Carlos Fernández González *
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.