Portrait of Albert Nahmad

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Albert Nahmad

Net worth $1.3B

Air conditioning parts · United States

Born
Oct 15, 1940
Age
85
Source
Air conditioning parts
Residence
Coral Gables, Florida
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Albert Nahmad is CEO and approximately 7% shareholder of Watsco, a large distributor of air conditioning, heating and refrigeration parts.
  • Born in Panama, Nahmad emigrated to the United States to study engineering at the University of New Mexico and Purdue.
  • In 1973, Nahmad bought a stake in Watsco, then a small, publicly traded company.
  • Using a highly acquisitive strategy, Nahmad helped Watsco grow from a market cap of $22 million in 1989 to more than $20 billion now.
  • Nahmad's children are active in his businesses. His son is president of Watsco; his daughter is president of the Nahmad Family Foundation.

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