Carlos Peralta (businessman)
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Carlos Peralta | |
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 Peralta in 2025 | |
| Born | 6 December 1951[1] Mexico City, Mexico |
| Education | Bachelor's degree in Engineering, ICM Institute of Mexico |
| Occupations | Businessman, baseball executive |
| Spouse | Mariana Tort |
| Children | Olivia Peralta, Mariana Peralta, Juan Carlos Peralta and Nicolás Peralta |
Carlos Peralta Quintero is a Mexican businessman, investor, and philanthropist, President, and Chairman of Grupo IUSA. He owns the baseball club Jaguares de Nayarit of the Mexican Pacific League and previously owned the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League (LMB).
Grupo IUSA is a third-generation family-owned conglomerate founded more than eight decades ago. The group operates through a number of companies in several industrial sectors and has become one of the largest industrial groups in Latin America. Under the leadership of Carlos Peralta, Grupo IUSA expanded its business portfolio and international presence, commercializing more than 6,000 certified products across more than 20 sectors in over 30 countries. The group reports annual sales of approximately US$1 billion and employs around 10,000 people.
Peralta began working at Industrias Unidas S.A. in October 1968 as an operator in the electrical department. During his career within the company he held several positions in both production and administrative divisions, eventually becoming Executive Vice-President in 1984. In 1997, he assumed the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grupo IUSA.
Grupo IUSA’s core activities include the manufacturing of products for the electricity, water and gas industries. The company's portfolio includes more than 6,000 products such as high- and medium-voltage cables, transformers, valves, photovoltaic solar panels, electrical devices, water heaters and LED lighting systems.
Philanthropy
Peralta has supported philanthropic initiatives primarily through projects linked to the industrial operations of Grupo IUSA in Pastejé, in the State of Mexico. In that region he supported the creation of three day-care centers for the children of workers at the industrial complex, as well as a school that provides free K–12 education for the local community. The school focuses on technical education and workforce preparation, and has sought to promote opportunities for indigenous communities in the region, including the Mazahua.
In 1997, Peralta founded the Fundación Ingeniero Alejo Peralta y Díaz Ceballos in honor of his father, Alejo Peralta. The foundation promotes programs in education, culture, science and technology, and has also participated in humanitarian assistance following natural disasters.
Through its initiatives, the foundation has supported housing reconstruction projects in municipalities affected by hurricanes, earthquakes and floods in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Guerrero and Puebla. It has also provided assistance programs for low-income elderly people and children with chronic illnesses, including cancer, AIDS and diabetes.
