Daniel Chavez Moran

Daniel Chavez Moran
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]

Daniel Chavez Moran with Daniel Lammare from Cirque du Soleil

Moran and Grupo Vidanta also brought a Cirque du Soleil dinner show, titled Joya, to the Grand Mayan resort in Riviera Maya.[8]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 “Invertiré 2 mil mdd en cinco años”. Milenio. 3 September 2013.
  2. ↑ - 100 Empresarios 2014 - CNNExpansion.com
  3. ↑ - UNDP Citizen Security Report Executive Summary Page 11 - http://www.latinamerica.undp.org
  4. ↑ Los inversionistas más poderosos en turismo. Forbes México. 12 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Empresarios logaron evitar una mayor caída del sector turístico. Vallarta Opina. 15 June 2013.
  6. ↑ Mexicanos arman súper hotel en Argentina. CNNExpansion.com. 23 April 2010.
  7. ↑ Calderón da banderazo a nuevo aeropuerto. CNNExpansion.com. 5 November 2009.
  8. ↑ Forgoine, Mary. "Mexico: Cirque du Soleil dinner theater to land at Riviera Maya". LA Times. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Entrevista con Daniel Chávez Morán, fundador de Grupo Vidanta". CNN Expansion. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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