Mr. Álvaro Fernández Garza
CEO & President of ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V.
And Chairman of the Board of Alpek
BM type: Related Proprietary
Tenure: New Nominee (2025)
Age: 57 years
CEO Experience: Yes
Education:
- BA from Notre Dame University
- MBA from ITESM
- MBA from Georgetown University
Relevant Experience:
- ALPEK (Chairman)
- ALFA (President)
- NEMAK (Co-Chairman)
- AXTEL + CTAXTEL (Co-Chairman)
- CYDSA (Member)
- CONSEJO MEXICANO DE NEGOCIOS (Member)
- UDEM (Chairman)
Mr. Rodrigo Fernández Martínez
President of Sigma Alimentos, S.A. de C.V.
BM type: Related Proprietary
Tenure: New Nominee (2025)
Age: 49 years
CEO Experience: Yes
Education:
- BA from UVA
- MBA from Wharton
Relevant Experience:
- ALPEK (Member)
- UDEM (Member)
- LAMOSA (Member)
- WHARTON (Member-LatAm Executive Board)
- SIGMA (President)
- SIGMA (Former CEO Americas)
- SIGMA (Former COO)
- SIGMA (Former Finance Director)
Mr. Francisco José Calderón Rojas
President of Franca Industrias, S.A. de C.V. and Franca Servicios, S.A. de C.V.
BM type: Independent
Tenure: New Nominee (2025)
Age: 58 years
CEO Experience: Yes
Education:
- BA from ITESM
- MBA from UCLA
Relevant Experience:
- ALPEK (Board Member)
- FRANCA INDUSTRIAS (Member)
- FRANCA INDUSTRIAS (Former CFO)
- FRANCA SERVICIOS (Member)
- FEMSA (Member)
- BBVA MÉXICO (Regional Advisor)
- UDEM (Member)
Mr. Enrique Castillo Sánchez-Mejorada
CEO of Tejocotes 134, S.C.
BM type: Independent
Tenure: New Nominee (2025)
Age: 68 years
CEO Experience: Yes
Education:
- BS from Universidad Anáhuac
Relevant Experience:
- IXE GRUPO FINANCIERO (Chairman of the Board & CEO)
- VENTURA CAPITAL PRIVADO (Senior Partner)
- BANAMEX (Member)
- GRUPO HÉRDEZ (Member)
- SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION (Board Member)
- MÉDICA SUR (Member)
- GRUPO INVEKRA (Member)
Mr. Andrés E. Garza Herrera
Vicepresident of the Board of
Qualtia Alimentos Operaciones, S. de R.L. de C.V.
BM type: Independent
Tenure: New Nominee (2025)
Age: 57 years
CEO Experience: Yes
Education:
- BA from ITESM
- MBA from San Diego University
Relevant Experience:
- ALPEK (Member)
- XIGNUX (Member)
- PURE WATER TECHNOLOGIES (Member)
- CIUDAD DE LOS NIÑOS (President)
- QUALTIA ALIMENTOS (CEO)
- ARNECOM INDUSTRIAS (Former Arnes BU Director)
- XIGNUX (Former Strategic Planning Director)
Mr. Armando Garza Herrera
Global Customer Champion at Sigma Alimentos
BM type: Independent
Tenure: New Nominee (2025)
Age: 29 years
CEO Experience: No
Education:
- BS from Cornell University
Relevant Experience:
- SIGMA ALIMENTOS (Global Customer Champion)
- BCG (Associate)
Mr. Armando Garza Sada
Investor
BM type: Independent
Tenure: New Nominee (2025)
Age: 67 years
CEO Experience: Yes
Education:
- BA from MIT
- MBA from Stanford
Relevant Experience:
- ALPEK (Chairman of the Board)
- ALFA (Member)
- NEMAK (Member)
- AXTEL + CTAXTEL (Co-Chairman)
- GRUPO LAMOSA (Member)
- LIVERPOOL (Member)
Mr. David Martínez Guzmán
Founder and CEO of Fintech Advisory Inc.
BM type: Independent
Tenure: New Nominee (2025)
Age: 67 years
CEO Experience: Yes
Education:
- Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from UNAM
- MBA from Harvard Business School
Relevant Experience:
- ASESORÍA FINTECH INC. (Founder & CEO)
- CEMEX (Member)
- VITRO (Member)
- BANCO SABADELL (Member)
- ICATEN (Member)
Ms. Montserrat Ramiro Ximénez
Country Manager UGT Renewables
BM type: Independent
Tenure: New Nominee (2025)
Age: 52 years
CEO Experience: No
Education:
- BA from ITAM
- MS from UCL
- GradDip from Cambridge
- GradDip from Harvard
Relevant Experience:
- ALPEK (Member)
- FIBRA MÉXICO (Member)
- BLACKROCK MÉXICO (Member)
- ARCELORMITTAL MÉXICO (Member)
- COTEMAR (Member)
- INICIATIVA CLIMÁTICA MÉXICO (Member)
- WOMEN ON BOARDS (Member)
- INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FORUM (Member)
- COMEXI (Member)
- WILSON CENTER (Member)
- THERMION ENERGY(Member)
- IMCO (Former Senior External Advisor)
- IMCO (Former Director of Energy)
- PEMEX (Former Advisor to the CFO)
Mr. José de Jesús Valdez Simancas
Member of the Board of Alpek
BM type: Independent
Tenure: New Nominee (2025)
Age: 71 years
CEO Experience: Yes
Education:
- BS & MBA from ITESM
- MS from Stanford
Relevant Experience:
- ALPEK (Member)
- BETTERWARE MÉXICO (Member)
- EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL (Member of Advisory Board)
- ALFA (Senior Advisor)
- ALPEK (Former CEO)
- PETROCEL (Former CEO)
- INDELPRO (Former CEO)
- POLIOLES (Former CEO)
Mr. Guillermo Francisco Vogel Hinojosa
Chairman of the Board of Grupo Collado and EXIMPRO
BM type: Independent
Tenure: New Nominee (2025)
Age: 74 years
CEO Experience: Yes
Education:
Relevant Experience:
- GRUPO COLLADO (Chairman of the Board)
- EXIMPRO (Chairman of the Board)
- TENARIS (Vice Chairman of the World Board)
- BANCO SANTANDER MÉXICO (Member)
- TECHINT (Member)
- IPADE (Member)
- INNOVARE R&D (Member)
- OPERBUS (Member)
- MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC (Member)
Dr. Alejandro Mariano Werner Wainfeld
Founding Director at Georgetown Americas Institute
BM type: Independent
Tenure: New Nominee (2025)
Age: 58 years
CEO Experience: No
Education:
- BA from ITAM
- PH.D from MIT
Relevant Experience:
- ALPEK (Member)
- ACCIONA ENERGÍA (Member)
- BBVA MÉXICO (Member)
- GEORGETOWN AMERICAS INSTITUTE (Founding Director)
- IMF (Former Director)
- BBVA MÉXICO (Former Head of Corporate and Investment Banking)
- SHCP (Former Undersecretary)
- BANXICO (Former Director of Economic Studies)
Dr. Jaime Enrique Zabludovsky Kuper
Vicepresident of IQOM
BM type: Independent
Tenure: New Nominee (2025)
Age: 68 years
CEO Experience: No
Education:
- BA from ITAM
- PH.D from Yale
Relevant Experience:
- ALPEK (Member)
- FIBRAHOTEL (Member)
- IQOM (Member)
- COMEXI (Member)
- XIGNUX (Member)
- BAJA FERRIES (Member)
- EDIFICANDO TALENTO (Member)
- MÉXICO EVALÚA (Member)
- MAR DE ULLOA (Member)
- COMEXI (Member)
- NAFTA (Former Negotiator)
- NAFTA INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS (Former Sub-Secretary)
Carlos Jiménez Barrera
Secretary of the Board
