Fernando Chico Pardo

Chico Pardo started his first company in Mexico City at age 27, a stock brokerage called Acciones y Asesoría Bursátil. That brokerage later became part of Grupo Financiero Inbursa, a banking and financial group controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim.After he left Inbursa in 2003, Chico Pardo became a controlling shareholder in Grupo Financiero del Sureste (Asur), which operates 9 Mexican airports.He also runs private equity fund Promecap, which has acquired interests in or provided funding for a variety of Mexican companies.