G ermán Larrea Mota-Velasco is a reclusive Mexican billionaire who is the chairman and CEO of Grupo México, the country's largest mining corporation and one of the largest copper producers in the world. He inherited the company from his father, Jorge Larrea, who was known as "the king of copper." Germán has since vastly expanded the family's industrial empire.

Grupo México is a dominant force in the global copper market and also has major operations in rail transport, owning the largest rail network in Mexico. Larrea is known for his tough management style and for being intensely private, rarely appearing in public or giving interviews. His career has been marked by both immense success and significant controversy, including major environmental disasters and long and bitter labor disputes at his company's mines. He is the second-richest person in Mexico, after Carlos Slim.