José León Asensio
José Augusto César León Asensio is a Dominican businessman. León is the President of Grupo León Jimenes. According to Forbes, León Asensio is among the ten largest fortunes in the Dominican Republic, with a net worth that borders the billion-dollar mark.Early life
Born in 1934 as the seventh and last child of Eduardo Antonio León Jimenes and María Asensio Córdoba. His father died when he was just 3 years and 7 months old.
León has a degree in Business Management from Babson College.
He married on 3 August 1958 to Petrica Cabral Vega, daughter of José María Cabral Bermúdez and Amelia Vega Batlle.Business career
In the 1960s, the tobacco company founded by his father, begins to grow tremendously.
