
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Monclova
*Altos Hornos de Mexico
*Ernesto Ancira, Jr. External links
*es icon [http://www.ahmsa.com/ Altos Hornos de Mexico Website]
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