Adriana Cisneros De Griffin, Vice Chairman of the Cisneros Group of Companies, Has Been Selected One of Latin America’s Top 50 Business Women of 2011

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adriana Cisneros de Griffin, Vice Chairman & Vice President of Strategy of the Cisneros Group of Companies, was selected one of Latin America’s Top 50 Business Women by the editorial staff of the Latin Business Chronicle, part of the Latin Trade Group, which honored her father, Gustavo Cisneros, Chairman of the Cisneros Group, with a LT BRAVO Business Award as ‘International CEO of the Year’ in 1998. The Cisneros Group is one of the largest privately held media, entertainment, telecommunications and consumer products organizations in the world, wholly owning or controlling companies ranging from broadcast television and television production to consumer products and real estate.

The second annual list of Latin America’s top business women includes natives of Latin America as well as foreign executives who have a significant impact on the region, supervising companies that are among the top tax payers and employers in several countries in the region, according to the Latin Business Chronicle, the online media outlet that provides daily reports, unique indexes and yearly rankings of Latin America’s business world.

Adriana Cisneros de Griffin is the granddaughter of the Cisneros Group of Companies’ founder, Diego Cisneros, and daughter of the Chairman, Gustavo Cisneros. Adriana works closely with her father in managing operations and in developing strategy for the Group as a whole. As a third-generation leader of the Cisneros Group, she is overseeing its transformation from a pan-regional Latin American enterprise to one increasingly focused on opportunities in the U.S. Hispanic and global markets. Ms. Cisneros is currently the CEO of Tropicalia, a Cisneros Group real estate project in the Dominican Republic. Tropicalia is a luxury eco-resort, intended to be one of the Caribbean’s most exclusive destinations.

Adriana Cisneros de Griffin is also President of the Fundación Cisneros, founded by parents Gustavo Cisneros and Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. The non-profit foundation is committed to enriching education in Latin America and to increasing awareness of Latin America’s contributions to world culture. Adriana is focused on improving educational infrastructure and directs three programs: Actualización de Maestros en Educación (AME), a teacher-training program; Piensa en Arte; and Cl@se, an educational Spanish language pan-regional TV channel.

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