Latin American Economy & Business - March 2014 (ISSN 1741-7430)

Any important industry that loses three of its most powerful chief executives in less than a year is going to face some questions. How significant were the displaced leaders and who will take over from them? Is there a crisis in the making, or perhaps a change in the business model looming somewhere on the horizon? Or is the underlying business strong enough to continue, no matter who is running the show? All these questions are now being asked about Mexico’s very large, very powerful (and completely illegal) drugs business.