Professional background

In 1997 he was appointed as CEO of Interacciones Casa de Bolsa, in 1999 as CEO of Interacciones Bank, and in 2000 as CEO of Grupo Financiero Interactions (GFI). At the beginning of 2003 became Deputy Director General of GFNorte and the end of the year, returned to the Directorate General of GFI to place it as a financial group with high profitability, specializing in financing to states and municipalities; led a successful public offering in 2013, which consolidated the GFI as a public company with increasing liquidity in the stock market. He also was named in 2008 as Group General Industrial Hermes, founded in 1978, with different lines of business in infrastructure, energy, automotive, transportation and, as of 2013, tourism.

Academic background

Administration with specialization in Finance from the Universidad Iberoamericana.

Member of the Board of Directors since: October 2014

Professional background

Chairman and CEO of GRUMA and GIMSA. He has served as CEO of Gruma Asia and Oceania, Senior Vice President of Special Projects of Gruma Corporation. Chairman and CEO of CarAmigo United States, Vice President of Central and Eastern Regions of MissionFoods, President and Vice President of Sales of Azteca Milling.

Academic background

He graduated with a degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Regiomontana and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of San Diego, California.

Member of the Board of Directors since: April 2004

Professional background

He serves as CEO and is the majority shareholder of Artefactos Laminadas, S.A. de C.V. Currently the Chairman and Deputy CEO of Inmobiliaria Montevi, S.A. de C.V. and Inmobiliaria Mony, S.A. de C.V., he is also a Consultant Regional Board Member of Banco Nacioanl de Mexico, S.A. (Banamex) and Financial Advisor and Developer in SISMEX Sistemas Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. From 1972 to 1980, he served as assistant director of operations in Artifactos Laminadas.

Academic background

A Mechanical and Electrical Engineer graduate from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), he also has a Master of Science in Automatic Controls from the same institution, and has participated in the Senior Management program of the Institute Panamericano de Alta Dirección (IPADE).

Member of the Board of Directors since: October 1993

Professional background

CEO of GFNorte and Banco Mercantil del Norte, S.A., since November 2014.

He served as General Director of Corporate and General Director of Wholesale Banking in Banorte. His work experience is essentially banking. Starting as an interdisciplinary consultant in Peat Marwick Mexico he subsequently entered the area of Financial Engineering at Operadora de Bolsa. In 1989 he founded Finventia, highlighting their participation in the issuance of the first private Eurobond, he later participated in the restructuring of the Mexican public debt. He also worked at Banque Nationale de Paris and Banque Indosuez Mexico as a trader of the Mexican market. From 1993 to 1999 he worked at Nacional Financiera, S.N.C. in the area of development banking, performing various executive positions. Later, he worked for 11 years in Grupo Financiero Santander, where he acted as CFO, General Director of Wholesale Banking, General Director of Casa de Bolsa Santander and Executive Vice President of the Group. In 2007 he served as President of the Mexican Association of Brokerage Firms.

Academic background

He graduated an Actuary from the Universidad Anahuac, with graduate studies in Finance from the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from E.S.A.D.E. Barcelona.

Member of the Board of Directors since: July 2011

Professional background

A Professor of International Finance Chair of the EGADE Business School, ITESM. He was Director of Economic Studies of Grupo Industrial Alfa (Grupo Alfa today). He founded the consulting firm Index, Economia Aplicada, S.A. and was Deputy Governor of the Bank of Mexico. Founder and first director of the Graduate School of the Faculty of Economics at the Universidad Autónoma of Nuevo Leon.

Academic background

He graduated in Economics from the University of Nuevo Leon and holds an MBA and is a candidate for his PhD in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Member of the Board of Directors since: April 2010

Professional background

She currently serves as General Director of Sustainable Finance, Sociedad Financiera Popular dedicated to financing projects for micro-entrepreneurs and is Managing Partner and Founder of Valores Financieros, a consultancy firm for banking systems.

She served as advisor to the Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, in which capacity she coordinated the negotiation of free trade in financial services, was subsequently Vice-president of Supervision of the National Banking and Securities Commission. She was appointed Associate Director of the Bank for International Payments, in charge of the analysis of the Basel II impact on emerging markets. Adviser to GFNorte President for Life of GFNorte, Roberto Gonzalez Barrera and Director of Special Projects at the same institution.

he has been an international consultant in banking crises, a Professor of Economics at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and author of numerous academic and specialized publications for Banking and Macroeconomics.

Academic background

She is Mathematics Actuary from the Universidad Autonoma of Mexico (UNAM) and holds a Masters in Economics from the same institution, as well as a Doctorate in Economics from Columbia University in New York.

Member of the Board of Directors since: April 2009

Professional background

He is An Independent Consultant and Board Member who is also currently a member of the Board of the National Savings Bank (Bansefi). He has occupied several positions in the public sector, in the Ministry of Economy, and founded the parastatal agency “ProMexico, Investment and Commerce”. He served as General Director of Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior, S.N.C (Bancomext) and General Director of Banca Confía, as well as Director of International Operations at Banco de México (Banxico). In the private sector, he was CEO of Grupo Financiero Mifel and Banca Mifel and held the position of First Vice-President of the Mexican Association of Banks as well as Vice-President of the Mexican Bankers Association, among other positions.

Academic background

An Industrial Engineering from the Universidad Iberoamericana he also holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Cornell University, New York.

Member of the Board of Directors since: July 2011

Professional background

Currently serving as a member of Gruma’s Executive Committee. He served as Director of Operations and General Director of Gimsa’s Central America Division. He was General Manager of Gruma Corp. (U.S.A. Division) and Corporate General Director of Gruma and Gimsa. He was an independent business consultant.

Academic background

He holds a Law Degree from the Universidad Autonoma of Nuevo Leon (UANL) and is a Doctor of Economics from the University of Austin, Texas.

Member of the Board of Directors since: April 1999

Professional background

He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Promociones Metrópolis, S.A. de C.V. and member of the board of Iberdrola USA and Rotoplas. Previously, he served as General Director of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), General Director of Airports and Auxiliary Services (ASA) and held various positions within the Energy, Mines and Parastatal Industry Ministry. He was a member of the Alumni Councils of the Harvard University Business School, National Financiera, Multibanco Mercantil de México and Banco Internacional. He also served as Chairman of the Board of the Mexican Institute of Electrical Research and as Chairman of the Board of the Harvard Foundation in Mexico.

Academic background

A Civil Engineer graduate from the Universidad Anahuac, he also has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard University Business School.

Member of the Board of Directors since: April 2012

Professional background

He has been Executive General Director of Vitro since March 2013 and a member of the Board of Directors of Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. since 2010, as well as member of the boards of Comegua, the Industrial Club of Monterrey, the University of Monterrey, he sits on the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Transformation Industry (CAINTRA) and the North Regional Board of GFNorte. He has served as Director of Vitro Cristalglass (Spain), General Manager of Vitro Automotriz, Director of Internal Restructuring, Director of Administration and Finance and General Director of the Vitro Packaging business.

Academic background

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Advanced Studies (ITESM) and holds a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Stanford University.

Member of the Board of Directors since: April 2013

Professional background

He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grupo Pegaso, with presence in sectors such as: technology, telecommunications, media, real estate, sports, culture and philanthropy, agriculture, tourism, services and aeronautics. He has participated as a majority and strategic partner in several companies and financial institutions such as: Ixe Bank, Laredo National Bank, Telefónica Movistar and Atlante Football Club, among others. He has also participated as an independent member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer, S.A.

Academic background

Member of the Board of Directors since: April 2013

Professional background

He is CEO of Grupo Comercial Chedraui. In addition, he has served as Commercial Director and then as Commercial General Director of Las Galas. He also participates in the Chedraui Foundation, Young Presidents’ Organization and Mexico Nuevo.

Academic background

He holds a degree in Accounting and Finance from the Universidad Anahuac.

Member of the Board of Directors since: April 2015

Professional background

He currently is the Executive Vice President and Chairman of the Finance Committee of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. and has been a member of the Board and Executive Committee of the company since 1997. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Empresas Cablevisión, S.A. de C.V., Innova, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Sky), Cablemás Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V., Operbes, S.A. de C.V. (Bestel), Televisión Internacional, S.A. de C.V. And Grupo Axo, S.A.P.I. de C.V., as well as The Americas Society. He is President of the Board of Kardias Foundation and member of the UNAM Foundation and the Mexican Health Foundation. Before joining Grupo Televisa, he was a founding partner of the law firm of Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C. He served as Executive Vice President of Administration and Finance from 1999 to 2003. He was also a member of the Board of Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V. from 2005 to 2013 and The American School Foundation from 2001 to 2010.

Academic background

He holds a Law Degree from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México (UNAM).

Member of the Board of Directors since: April 2015

Professional background

She is Notary Public 182 of Mexico City and of the Property Heritage of the City of Mexico. She is a member of the International Women’s Forum, the International Federation of University Women and the International Association of Women Judges. She was appointed Minister of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (1995-2015) and Magistrada Numeraria of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Federal District (1993 to January 1995).

Academic background

She holds a Law Degree from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) with a postgraduate degree in Social Policy and Administration from the University College of Swansea in Great Britain. She is Doctor Honoris Causa of the Autonomous University of Morelos and the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon.

Member of the Board of Directors since: April 2016

Professional background

He is a partner of Ritch, Mueller, Heather and Nicolau, S.C. and specializes in external financing, restructuring and securities placement. He is legal counsel of the Business Coordinating Board (CCE) and a permanent member of the committee responsible for drafting the Code of Best Corporate Practices of this Board. He is a member of the Board of Directors and of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee (CAPS) of Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V.; Independent Director and Chairman of CAPS de Gruma, S.A.B. de C.V. and Grupo Industrial Maseca, S.A.B. de C.V.

Academic background

He is a law graduate from the Escuela Libre de Derecho, with a Master’s degree from the University of Texas (Austin) - “Master of Comparative Jurisprudence- Financial Law”.

Member of the Board of Directors since: April 2016