Luis Carlos Sarmiento

{ "bio": [ "Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo took a fortune amassed in the construction industry and invested it in banks.", "His Grupo Aval now controls one third of all banks in Colombia; his son Luis Carlos Sarmiento Gutierrez is chairman.", "After graduating with a degree in engineering, Sarmiento briefly worked at a construction company, but took a 10,000 pesos payout and started his own firm.", "He bought Colombia's largest newspaper El Tiempo in 2012 for an estimated $250 million.", "His construction firm built the Grand Hyatt in Bogota, which opened in August 2018." ], "about": [ "At age 14 he worked part time at Colombia's national radio network making programs for children.", "He is the second youngest in a family of 9 children." ] }