Daniel Chávez Morán Explained

Daniel Chávez Morán
Birth Name:Daniel Jesús Chávez Morán
Birth Date:16 November 1951
Birth Place:Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico
Occupation:Founder of Grupo Vidanta, Delia Moran Vidanta Foundation, Grupo Vidanta Foundation
Website:http://www.danielchavezmoran.com/
Years Active:1974–present

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]

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

Chávez 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 Ivan Chavez 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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/d99a72c988823782ab7f4ad57ad29c76 “Invertiré 2 mil mdd en cinco años”
  2. http://www.leonoticias.com/frontend/leonoticias/El-Mexicano-Grupo-Vidanta-Fichara-A-Cien-Leoneses-Para-Fomen-vn158677-vst216 El mexicano Grupo Vidanta fichará a cien leoneses para fomentar la cultura
  3. Web site: 2014-10-28 . Los 100 Empresarios más Importantes: Ranking 2014 . 2023-04-04 . Expansión . es.
  4. Web site: UNDP Citizen Security Report Executive Sum . dead . 2023-04-28 . 2018-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180924035821/http://www.latinamerica.undp.org/content/dam/rblac/docs/Research%20and%20Publications/IDH/IDH-AL-ExecutiveSummary.pdf .
  5. Web site: Daniel Chávez Morán.
  6. https://www.forbes.com.mx/sites/los-inversionistas-mas-poderosos-en-turismo/ Los inversionistas más poderosos en turismo
  7. http://vallartaopina.net/2013/07/15/empresarios-logaron-evitar-una-mayor-caida-del-sector-turistico Empresarios logaron evitar una mayor caída del sector turístico
  8. http://www.cnnexpansion.com/expansion/2010/04/20/ultralujo-mexicano Mexicanos arman súper hotel en Argentina
  9. Web site:
    1. Expansión500 | Vidanta navega viento en popa
    . 15 July 2019.
  10. Web site: Iván Chávez . www.fundacionvidanta.org.
  11. http://www.cnnexpansion.com/obras/2009/11/05/calderon-da-banderazo-a-nuevo-aeropuerto Calderón da banderazo a nuevo aeropuerto
  12. News: Forgoine. Mary. Mexico: Cirque du Soleil dinner theater to land at Riviera Maya. LA Times. 13 December 2014.
  13. Web site: Los Cabos New Omnia Dayclub, SHOREbar, Herringbone, Casa Calavera at Vidanta Resort. 26 February 2018.
  14. Web site: Hakkasan Expands Omnia Dayclub and Restaurant Brands to Vidanta los Cabos and Beyond . .
  15. Web site: Tamayo. Zacarías Ramírez. La fantasía de 1,300 mdd que Vidanta llevará a Nayarit. Forbes. 12 July 2016. 12 July 2016.
  16. Web site: ¿Quiénes conformarán el Consejo Asesor Empresarial?. 15 November 2018.
  17. Web site: Entrevista con Daniel Chávez Morán, fundador de Grupo Vidanta. CNN Expansion. 28 March 2016.
  18. Web site: Inter-American Dialogue to Honor Spain's Felipe González & Mexico's Daniel Chávez Morán. The Dialogue. 12 July 2016.
  19. Web site: Ceremonia de entrega del Premio Nacional del Emprendedor 2015. gob mx. 17 July 2016. 11 March 2016.
  20. Web site: Inter-American Dialogue Daniel Chávez Morán. www.thedialogue.org. 2017-04-13.

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