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Grupo Famsa’s positive performance rests on sound Corporate Governance practices, and the company seeks, in all of its operations, to act in complete compliance with the “Code of Better Corporate Practices” recommended by the Mexican Stock Exchange and the National Banking and Securities Commission. This has resulted in the optimal functioning of the Board of Directors, whose obligation is, in coordination with the Audit Committee and the Committee of Company Practices, to plan, approve, and overlook all of the Company’s operations.
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Management Team Grupo Famsa, S.A.B. de C.V.
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Humberto Garza Valdéz |
Chief Executive Officer |
Oziel Mario Garza Valdéz |
Vice President of Clothing and Real Estate |
Luis Gerardo Villarreal Rosales |
Chief Operating Officer |
Abelardo García Lozano |
Chief Financial Officer |
Héctor Padilla Ramos |
Vice President of Purchasing |
Héctor Hugo Hernández Lee |
Vice President of Human Resources |
Gabriel Eduardo Contel Arechavala |
Vice President of Famsa Mexico |
Ignacio Ortiz Lambretón |
Vice President of Famsa USA |
Adrián Jorge Lozano Lozano |
Vice President of Banco Ahorro Famsa |
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Board of Directors Grupo Famsa, S.A.B. de C.V.
The members of our Board of Directors are elected at Ordinary Shareholders’ Meetings and exercise their functions for a one-year period with the possibility for reelection. The members of Grupo Famsa’s Board of Directors are:
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 Humberto Garza González |
Director |
 Humberto Garza Valdez |
Director |
 Hernán Javier Garza Valdez |
Director |
 Oziel Mario Garza Valdez |
Director |
 Salvador Kalifa Assad |
Independent Director |
 Horacio Marchand Flores |
Independent Director |
 Jorge Luis Ramos Santos |
Independent Director |
 Alejandro Sepúlveda Gutiérrez |
Independent Director |
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The officials of Grupo Famsa’s Board of Directors are:
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 Humberto Garza González |
Chairman |
 (*) Luis Gerardo Villarreal Rosales |
Secretary |
 (*) Ricardo Maldonado Yañez |
Prosecretary |
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(*) Officials who do not form part of the Board of Directors.
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Audit Committee
The Audit Committee was created at the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on April 28, 2006. Since its creation, in accordance with Mexican securities legislation (Ley del Mercado de Valores), all members of the Committee are Independent Directors, and two of them qualify as financial experts. The members of the Audit Committee are:
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 Alejandro Sepulveda Gutiérrez |
Chairman |
 Salvador Llarena Arriola |
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 Horacio Marchand Flores |
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Among the responsibilities of the Audit Committee are:
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- Evaluate the company’s internal control and internal auditing systems;
- Submitt an annual report of its activities to the Board of Directors and the Shareholders’ Meeting;
- Discuss and review the company’s balance sheets, and recommend their approval, if appropriate, to the Board of Directors;
- Oversee compliance of the resolutions from the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting and the Board of Directors.
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Corporate Practices Committee
The Corporate Practices Committee was created at the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on December 14, 2006. Since its creation, in accordance with Mexican securities legislation (Ley del Mercado de Valores), all of its members are Independent Directors. The members of the Corporate Practices Committee are:
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 Alejandro Sepulveda Gutiérrez |
Chairman |
 Salvador Llarena Arriola |
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 Horacio Marchand Flores |
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The Corporate Practices Committee is responsible for, among others:
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- Evaluating the performance of top Executives;
- Submitting its views to the Board of Directors concerning operations with related parties;
- Convening Shareholders’ Meetings and submitting an Agenda of matters deemed worthy of consideration;
- Supporting the Board of Directors in drawing up the reports required by law.
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Board of Directors Banco Ahorro Famsa, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple
In accordance with Mexican legislation (Article 21 of the Ley de Instituciones de Crédito) and the general stipulations issued by the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Finance (Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público), the administration of Banco Ahorro Famsa is entrusted to a Board of Directors made up of 9 Directors; four of whom act as Independent Directors. The members of Banco Ahorro Famsa’s Board of Directors are:
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 Luis Gerardo Villarreal Rosales |
Director |
 Oziel Mario Garza Valdez |
Director |
 Hernán Javier Garza Valdez |
Director |
 Adrián Jorge Lozano Lozano |
Director |
 Héctor Medina Aguiar |
Independent Director |
 Ernesto Ortiz Lambretón |
Independent Director |
 Salvador Kalifa Assad |
Independent Director |
 Bernardo Guerra Treviño |
Independent Director |
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The officials of Banco Ahorro Famsa’s Board of Directors are:
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 Luis Gerardo Villarreal Rosales |
Chairman |
 (*) Lic. Ricardo Maldonado Yañez |
Secretary |
 (*) Lic. Humberto Loza López |
Prosecretary |
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(*) Officials who do not form part of the Board of Directors.
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