Board of directors

In addition to being our founder and chairman of the board, he also serves as chairman of the board of Grupo Jorisa, S.A. de C.V., or Jorisa, as a member of the board of Board Members of HSBC Mexico, Corporación Zapata, S.A. de C.V., Unión de Crédito Empresarial, and U-Storage, S.A. de C.V., and as member of the valuation committee of AGROS, S.A. de C.V. and Agrosid, S.A. de C.V. Mr. Rión also served as chief executive officer of InverMéxico, S.A. de C.V., Casa de Bolsa, executive president of the board of Board Members of Grupo Mexival/Banpais, S.A. de C.V. and chief executive officer and chairman of Multivalores, S.A. de C.V, Casa de Bolsa. Mr. Rión has a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from the Universidad Iberoamericana and attended a Senior Management Seminar (Curso de Alta Dirección AD-2) at Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa—IPADE.

Mr. Messmacher is a distinguished executive with over 21 years of experience in the financial sector in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil; having worked with renowned institutions such as HSBC and McKinsey & Co. He holds a Degree in Electric Mechanic Engineering by the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM-CEM) and a Masters of Science in Operations Research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

In addition to serving on our board, Ms. Rión Cantú worked for our company from January 2005 to February 2011. Prior to becoming Project Evaluation Manager, she held several positions in the Commercial Department. Ms. Rión holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana.

Ms. Rión holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering granted by the Universidad Iberoamericana as well as studies from Kellogg Graduate School of Management and Booth University. She also holds a Finance Diploma from the Universidad Iberoamericana. Ms. Rión has been member of our Board since April 2012.

Mr. Rión holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana and a masters in business administration (M.B.A.) degree at Stanford University.

Mr. Cantú currently serves as a our Board Member and as a Board Member of El Camarón Dorado, S.A. de C.V. and Ensamblados de Madera, S.A. de C.V. Mr. Cantú holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University.

In addition to being a member of our board, Mr. Rodríguez serves on the board of Unión de Crédito Altamira (financiero), Envases Laminados, S.A. de C.V., Zeus Digital, S.A. de C.V. and Mexicana de Transferencias, S.A. de C.V. Mr. Rodríguez currently serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Mexicana de Transferencias, S.A. de C.V. He holds a Bachelor's degree from Instituto Politécnico Nacional and a Master's degree from Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa—IPADE.

In addition to serving on our board, he also serves as a Board Member for Ekco, S.A.B., Industrias Voit, S.A. de C.V., Editorial Premiere, S.A. de C.V., Grupo Embotelladoras Unidas, S.A.B. de C.V., Grupo Azucarero México, Grupo Martí, S.A.B., Q.B. Industrias, S.A.B. de C.V. and Unefon, S.A. de C.V. Mr. Elizondo is also a member of Unefon, S.A. de C.V.'s audit committee. Mr. Elizondo currently serves as chairman of Fomento de Capital, S.A. de C.V. He holds a C.P.A. from Universidad La Salle and a masters in business administration (M.B.A.) from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

In addition to serving on our board, Mr. De la Paz serves on the board of Estafeta Mexicana, S.A. de C.V., Multivalores, S.A. de C.V., Grupo Financiero, and Mexplus, S.A. Sinca. He holds a C.P.A. from IPADE.

Francisco Jose Vazquez Vazquez has over 11 years of experience in the financial sector and compliance. He holds a Law Degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana, a Masters in Corporate Law from the Universidad Anahuac and a Certification from the CNBV in anti-money laundering and terrorist financing.

Brenda Hernandez has over 10 years of experience in the financial and corporate sector. She holds a Law Degree at the Law School from the Barra Nacional de Abogados, a master 's degree and a specialization in Corporate Law from the Universidad Anahuac Mexico Norte.