Daniel Jesús Chávez Morán (born November 16, 1951) is a Mexican real estate developer and the founder of Grupo Vidanta, a real estate consortium which operates over 30 hotels in Latin America.[1] He is also the founder of the Delia Moran Vidanta Foundation and the Vidanta Foundation, two non-profit philanthropic organizations.[2]
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| Born | Daniel Jesús Chávez Morán November 16, 1951 Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | Founder of Grupo Vidanta, Delia Moran Vidanta Foundation, Grupo Vidanta Foundation |
| Years active | 1974–present |
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| Website | http://www.danielchavezmoran.com/ |
Chávez Morán was named one of the top 100 most important businessmen in Mexico by CNN,[3] and one of the 100 most important businessmen in Mexico by Expansión magazine in 2019. He is also a member of the Citizen Security Advisory Council of the United Nations Development Program.[4] He lives in Mexico.
Biography
editChávez Morán graduated from the University of Guadalajara, with a degree in civil engineering in 1973.[5] In 1974, he founded the real estate company, Grupo Vidanta, a company which would go on to develop hotels, resorts, and golf courses.[6][7][8]
Under Chávez Morán, Grupo Vidanta became one of Latin America’s largest employers with a staff of more than 17,000 employees and consistent appointment to the Great Place to Work Institute’s list of Best Companies to Work for in Mexico. It operates over 30 hotels and several golf courses.[9] Moran’s son Iván Chávez has been with Grupo Vidanta since 2007 and as executive vice president is involved in the company's resort and entertainment interests.[10]
Chávez Morán 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][11]
Chávez Morán and Grupo Vidanta also brought a Cirque du Soleil dinner show, titled JOYÀ, to Vidanta Riviera Maya.[12]
In April 2016, Chávez Morán announced that Grupo Vidanta will be investing nearly $150 million and partnering with Hakkasan Group. In February 2018, the two companies debuted four new concepts at the Vidanta Los Cabos resort as part of this collaboration: OMNIA Dayclub, Herringbone, SHOREbar and Casa Calavera.[13][14] In addition, it will be opening a theme park in Nuevo Vallarta in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil in 2023.[15]
In November 2018, it was announced that Chávez Morán will be a part of the business advisory council to Mexico's President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador.[16]
Awards
edit- In March 2016, he was named Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year by Mexico's Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce, Services, and Tourism (CONCANACO Servytur).[17]
- On November 17, 2015 Chávez Morán was given the Distinguished Leadership Award for the Americas Award by the Inter-American Dialogue in recognition of his philanthropic investments.[18]
- On March 11, 2016, Daniel Chávez Morán was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement in Entrepreneurship Award by the Mexican Government.[19]
- President's Leadership Council, Inter-American Dialogue[20]
References
edit- ^ a b “Invertiré 2 mil mdd en cinco años”. Milenio. 3 September 2013.
- ^ El mexicano Grupo Vidanta fichará a cien leoneses para fomentar la cultura. Leonoticias. 03 November 2014.
- ^ "Los 100 Empresarios más Importantes: Ranking 2014". Expansión (in Spanish). 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "UNDP Citizen Security Report Executive Sum" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Daniel Chávez Morán".
- ^ Los inversionistas más poderosos en turismo. Forbes México. 12 June 2013.
- ^ Empresarios logaron evitar una mayor caída del sector turístico Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine. Vallarta Opina. 15 June 2013.
- ^ Mexicanos arman súper hotel en Argentina. CNNExpansion.com. 23 April 2010.
- ^ "#Expansión500 | Vidanta navega viento en popa". 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Iván Chávez". www.fundacionvidanta.org.
- ^ Calderón da banderazo a nuevo aeropuerto. CNNExpansion.com. 5 November 2009.
- ^ Forgoine, Mary. "Mexico: Cirque du Soleil dinner theater to land at Riviera Maya". LA Times. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Los Cabos New Omnia Dayclub, SHOREbar, Herringbone, Casa Calavera at Vidanta Resort". 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Hakkasan Expands Omnia Dayclub and Restaurant Brands to Vidanta los Cabos and Beyond". Forbes.
- ^ Tamayo, Zacarías Ramírez (12 July 2016). "La fantasía de 1,300 mdd que Vidanta llevará a Nayarit". Forbes. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "¿Quiénes conformarán el Consejo Asesor Empresarial?". 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Entrevista con Daniel Chávez Morán, fundador de Grupo Vidanta". CNN Expansion. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Inter-American Dialogue to Honor Spain's Felipe González & Mexico's Daniel Chávez Morán". The Dialogue. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Ceremonia de entrega del Premio Nacional del Emprendedor 2015". gob mx. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Inter-American Dialogue | Daniel Chávez Morán". www.thedialogue.org. Retrieved 2017-04-13.