Ricardo Benjamín Salinas Pliego (born 1956) is a Mexican businessmen and one of Forbes World's Richest People since 2000. He serves as President and CEO of Grupo Salinas and Grupo Elektra, two holdings with interests vested in telecommunications, media and retail stores, among those TV Azteca, Elektra, Iusacell, Unefon and Banco Azteca .
Salinas Pliego has a degree in Accountancy (with Honors) from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies (1977) and a Masters in Business Administration from Tulane University (1979). Before joining Grupo Elektra he worked at Arthur Andersen. He's the father of three children and lives in Mexico City with his wife, María Laura Medina.
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