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Azteca
La
entrevistaIts
con
Celebrates
Sarmiento,
19th Anniversary
Another
Year of
Ethical Journalism
p.44
p.
Azteca
Premiere of
Celebrates
Its
La
Isla
19th
Anniversary
Slated for
August
p.p.74
N2 Ruedas
Captivates
Motorcycle
Lovers
p. 8
Ricardo Salinas Presides Over
Graduation Ceremony
at Plantel Azteca
Ricardo Salinas presided over the ceremony for the 610 students from the 14th graduating
class of Plantel Azteca’s middle school, and the 155 students from its 11th graduating
high school class.
Over the last 16 years, Plantel Azteca has awarded thousands of scholarships for low-income
youth. Over 8,000 students have graduated with academic excellence.
“It’s not the same going to school as having an education; they’re two very different things.
And what we’re seeing here, the explanation of ideas, the participation in teams: that’s
education,” said Ricardo Salinas during his talk.
(continued on p. 3)
Letter to Readers
With the arrival of summer, yet another school year is coming to a close. It’s time to
recognize advancement, and at Grupo Salinas, we celebrate the graduation of this year’s
high school and middle school classes from the Plantel Azteca School. Our chairman,
Ricardo Salinas, made some stirring remarks to the graduates, highlighting the level of
excellence of the thousands of students who have graduated from our school.
La entrevista con Sarmiento also celebrated its 16th anniversary, consolidating itself as
a “crucial space for dialogue and freedom” in Mexican television.
In this issue, we present a review of some new shows at Azteca and the exclusive launch
of an advanced model of cellular telephony.
Getting in touch with future leaders is another essential issue for us —and not only in our
own country— as shown by the lectures that Advance America executives offered business
administration students at the University of South Carolina, which we feature in this issue.
We invite you to get to know more about our activities and, as always, we thank you for
your interest in Grupo Salinas.
Luis J. Echarte
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La entrevista con Sarmiento, Another Year of Ethical Journalism..........................................4
Iusacell’s Exclusive Launch of the World’s Slimmest Smartphone ..........................................5
Banco Azteca’s Successful Participation in the Bankers’ Olympics .........................................6
Premiere of La Isla Slated for August .......................................................................................7
N2 Ruedas Captivates Motorcycle Lovers ..................................................................................8
Advance America Executives Guide Future Business Leaders ...........................................................9
New Vice President of Programming at Azteca America ....................................................................9
Azteca America Organizes Conference on Immigration in Chicago ............................................... 10
The Best of Ricardo B. Salinas’ Blog ........................................................................................ 11
Contacts....................................................................................................................................... 11
(continued from p. 1)
Ricardo Salinas Presides Over Graduation Ceremony
at Plantel Azteca
Since its inauguration in 1997, this institution has become one of Grupo Salinas’ most
important social programs. Grupo Salinas considers education an important value and a
powerful tool for improving the quality of life of our citizens and helping Mexico advance
as a country.
Honoring the flag
María Laura Medina de Salinas, Ricardo Salinas,
and Esteban Moctezuma watch the students at work
If graduates prepare
themselves, know how
to seek out and take
advantage of opportunities
for themselves, and situate
themselves in their element,
they will be successful in any
endeavor they undertake.
Ricardo B. Salinas
www.ricardosalinas.com/blog
Ricardo Salinas habla ante líderes empresariales
Ricardo Salinas presents diploma
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16th Anniversary
La entrevista con Sarmiento,
Another Year
of Ethical Journalism
In June we celebrated the 16th anniversary of La entrevista con Sarmiento,
one of Azteca 13’s emblematic programs. The celebration highlightedthe
career of journalist, writer, and president of Caminos de la Libertad, Sergio
Sarmiento, who has hosted around 2,500 broadcasts.
At the event were Ricardo Salinas Pliego; Mexico City Mayor Miguel
Ángel Mancera; and Dr. Yoloxóchitl Bustamante Díez, the director of the
National Polytechnic Institute, among other well-known figures from
Mexican political, cultural, and business spheres.
Miguel Ángel Mancera, Ricardo Salinas,
and Sergio Sarmiento
Ricardo Salinas said that La entrevista is
“a crucial space for dialogue and freedom,”
classifying it as “the dean of opinion
programs on Mexican television.”
In his 16 years on the air, Sergio
Sarmiento has interviewed figures like
Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, and
Mikhail Gorbachev, among many others.
Mario San Román and Sergio Sarmiento
Greta Rojas, Luis Niño de Rivera, IFAI
Commissioner María Elena Pérez-Jaén,
and Luis Armando Melgar
Alcatel Idol
Iusacell’s Exclusive Launch
of the World’s Slimmest
Smartphone
Iusacell made an exclusive launch for the Mexican market of the world’s slimmest smartphone,
the Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra HD.
The new cellular phone, one of the most sophisticated on the market, has three distinguishing qualities: design, price, and functionality. It was also a sensation at one of the world’s
most important technology events, the Consumer Electronics Show 2013, because of its
dimensions: it’s only 6.45 mm thick.
The Alcatel Idol has a Dual Core 1.2 GHZ processor and an Android Jellybean operating
system, a 4.7-inch screen, an 8-megapixel camera, an ergonomic cover that makes it lighter,
and a special fingerprint-resistant film.
As always, Iusacell offers the best plans for purchasing your new cellphone.
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Banking Medals
Banco Azteca’s Successful
Participation in the
Bankers’ Olympics
We won the gold in chess
The men’s and women’s basketball teams
The Banco Azteca delegation participated successfully in
the 2013 Bankers’ Olympics held this spring. The final count
was third overall with 212 medals (62 gold, 81 silver and
69 bronze).
Banco Azteca has steadily improved its showing every year
since it first participated in 2004.
The bank was represented by 550 contestants who participated in 17 sports events and 7 cultural activities, making an
outstanding showing among the 41 teams from the private
financial system and the federal government.
The squash team won several medals
Congratulations to
all for outstanding
participation!
First place in women’s mountain biking
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Second Season
Premiere of La Isla
Slated for August
The highly-anticipated second season of the action reality show La Isla 2013 will premiere
in the last week of August. The Azteca 7 production combines the excitement of adventure
with physical and mental challenges that put contestants to the test in competition for a
two-million-peso prize.
La Isla 2013 will feature 18 participants, including 12 celebrities and six contestants from
the general public.
Karen González
Bad Boy Rosas
Maritere Alessandri
The new season features Maritere Alessandri, Ceci Ponce, Michelle Vieth, Tania Rincón,
Geraldine Bazán, Vanessa Zambotti, Matías Novoa, Francisco de la O, Alan (the former
Magneto), Alberto Guerra, the Shocker, and Bad Boy Rosas.
Once again, Alejandro Lukini will host the show, scheduled to debut August 26 at 8:30
p.m. on Azteca 7.
Francisco de la O
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New Azteca 7 Program
N2 Ruedas Captivates
Motorcycle Lovers
Azteca 7 premiered a novel program, unique to Mexican television, which will offer motorcycle enthusiasts and the general public the information they need to get inside the
fabulous “two-wheeled” world.
With collaboration from Italika, Mexico’s number-one motorcycle brand, the new show
aims to foster the responsible use of motorcycles as a practical, safe, efficient means of
transportation.
The program, hosted by Mauricio Barcelata and María José, offers informational segments,
interviews, games, challenges, and also biking specialist Juan Ruiz, who participates in the
broadcasts answering audience questions on a video chat. N2 Ruedas airs from 4:45 to
5:15 p.m. every Friday afternoon.
University Outreach
Advance America
Executives Guide Future
Business Leaders
New Vice
President of
Programming
at Azteca
America
Azteca America has named
Margarita Black vice president of programming in a
move to strengthen the
network’s offering.
Margarita has to her credit
a long string of programming successes, with a career spanning almost two
decades at Galavisión.
Before working at Galavisión, she produced television and theater in her
native Venezuela.
Patrick O’Shaughnessy shares his vision of leadership
Advance America recently held a breakfast conference at the University of South Carolina’s
Upstate College of Business and Economics. Distinguished company executives like Advance
America’s CEO Patrick O’Shaughnessy and CFO Jim Ovenden participated in a series of
one-on-one meetings and group sessions with business administration students to offer
advice based on their experience in the field.
Each executive spoke to their area of expertise, tackling student questions on marketing,
finance and accounting, operations management and human resources. In addition, the
team shared recommendations for acing an interview, preparing a strong resume, dressing
for success, and tips for securing a job and beginning a career.
“The Advance America management team truly welcomes the opportunity to speak with
and mentor the next generation of business leaders,” said O’Shaughnessy. “Each one of us
benefitted from having exceptional role models throughout our own careers.”
The business school at the University of South Carolina’s Upstate campus has a longstanding
connection to Advance America; in fact, the school is named for local businessman and
Advance America co-founder George Dean Johnson. Johnson’s entrepreneurial spirit remains
a core tenet of the college’s curriculum, and, Advance America’s mission.
She is the winner of Emmy
International awards for
her work as a producer and
executive producer.
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Culmination of a Series of Forums
Azteca America Organizes
Conference on Immigration
in Chicago
Antonio Olivo, Xóchitl Bada,
Tamar Jacoby, Jaime
Domínguez, and Carolina TapiaRuano discuss the implications
of immigration reform
Azteca America has successfully concluded a series of forums on immigration with a conference in Chicago. The event, organized jointly with Fundación Azteca America and Zocalo
Public Square, boasted an outstanding panel of experts who discussed the topic “What
Does Immigration Reform Mean for Chicago?”
The panel was moderated by Antonio Olivo, an urban and immigration affairs reporter for
the Chicago Tribune. He shared the podium with immigration attorney Carolina TapiaRuano; Jaime Domínguez, an expert in political science from Northwestern University;
Xóchitl Bada, a sociologist from the University of Illinois at Chicago; and Tamar Jacoby,
the president of ImmigrationWorks USA.
Chicago is home
to more than 1.4 million
immigrants
The discussion dealt with different facets of the issue,
but the most important conclusion was that Chicago
is ready for the approval of an immigration reform at
any time. According to the experts, the city has the
capability of dealing with all the paperwork involved
in legalizing the status of migrants now residing there
and in integrating them and giving them jobs.
Tamar Jacoby summed up the discussion about the need for immigration very simply:
“This law is bringing the legislation up to date to jibe with the reality of the United States.”
Visit: www.fundacionaztecaamerica.org
The Best of
Ricardo B. Salinas’ Blog
Let’s Support Immigration Reform
Mexico and the United States are much
more than just neighbors. We are partners. And the progress of one translates
into wellbeing for the other. Let’s consider,
for example, the following from a recent
Woodrow Wilson Center study: (1) Mexico
is the second most important destination
for exports from the United States; (2) our
bilateral trade totals more than US$400
billion in goods and services; and (3) six
million jobs in the United States depend
on trade with Mexico.
However, many xenophobic politicians still miss the point. They will fade away, but Mexico
and the United States will continue to strengthen their ties of friendship and trade because
a prosperous region is in the interest of us all. Today there is an issue on the table that only
the United States can resolve, but will nonetheless affect our relationship for decades to
come: immigration reform. We should support it because the future of millions of people
on both sides of the border depends on it.
Contacts
We invite you to visit the blog at www.ricardosalinas.com/blog
Investor Relations, Grupo Salinas
Bruno Rangel • (5255) 1720-9167• jrangelk@gruposalinas.com.mx
Public Relations, Grupo Salinas USA
Nathalie Rayes • (818) 683-4178 • nrayes@gruposalinas.com.mx
Press Relations, Grupo Salinas
Daniel McCosh • (5255) 1720-0059 • dmccosh@gruposalinas.com.mx
Information GS Hoy
Elena Arceo • (5255) 1720-0060 • mearceo@gruposalinas.com.mx
Editorial Committee
Daniel McCosh • Bruno Rangel • Elena Arceo • Arturo Longares • Linda Garcidueñas
• Alejandro Vázquez • Carlos Casillas • Jesús Velázquez • Rolando Villarreal
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