José Antonio Fernández Carbajal
José Antonio Fernández Carbajal | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | EGADE |
| Occupation | Chairman of the Board of Directors of FEMSA[1] |
| Known for | FEMSA, Coca-Cola FEMSA, OXXO |
José Antonio Fernández Carbajal (born 1954 in Puebla) is a Mexican businessman. He is the chairman and former CEO of FEMSA, the largest beverage company in Latin America.[2] Additionally, he serves as president of the Board of Directors of Mexican Economic Development at Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education.[3]
Early life
He received a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies (ITESM) in 1976 and an MBA from ITESM's EGADE Business School in 1979.[4]
Career
In 1987, he joined FEMSA, the holding company of Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery and became its general director and CEO in 1995.[4] Also in 1995, he joined the board of directors of Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) and became chairman in 2012.[1]
In 2001, Carbajal was appointed CEO and chairman of the board of directors of FEMSA.[4] In 2007, he joined the Industrias Peñoles board of directors.[1]
He became a board member of Heineken in 2010.[5] In 2014, he stepped down from his role as CEO of FEMSA, remaining chairman of the current board of directors.[6]
In 2017, Carbajal was elected to a five-year term for the MIT Corporation, the school’s board of trustees.[7] He also serves on the board of directors of Coca-Cola FEMSA.[4]
Other activities
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), Member of the Global Board of Advisors[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Under Pressure, OXXO Rethinks the Convenience Store". Harvard Business Review. 2019-12-17.
- ^ "FEMSA to Separate the Roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer". Intrado.
- ^ "The Devil Is Loose". El Sol de Puebla. 2019-09-10.
- ^ a b c d "José Antonio Fernández Carbajal: Chairman and CEO, FEMSA". Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - Mexico Institute. 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Supervisory board". Heineken.
- ^ "FEMSA to Separate the Roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer". Intrado.
- ^ "MIT Corporation elects 10 term members, four life members". MIT News.
- ^ Global Board of Advisors Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).