Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego
Mr. Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego, Founder and Chairman of Grupo Salinas, is one of Latin America’s leading businessmen. He is convinced of the potential of 21st century Mexico as a country capable of determining its own destiny openly and democratically, spurred by the strength of its most value capital resource, the talent of its people. Grupo Salinas has its roots in a small family business specializing in manufacturing furniture, founded over a century ago in 1906 by Benjamin Salinas Westrup. Today the Grupo employs over 75,000 people in 10 countries and has business divisions in telecommunications, media, banking and retail. Ricardo Salinas’s vision has received the recognition of the most important business organizations and international forums. He has participated in the WEF, in the YPO, the Institute of the Americas, UCLA, TED, CAP, Aspen Institute and The NYF. In these forums, he usually discusses issues related to globalization and the opportunities at the base of the pyramid. www.ricardosalinas.com www.ricardosalinas.com/blog
