Guillermo Romo entered the business world at the age of 17 and has since achieved several business successes, including the sale of Tequila Herradura, his family's original business, to Brown-Forman Corporation - a transaction valued US$ 876 million. In 2003, Romo created Grupo Mega, a holding company that integrates financial services, with assets over US$ 750 million.
Grupo Mega is ranked as the 2nd largest independent leasing & equipment finance company in Mexico and has an investment rating by Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings. Other investments include Agricultural & food-Bloomfarms-(agave, blueberries & avocados) bio compostable disposables & packaging, security and real estate, RFO Family Office and private equity.
Romo is Executive Chairman of the Board at Grupo Mega and has seats on different boards. He is active in social and environmental responsibility projects such as Teleton and Endeavor, reforestation US-Mexico Foundation. He’s also a VP of COMCE, the foreign trade chamber of commerce in Mexico. As well as honorary consul of the kingdom of Thailand in Mexico.