Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of FEMSA consists of 15 Directors and is assisted by 1 Secretary (non-member) and 1 Alternate Secretary (non-member). In accordance with our bylaws and the Mexican Securities Law, at least 25% of the members of our board of directors must be independent. Directors and their specific Alternate Directors are appointed for a term of 1 year and are eligible for re-election after the completion of their term in office. The By-Laws of the Company provide that the holders of the FEMSA B Shares may elect at least nine Directors and the holders of the FEMSA D Shares may elect five Directors.
Since 2001, José Antonio Fernández has presided as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Current members of the Board of Directors:
Series B
Executive Chairman of the Board
Occupation: Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of FEMSA
Appointed to the Board: 1984 as Board member. 2001 as Chairman of the Board
Alternate Director: Francisco Javier Fernández Carbajal
Director
Occupation: Private investor
Appointed to the Board: 1999
Alternate Director: Jose Antonio Fernández Garza-Lagüera
Director
Occupation: Private investor
Appointed to the Board: 2005
Alternate Director: Javier Gerardo Astaburuaga Sanjines
Director
Occupation: Chairman of Regio Franca, S.A. de CV., Franca Servicios, S.A. de C.V., Franca Industrias, S.A. de C.V. and Servicios Administrativos de Monterrey, S.A. de C.V.
Appointed to the Board: 2023
Alternate director: Diego Eugenio Calderon Rojas
Director
Occupation: Private investor
Appointed to the Board: 2016
Alternate director: Juan Carlos Garza Garza
Director
Occupation: Chairwoman of Casa Córdoba
Appointed to the Board: 2020
Alternate director: Maximino José Michel González
Director
Occupation: : Chairman of Grupo BAL, Chairman of the board of governors of Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and Chairman of the board of directors of Fundación Alberto Baillères, A.C.
Appointed to the Board: 2022
Alternate Director: Arturo Fernández Pérez
Director
Occupation: Private investor
Appointed to the Board: 2004
Alternate Director: Bárbara Garza-Lagüera Gonda
Independent Director
Occupation: CEO and President of Wild Fork US
Appointed to the Board: 2024
Independent Director.
Occupation: Chief Investment Officer of Cascade Asset Management Company (William H. Gates III).
Appointed to the Board: 2011
Alternate Director: Enrique F. Senior Hernández (Independent)
Series D
Independent Director
Occupation: Private investor
Appointed to the Board: 2015
Independent Director
Financial Expert
Occupation: Independent consultant
Appointed to the Board: 2019
Independent Director
Occupation: CEO of TelevisaUnivisión Inc.
Appointed to the Board: 2023
Independent Director
Occupation: Global leader and entrepreneur in digital strategy, e-commerce, and consumer industries
Appointed to the Board: 2023
Independent Director
Occupation: Independent consultant
Appointed to the Board: 2024
SERIES D ALTERNATE DIRECTORS
Michael Kahn*
Independent Alternate Director
Francisco Zambrano Rodríguez*
Independent Alternate Director
Jaime A. El Koury*
Independent Alternate Director
Secretary (non-member): Alejandro Gil Ortiz
Alternate secretary (non-member): Sergio Rodríguez Pérez
Note: * Indicates Independent member