Elliot Salkow

[1] Salkow was born in 1953 and grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa with two sisters.

[1] In 1979, Salkow founded Ellies Electronics, initially operating the business from his garage.

The company sold television aerials and later, a supplier and installer of satellite dishes and decoders.

[2] Salkow transitioned to a non-executive director role at Ellies Electronics in 2019 and retired from active management a year later.

[4] Salkow died in 2021 at the age of 68, survived by his wife, children, and sisters.