Carlos Slim is a Mexican businessman born in 1940 who built an empire through telecommunications and other industries. He began investing and buying shares of companies from a young age. Slim acquired many struggling Mexican businesses during an economic crisis in 1982 and expanded into telecommunications by purchasing Telmex. As of 2015, Slim's vast conglomerate controls over 200 companies and he remains the chairman of key firms. Though wealthy, Slim maintains a modest lifestyle and has pledged billions to charitable causes.

1. Carlos Slim

2.  Born : January 28,1940.
Mexico city, Mexico.
 Parents : Julián Slim Haddad and Linda
Helú
 Degree : civil engineering at the
National Autonomous University of
Mexico
 Married : Soumaya Domit (1967)
 Children : Carlos, Marco Antonio,
Patrick, Soumaya, Vanessa, and Johanna

4. Soumaya museum , named after his wife.

5. Personal Life
• He invested in Government saving bonds at the age of 11.
By the age of 15 he had bought a small shareholding in
Banco Nacional de Mexico – then the country’s largest bank.
• He was the first president of the Latin-American Committee
of the New York Stock Exchange Administration Council .
• Mr. Slim has a passion for history, art and nature; he is also a
great fan of baseball and has written several articles about
the sport.
• Carlos is nicknamed ‘Mr. Monopoly’ because it is considered
that it is impossible to spend money in Mexico and not put
money in his pocket, as his companies have presence in
every sector.
• At 70 he remains committed to his humble roots. He idolises
his father, Julian, who emigrated from Lebanon at the age of
14.

6.  Mansion in U.S.

7. Interior of his mansion depicting his love for art.

8. Business Career
 Working from the strong business foundation built by his
father, Slim began his own career ,as a trader, in Mexico and
soon started his own stock brokerage,Inversora Bursatil in 1965.
In 1966 he founded Inmobiliaria Carso. (the Carso name
derives from the first three letters of Carlos and the first two of
Soumaya
In 1982, Mexico plunged into an economic crisis. Carlos Slim's
confidence in his country held firm, and he acquired many
Mexican businesses.
He also began extending his influence into telephone
communications to buy the phone company ‘Telmex’ from the
Mexican government.

9. • Mr Slim’s vast family empire controls more than 200
companies spanning industries including banking, telecoms,
road-building and restaurants.
• Currently, Slim is the chairperson and chief executive of
telecommunications companies Telmex and América Móvil.
• As of January 15, 2015, he became the largest individual
shareholder in ‘The New York Times Company’, with a
holding of 16.8%.
• he pledged $6bn for his three charitable foundations.
Meanwhile, his infrastructure firm, Ideal, is working on a
project to develop a shopping centre, schools and a hospital
in Mexico City.

10. Featured on 25th anniversary of Forbes billionaires list

11. QUALITIES OF CARLOS SLIM
• Competent
• Analyser
• Passion follower
• Focused
• Explorer
• Philanthropist
• Social responsibility
• Mathematician
• Concreted character
• Opportunity finder

12. Unique Qualities
• He still lives in the modest 6-bedroom house he owns for the last 30 years.
• He has never used a computer
• He prefers to keep all his data in meticulous notebooks.
• Wears a plastic wristwatch
• Each Monday, the richest man in the world likes to sit down to a home-cooked
Mexican meal in his simply-furnished family home
• He has no interest in flashy super yachts or palatial houses around the world
• Carlos even own a fleet of cars and still loves to drive by himself.

13. Carlos Slim’s 10 Keys To Business Success
1. Have a simple organizational structure
2. Maintain austerity
3. Focus on growth
4. Minimize non-productive things
5. Work together
6. Reinvest profits
7. Be charitable
8. Keep optimistic
9. Work hard
10. Create wealth

14. • “All times are good time for those who know how to work and have the tools to do so.” –
Carlos Slim
• “When there is a crisis, that’s when some are interested in getting out and that’s when
we are interested in getting in.” – Carlos Slim
• “Do not allow negative feelings and emotions to control your mind. Emotional harm does
not come from others; it is conceived and developed within ourselves.” – Carlos Slim
• “Live the present intensely and fully, do not let the past be a burden, and let the future be
an incentive. Each person forges his or her own destiny.” –Carlos Slim
• “When we decide to do something, we do it quickly.” – Carlos Slim
Quotes said by Carlos Slim

15. Current news
Bill Gates, Carlos Slim announce $150M for
health.
The world's two richest men are teaming up
with Spain to donate $150 million to fight
malnutrition, dengue, malaria and other
health problems in Mexico and Central
America.
Carlos Slim Raises Personal Stake in America
Movil.

16.  Bill Gates and Carlos Slim

17. • Billionaire Carlos Slim became the largest investor in
the New York Times Co. after exercising options to
acquire 15.9 million shares in the newspaper
company.
• Jimmy Carter and Carlos Slim Announce New
Partnership to Help Eliminate Last Vestiges of River
Blindness in the Americas on November 13,2014.

18.  Jimmy Carter and Carlos Slim

19.  Carlos Slim and Best Buddies International
Founder Anthony K. Shriver Call on Employers to
Pledge "I'M IN TO HIRE" Individuals with Intellectual
and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) on October
7,2014, New York City

20. THANK YOU
Presented by BBM Semester 2 Group 2
Mohd Abuzar
Sanmayi N S
Basil Varghese
Ravleen Alhuwalia