Background
Guillermo Salinas Pliego was born on April 25, 1960, in Mexico City. He is the son of Hugo Salinas Price and Esther Pliego Muris, who moved from Monterrey to Mexico City in 1954.
He has five siblings: Ricardo, Elisa+, Esther, Rebeca+, and Norah Emilia+.
He graduated from St. Andrew’s College (’78) in Ontario, Canada, and in 1982 he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Public Accounting from ‘Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey – ITESM’. Throughout his life, he has shown interest in reading, finance, technology, architecture and design.
He currently resides in San Pedro Garza García. He is married and has four children: Guillermo, Federico, Pablo, and Eugenio.
The Salinas family has been prominent in business since the early 20th century when Guillermo’s great-grandfather, Benjamín Salinas Westrup, established his business called ‘Benjamín Salinas y Cía.’
Later on, he partnered with his brother-in-law Joel Rocha to manufacture home furniture, forming the company ‘Salinas y Rocha’ (SYR). Subsequently, Hugo Salinas Rocha, Guillermo’s grandfather, began SYR operations in Mexico City. Later, his father, Hugo Salinas Price, founded Elektra in partnership with his grandfather.
Today, Grupo Elektra is one of the leading retail chains in Mexico, in addition to being the owner of Banco Azteca.