Grupo Elektra SA de CV Announces Executive Changes
February 19, 2013 at 05:28 pm EST
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Grupo Elektra SA de CV announced that its corporate governance body named Mario Gordillo Rincon as Chief Executive Officer of the company. Mario Gordillo has held executive positions during the past ten years in the company, such as Director of Financial Services, Director of Distribution, Chief Sales Development Officer, and Executive Director. Carlos Septien, Chief Executive Officer of the company and Banco Azteca, will assume executive responsibilities as part of the Vice Presidency for Information and Public Issues of Grupo Salinas, with the goal of further strengthening the institutional relations of the group in Mexico and abroad.
Grupo Elektra SAB de CV (Elektra) is a Mexico-based company primarily engaged in the banking and retailing sector. The Company is a financial services and specialty retailing company in Mexico and Central and South America, as well as a short-term non-bank loan provider in the United States. Its Retail Business segment comprises the sale of motorcycles, cell phones, appliances in general, electronics, furniture, among others; and provision of services, such as electronic money transfers, extended guarantees, airtime, and mobile virtual network operation. Its Financial Business segment provides banking and financial products and services like consumer credit, personal loans, commercial loans, savings accounts, term deposits, debit cards, credit cards, life and casualty insurance, retirement fund management options, brokerage services, and short-term non-bank loans. Elektra operates more than 7,000 points of contact, including approximately 4,600 in Mexico; close to 600 in Central and So
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