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Ecuadorians,
I call on God’s inspiration
for this message. Why have I come today? I come before you
because even though there are a good many Ecuadorians who
have a clear image of who Alvaro Noboa is, there are others
who do not. My political adversaries and other jealous individuals
have devoted themselves to tarnishing my image, thus it
is best you learn from me who I truly am. |
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was born on November 21st, 1950, in the city of Guayaquil.
My father was Luis Noboa and my mother, Mrs. Isabel Pontón.
I was always top student in high school, both at the San José
La Salle High School in Guayaquil as well as at Le Rosey School
in Switzerland. Then I attended Guayaquil State University
from which I graduated with a degree in Law; later, I took
graduate Business Administration courses at the American Management
Association in New York.
I am trilingual; conversant in English, French, and Spanish. |
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the Ecuadorian academic system allows one to work and study
at the same time, I have worked since I was 19 years old. |
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Álvaro
Noboa at 5 years old. |
I established several businesses, including Promandato Global,
which has constructed a series of buildings and developments
in Ecuador. Today it is reputed to be the real estate company
with the most extensive property holdings. |
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I also started the Banco del Litoral, considered a grade-“A”
Institution and one of the most solid banks in Ecuador. |
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Noboa Pontón family:
Ma.Elena, Luis A. Noboa, Isabel Pontón, Diana, Isabel,
Álvaro and María Leonor. |
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established Financiera Global (a finance company), the magazine
"La Verdad", and the Fundación Cruzada
Nueva Humanidad (Crusade for a New Humanity Foundation)
through which I have worked for over twenty years on behalf
of the poor.
I later acquired countless
enterprises and today
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manage
over 110 companies worldwide.
Even though my adversaries refer to me as "The Heir",
I inherited only 1% of my wealth; the rest I have either
created or acquired through hard work. |
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From
LIFE Magazine. Students playing in the snow al
Le Rosey, Gstaad. A young Álvaro is in the middle,
to his right is Winthrop Rockefeller. |
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Those
companies founded through my own efforts were established
between when I was 19 and my father's demise when I was
43. They were set up with the support of associates such
as Sucre Pérez Baquerizo, Francisco Pino Maulme,
and Rodrigo Icaza.
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Álvaro
Noboa, Eduardo Terán, Bolivar Martínez, Roberto
Gilbert, Charbel Saab and Francisco Gutiérrez. |
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