Carlos de la Cruz

Carlos M. de la Cruz, Sr. is a Cuban-born American businessman, the chairman of CC1 Companies, Inc. which include Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers, CC1 Beer Distributors, Inc., Coca-Cola Bottlers Trinidad & Tobago, and Florida Caribbean Distillers, LLC. The companies together employ 2,500 people and have annual sales of $1 billion.

Carlos de la Cruz
Born
Carlos M. de la Cruz, Sr.

Havana, Cuba
EducationPhillips Academy
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
University of Miami
OccupationBusinessman
Known forDe la Cruz Collection
TitleChairman, CC1 Companies, Inc
Spouse(s)Rosa Rionda de la Cruz (m. 1962)
Children5
RelativesStefano Bonfiglio (former son-in-law)

Early life

Born in Havana, Cuba,[1] he also lived in New York City and Madrid, Spain, and has been a resident of Miami, Florida, since 1975.

De la Cruz received his high school diploma from Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, in 1959; a bachelor's degree in Economics, an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in 1962 and 1963; and a juris doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law in 1979.[1][2]

Career

He is a senior trustee and was the chairman of the board of trustees of the University of Miami from 1999 to 2001.[1] He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. From 1993 to 1995 he was chairman of United Way of Dade County, and campaign chairman in 1991. He has been on the boards of Georgetown University, Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Florida International University, the Dade Foundation, the Business Assistance Center, and Miami Partners for Progress.

A supporter of interdisciplinary studies, he endowed the de la Cruz-Mentschikoff Professor of Law and Economics chair at the University of Miami Law School and the de la Cruz Doctoral Candidates Fellows in Behavioral Finance at the Wharton School.[2]

Personal life

He and his wife, Rosa Rionda de la Cruz, have been married since 1962.[2] They have five children and live in Key Biscayne, Florida.[3]

They are collectors of contemporary art. In 2009 they opened the De la Cruz Collection, a 30,000 square foot private museum which shows their collection in the Design District of Miami. The museum is open to the public free of charge and conducts educational programs.[2]

Their daughter, jewelry designer Rosa de la Cruz Bonfiglio, was married to the Italian businessman, Stefano Bonfiglio, and they had four sons together, but later divorced.[4][5]

In 2013, the yacht of their son Alberto de la Cruz, head of Puerto Rico Bottlers, was used in a $3.4 million cocaine deal in the Dominican Republic, but the family were not suspects, rather the "victims of corrupt local officials".[6]

Awards

He has received the Alexis de Tocqueville Award from United Way; the Silver Medallion Brotherhood Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews; the Distinguished Service Award from Florida International University; the Joseph Wharton Award from the University of Pennsylvania; the Social Responsibility Award from the Urban League; the Simon Wiesenthal Foundation Award; the Presidential Medal from Georgetown University; the Lawyers in Leadership Award from the Center for Ethics & Public Service of the University of Miami; the New American Award from Catholic Charities Legal Services; and the Humanitarian Award from American Red Cross.[2]

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References
  1. Miami Magazine. "Cruz Control". Miami Edu. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  2. "Carlos M. de la Cruz". Pa59ers.com. 1941-07-18. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  3. "Alive and Well and Working in…Miami". Whartonmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  4. Macon, Alexandra (June 3, 2014). "Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster's Wedding in the Dominican Republic". Vogue. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  5. Phillips, Ian (2008-02-13). "Rosa De La Cruz Bonfiglio Decorating With Art". Elledecor.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  6. Miller, Michael E. (2013-04-24). "De La Cruz Family Yacht Used By Corrupt Officials in $3.4 Million Drug Deal". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
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