Professional Practice

• Mergers & Acquisitions consultant, “Merchant Banker” (1987 to date)
• Strategic Decisions Group, (SDG) Mexico’s representative, Palo Alto California (1988 – 1993)

Strategic Business Development experience (1972 – 1982)

• Chief Executive Officer at Grupo GENTOR, Monterrey, Mexico, (1981 – 1987)
• CFO at Fomento Industrial SOMEX, Mexico City, (1971 – 1981)
• CFO at AKRA the synthetic fibers division within Grupo ALFA ( 1976 – 1978)
• COO at PHILCO Mexico, within Grupo ALFA (1975)
• Head for Grupo ALFA’s diversification program (1972 – 1974)
• Long-range-Planning Manager at Grupo ALFA (1970 – 1972)
• Economic Studies at HYLSA Steel Group within Grupo ALFA (1969 – 1971)
• Business Consultant, Engineering-Economic Systems School, Stanford University (1966 – 1967)

University Studies

• MS Engineering Economic Systems, Stanford University (1967)
• MS Electrical Engineering School, Stanford University (1964)
• Postgraduate on Industrial Processes Automation at Philips
  Internationall Institute, in Eindhoven, Holland (1965)
• BS Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey (1963)