Daniel Chavez Moran
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| Born | November 16th, 1951 |
| Occupation | Real estate developer |
| Years active | 1974-present |
Daniel Chavez Moran (born 1951) is a Mexican real estate developer. He is the founder of Grupo Vidanta, a real estate consortium which operates over 30 hotels in Latin America.[1] In 2014, CNN named him one of the top 100 most important businessmen in Mexico.[2] He is also a member of the Citizen Security Advisory Council of the United Nations Development Program.[3] He is living in Mexico.
Biography
Chavez Moran graduated from the University of Guadalajara, with a degree in civil engineering in 1971. In 1974, he founded the real estate company, Grupo Vidanta, a company which would go on to develop hotels, resorts, and golf courses.[4][5][6]
Grupo Vidanta operates over 30 hotels and several golf courses. Moran and Grupo Vidanta were also responsible for the funding for the Mar de Cortés International Airport which opened in 2009 in La Jolla de Cortés, near Puerto Peñasco in the state of Sonora.[1][7]
Moran and Grupo Vidanta also brought a Cirque du Soleil dinner show, titled Joya, to the Grand Mayan resort in Riviera Maya.[8]
Awards
- Named Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year by Mexico's Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce, Services, and Tourism (CONCANACO Servytur) in March of 2016. [9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Invertiré 2 mil mdd en cinco años”. Milenio. 3 September 2013.
- ↑ [1] - 100 Empresarios 2014 - CNNExpansion.com
- ↑ [2] - UNDP Citizen Security Report Executive Summary Page 11 - http://www.latinamerica.undp.org
- ↑ Los inversionistas más poderosos en turismo. Forbes México. 12 June 2013.
- ↑ Empresarios logaron evitar una mayor caída del sector turístico. Vallarta Opina. 15 June 2013.
- ↑ Mexicanos arman súper hotel en Argentina. CNNExpansion.com. 23 April 2010.
- ↑ Calderón da banderazo a nuevo aeropuerto. CNNExpansion.com. 5 November 2009.
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