Roberto González Barrera

Roberto González Barrera (b. in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican businessman. He is the chairman of Gruma, the largest producer of tortillas and corn flour in the world, and of Banorte, the largest Mexican-owned private bank in Mexico. Because of his prominent role in the expansion of Gruma, he has been often been nicknamed "El Maseco" (a reference to one of Gruma's subsidiaries, Grupo Industrial Maseca). He has also been nicknamed "King of Tortillas".

Controversy

Roberto González Barrera refused to testify in the case against Raúl Salinas de Gortari, brother of former President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Allegedly, his justification was "I am a friend of Mr. Raúl". [ [http://www.contralinea.com.mx/archivo/2006/febrero/htm/Salinasde_gortari_Gonzalez_Barrera.htm Revista Contra Línea] "Y es que durante las casi cuatro horas de audiencia el empresario se niega a ratificar sus declaraciones hechas en 1998, que obran en el expediente identificado con el folio SE/028/96-06 integrado por la Procuraduría General de la República (PGR), y a aportar las pruebas de descargo en beneficio de Salinas de Gortari: estoy impedido para declarar señora juez, soy “amigo” de don Raúl, justifica el propietario de Banorte y del Grupo Maseca."]

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ee also

*Gruma
*Banorte

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