Arnoldo De la Rocha

Arnoldo De la Rocha was born in a rural community nested in the heart of the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico. He is one of millions of Mexicans who for various reasons left the field to the city in search of opportunities; his vision, his effort, his constancy and undeniable entrepreneurial spirit led him to achieve important goals in his business life, among those that stand to be a founding member of the famous brand "El Pollo Feliz" a leading specialty chain restaurants, with more than 800 branches and 12 000 employees.

It all started in 1975 when Arnoldo De la Rocha and several partners opened a small restaurant offering carbon roasted chickens. The incredible growth of the brand under the direction of Arnoldo De la Rocha and his team quickly led to achieve presence in 167 cities in Mexico, with over 800 branches by 2000. This brought the imminent internationalization of El Pollo Feliz, crossing the border to settle in the United States in 2001, in the city of Tucson, Arizona. Arnoldo is also Chairman of Board in diferent food businesses.

Arnoldo is an entrepreneur who does not forget the importance of building a better Mexico where opportunities are available to all and not a few. In his emotional conference "Sueño Mexicano" (Mexican Dream) he shares his experiences and promotes fight for our land with the absolute conviction that the most direct way to make a better Mexico is forming better Mexicans and the importance to show the pride of being mexican. Arnold is graduate from IPADE.