Mr. José Parés Gutiérrez graduated from Universidad Panamericana, Mexico (Business and Finance) and completed his MBA at ITAM, Mexico, as well as the Business D-1 Program at IPADE, Mexico, and Executive Programme at Wharton, San Francisco.

Mr. José Parés Gutiérrez is CEO of Finaccess Capital (Mexico) since 2013 and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Restaurant Brands New Zealand Limited. He has international experience in marketing, sales, finance and operational management.

Previously, Mr. José Parés Gutiérrez worked for 19 years in Grupo Modelo (Mexico), in various positions. During last 5 years of employment, including financial crisis years, he contributed as the Vice President of Marketing and Sales International to growth of Grupo Modelo’s revenue form USD 1 billion to USD 3 billion.

He also was a member of the Board of Crown Imports (Chicago, Illinois), Vice Chairman of the Board of MMI (Toronto, Canada), member of the Board of DIFA (Mexico) and member of the Mexican Brewers Association (Cámara de Cerveceros de México).

Mr. Parés has been a Director since October 5, 2017 and, therefore, a member of the Board of Directors since the date of registration of the Company in Spain (March 12, 2018).

Mr. Luis Miguel Álvarez Pérez graduated from Universidad Iberoamericana (Industrial Engineering) and completed the International Management Program at Fort Lauderdale, Florida (IPADE Business School), the International Top Management Program (ITAM, Ashridge, Kellog, IMD, Standford) and the Building Skills for Success Program at Wharton, San Francisco.

Mr. Luis Miguel Álvarez Pérez is Board Member, Audit Committee Member and Investment Committee Member of Finaccess, S.A.P.I. (since 2013). Founder and CEO of Compitalia, S.A. de C.V. (a family investment company that invests directly through equity and real estate investments, mainly in sectors such as consumer goods, restaurants, real estate and financial funds), and member of the Board of Directors and of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee of Restaurant Brands New Zealand Limited.

Previously he held several roles at Grupo Modelo (Mexico) for more than 25 years (including the Vertical Companies Director of Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V., President & General Manager of Gmodelo Agriculture, LLC., Idaho Falls, Idaho, Vice President & General Manager of Gmodelo Agriculture, Inc.). He has also spent 7 years in Grupo Modelo in Idaho Falls, ID, USA as the President and General Manager of a new malting plant facility.

His former board positions include: Alternate Board Member and Executive Committee Member of Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V., Board Member and Executive Committe Member of InteGrow Malt, LLC., as well as Board Member of Impulsora Agrícola, S.A. and International CO2 Extraction, LLC.

Currently he is a member of the Board of Directors of numerous private companies and NGOs, in addition to holding various positions in the Finaccess Group.

Mr. Álvarez Pérez has been a Director since October 5, 2017 and, therefore, a member of the Board of Directors since the date of registration of the Company in Spain (March 12, 2018).

Mr. Carlos Fernández González is an Industrial Engineer and Senior Management Program at the IPADE Business School (Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa).

Mr. Carlos Fernández González has held management functions in various economic sectors for more than 30 years. He held several roles at Grupo Modelo (the last one as CEO, 1997-2013, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, 2005-2013), until the brewing company was sold to the ABInbev group. From the time he was named CEO, up to 2013, Grupo Modelo consolidated its position as the leading brewing company in Mexico and in the international market, becoming the seventh-largest brewing group and the largest beer exporter in the world.

He has also served on the boards of national and international companies, including Anheuser Busch (US), Emerson Electric Co. (US), Seeger Industrial (Spain), Grupo Televisa (Mexico), Crown Imports, Ltd. (US), Inbursa (Mexico), Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) and Banco Santander, S.A. (Spain). After the sale of Grupo Modelo to Anheuser Busch, he was a member of the Advisory Board of Grupo Modelo for two years. He was also a member of the International Advisory Board of Banco Santander S.A. until its dissolution and a director of Grupo Financiero Santander México S.A.B. de C.V.

He currently holds the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Manager of Grupo Finaccess S.A.P.I. de C.V., a company he founded with presence in Mexico, the United States, Europe, China and Oceania. He is also a non executive director of Inmobiliaria Colonial, SOCIMI, S.A. (Spain) and member of the Board of Directors of Restaurant Brands New Zealand Limited (New Zealand).

He is an active member of several philanthropic institutions focused on social, educational and environmental programs.

Mr. Fernández González had been a Director of AmRest Holdings, SE from October 5, 2017 until May 11, 2023.

Ms. Romana Sadurska is a Law graduate (University of Warsaw), LLM from Yale University and PhD from the Polish Academy of Sciences. 

Ms. Romana Sadurska was a professor at the University of Sidney and the Australian National University. She was also partner Secretary General of the Spanish law firm Uría Menédez, being responsible for the practice area of Central and Eastern Europe of said firm. Likewise, she held the position of Executive Vice Chairman of the Professor Uría Foundation. 

She currently is a member of the Patronage (“Patronato”) of the Aspen Institute Spain and a member of the Real Diputación de San Andrés de los Flamencos – Carlos de Amberes Foundation.

Ms. Romana Sadurska was appointed member of the Board of Directors on 14 May 2019.

Mr. Pablo Castilla Reparaz holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Laws (Universidad Complutense - CEU) as well as a Master’s Degrees in Tax Legal Advice and EU Law (ICAI – ICADE) and finished Advanced Management Program for Overseas Bankers (the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania).

Mr. Pablo Castilla Reparaz has more than 30 years of experience in the banking sector as a lawyer for Banco Santander, S.A., having been responsible for M&A transactions in several jurisdictions, both inside and outside the European Union.

He has also served as Director of Santander Direkt Bank (Germany), Director of Banco Mercantil (Peru), Secretary non director of BT Telecomunicaciones S.A., director Secretary of Santander Investment, S.A., Secretary of the Investment Committee of Grupo Santander, director Secretary of OpenBank and director Secretary of Grupo Vitaldent.

Mr. Castilla Reparaz has been a Director since October 5, 2017 and, therefore, a member of the Board of Directors since the date of registration of the Company in Spain (March 12, 2018).

Mr. Mustafa Ogretici is a British citizen. He specializes in gastronomy and real estate sectors. His experience includes managing restaurants and franchising. He has owned and run restaurants in the United Kingdom since 1997. Since 2005 he has been real estate investor.

Mr. Ogretici graduated with a distinction from Cassio Campus College, Watford, where he studied Business Management and Law.

Mr. Ogretici meets all the criteria required for the independent member of the Board of Directors.

Mr. Ogretici has been a member of the Board of Directors since the registration of AmRest in Spain (12 March 2018). Earlier (since 1 January 2017) he had been a member of the Supervisory Board of the Company.

Mr. Emilio Fullaondo Botella holds a degree in Public Accounting and an MBA from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and completed the Executive Management of the Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa (IPADE).

Mr. Emilio Fullaondo Botella held senior management positions for more than 23 years in the beer industry, leading various departments related to the financial area of the Mexican beer group Grupo Modelo, including the position of Chief Financial Officer for a period of 4 years and subsequently in the Belgian company AB InBev, following the acquisition by Grupo Modelo as Chief People Officer for Middle Americas until his resignation in January 2019.

Currently, he is an independent director of the Restaurant Brands New Zealand Limited, which is listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

Mr. Emilio Fullaondo was appointed member of the Board of Directors on 14 May 2019.