Manuel Alejandro Grullón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Grullón and the second or maternal family name is Viñas.
Manuel Alejandro Grullón
Born
Manuel Alejandro Grullón Viñas

(1953-05-09) 9 May 1953 (age 71)
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
NationalityDominican
Alma materUnited States NYU
OrganizationBanco Popular
Spouse
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(m. 1984)​
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Children3 children and 2 step-children[1]
Parent(s)Alejandro Enrique Grullón Espaillat (father)
Ana Dínorah Viñas Messina (mother)
RelativesGeneral Máximo Grullón Salcedo (second-great-grandfather)
General Manuel Rodríguez Objío (second-great-grandfather)
President Ulises Francisco Espaillat (third-great-grandfather)
President Tomás Bobadilla (fourth-great-grandfather)
Lieutenant-Governor Francisco Espaillat (fifth-great-grandfather)

Arturo Grullón (great-granduncle)

Juan Isidro Jimenes Grullón (second cousin-once removed)
Ivonne Haza (second cousin-once removed)
Marcos Bisonó (third cousin)
Víctor Bisonó (third cousin)

Manuel Alejandro Grullón Viñas (born 9 May 1953) is a businessman from the Dominican Republic. In April 2014, he was appointed the Chairman of Grupo Popular, a company whose subsidiaries include Banco Popular Dominicano, the largest private bank in the Dominican Republic.[2] He has been president of the Banco Popular Dominicano since 1990. Forbes listed Grullón as one of the ten wealthiest men of the Dominican Republic.[3]

Biography

Grullón was born on 9 May 1953 in Santiago de los Caballeros to Alejandro Enrique Grullón Espaillat and Ana Dínorah Viñas Messina.[citation needed] His father was the founder of the Banco Popular Dominicano in August 1963, and held the position of President for 25 years.[4] He attended the Carol Morgan School in Santo Domingo.[5]

After completing his education in the United States, obtaining a degree in psychology from Tulane University and a master's degree in business administration from New York University, Grullón returned to his home country, becoming involved in his father's company.[6]

Family

Grullón comes from a prominent family in the Dominican Republic.

Since 1984 Grullón is married to Rosa Margarita Hernández de Grullón (born 1953), who is ambassador of the Dominican Republic to France and Monaco since 2013.

Professional life

Grullón began working for the Banco Popular Dominicano in 1981.[citation needed] He took over the position of President in 1990 when his father Alejandro Grullón was appointed Chairman of Grupo Popular's Board of Directors. In 2001 Alejandro Grullón became the parent company's chief executive.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Lirio, Leonel (21 January 2021). "La Rosa de Manzanillo" (in Spanish). Diario Hispaniola. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Don Alejandro Grullón le pasa la antorcha a su hijo Manuel en el Banco Popular" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. El Día. 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. ^ Leyba, Nicanor (24 February 2017). "Los empresarios más ricos de República Dominicana". Forbes México (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. ^ "El día que fue inaugurado el Banco Popular Dominicano". Diario Dominicano (in Spanish). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Distinguished Alumni Award". Carol Morgan School. n.d. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ "People's Choice: Dominican Republic 2015". The Business Year. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  7. ^ Larrazábal Blanco, Carlos. Familias Dominicanas (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Academia Dominicana de la Historia.
  8. ^ "Don Miguel Lavastida: Apuntes y Documentos para su Biografía". Clío (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Imprenta J.R. vda. García, sucs. 1981.
  9. ^ De Utrera, Cipriano [in Spanish] (1952). "Genealogía de Ravelo". Boletín del Archivo General de la Nación (in Spanish) (75). Santo Domingo: Archivo General de la Nación.