Daniel Servitje

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| birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico

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| education = Universidad Iberoamericana
Stanford University

| occupation = Businessman

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| title = CEO, Grupo Bimbo

| term = May 2007-

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| parents = Lorenzo Servitje

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Daniel Javier Servitje Montull (born 1 April 1959) is a Mexican billionaire businessman, and the president and CEO of Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest bakery company.

Early life

Servitje was born on 1 April 1959 in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of Lorenzo Servitje,{{cite news |last1=Pallares Gómez |first1=Miguel Ángel |title=Interview With Daniel Servitje in The Universal Newspaper by Miguel Áangel Pallares Gómez |url=https://grupobimbo.com/en/press-room/news/interview-daniel-servitje-universal-newspaper-miguel-angel-pallares-gomez |accessdate=30 September 2019 |work=Grupo Bimbo/The Universal Newspaper |archive-date=30 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930115914/https://grupobimbo.com/en/press-room/news/interview-daniel-servitje-universal-newspaper-miguel-angel-pallares-gomez |url-status=dead }} and the youngest of eight children.{{cite news |last1=Sosland |first1=Josh |title=Daniel Servitje celebrates his 'mentor and teacher' |url=https://www.bakingbusiness.com/articles/31548-daniel-servitje-celebrates-his-mentor-and-teacher |accessdate=30 September 2019 |work=Baking Business |date=7 February 2017}}

Servitje earned a bachelor's degree from Universidad Iberoamericana, and an MBA from Stanford University.{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: Daniel Servitje Montull & family |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/daniel-servitje-montull/ |website=Forbes |accessdate=30 September 2019}}{{cite web |title=Daniel Javier Servitje Montull: Chairman, Grupo Bimbo Sab de CV |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/1963668 |website=Bloomberg LP |accessdate=30 September 2019}}

Career

Servitje has been CEO of Grupo Bimbo since May 2007,

and president and CEO since July 2013.

Servitje is a board member of ITAM Business School, Grocery Manufacturers of America, and the Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad

.

Personal life

Servitje lives in Mexico City, Mexico.

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