Ruben Figueres Alario

Ruben Figueres Alario was born in Gandia, Spain on February 14th 1974. In 1992 he moved to Barcelona and finished his bachelor degree and MBA from ESADE.

In 1998 he moved to Chicago where he started a career in Advertising. In 2002 he created Alario Media, currently named the Alario Group which has become a leading Advertising agency in Chicago dedicated to the Hispanic market. The Alario Group is one of the fastest growing companies in the industry.

He is also publicly known for his athletic accomplishments that have motivated many people in their lives. Ruben started as a tennis player and at age 18 he started running track and field. One year later he started triathlon and won several state titles in Spain. Once in Chicago he continued a string of successes in triathlon, including many overall wins ³, a national title¹ in swimming (with 4th best time of the year)² and recently competed in the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii.

References

1http://www.lsac.com/docs/newsletters/summer07.pdf

http://www.fwnationals.com/images/2007SCResults.pdf

2http://www.usms.org/comp/tt/toptenlist.php?Year=2007&CourseID=1&AgeGroupID=3&Sex=M&SwimmerID=031FN

3http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/3/3_5/third-lake-michigan-triat.shtml

http://www.chicagoaa.com/news/pleasantprairie03final.html

http://www.hunterkemper.com/journal.html

http://www.lsac.com/docs/newsletters/shorelines_2006-4-fall.pdf

http://www.triatlon.org/archivo_fetri/pdf/bol_fetri/2004/grupos%20de%20edad.pdfMayo%202004.pdf

http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/results/published/5755.asp

http://www.fwnationals.com/images/2007SCResults.pdf