Roberto Hernández Ramírez
Roberto Hernández Ramírez | |
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| Born | March 24, 1942 Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, Business executive |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Known for | Former CEO of Banco Nacional de México (Banamex), co-founder of Acciones y Valores de México (Accival) |
Roberto Hernández Ramírez (born 24 March 1942 in Tuxpan, Veracruz) is a prominent Mexican entrepreneur and ex-CEO of Banco Nacional de México (Banamex), which ranks as Mexico's second-largest banking institution after BBVA Bancomer. He held the position of Chairman of Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A.'s Board starting in 1991 and currently holds the title of Honorary Chairman. Alongside Alfredo Harp, he co-established Acciones y Valores de México, S.A. DE C.V. (Accival), the brokerage firm that subsequently took over Banamex. His extensive leadership experience includes serving as Chairman of the Board at Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (Mexican Stock Exchange) between 1974 and 1979, with a directorship spanning from 1972 to 2003; membership in the International Advisory Committee for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Chairmanship of the Asociación Mexicana de Bancos (Mexican Bankers Association) from 1993 to 1994; a directorship at Citigroup from 2001 until 2009; and board roles at Grupo Televisa, S.A. until 2021.
Biography
Hailing from Tuxpan, Veracruz, Hernández Ramírez completed his bachelor's degree in business administration at the Ibero-American University in 1964. In 1971, he co-founded Acciones y Valores de México (Accival), a brokerage enterprise that acquired Banamex in 1991, leading to the creation of Grupo Financiero Banamex-Accival. At just 32 years old, he became the youngest individual to preside over the Mexican Stock Exchange in 1974. By 1989, as president of FICSAC, he spearheaded fundraising efforts for a new campus of Universidad Iberoamericana. In 1992, he established Fomento Social Banamex and served as its co-president. The following year, he assumed the presidency of FUNED (Fundación Mexicana para la Educación, la Tecnología y la Ciencia). Hernández Ramírez was appointed CEO of Banamex in 1997 and played a key role in founding MUNAL, a national art museum, while also leading the patronage for Pro-Universidad Veracruzana.
In 2000, he helped initiate Fomento Ecológico Banamex. A significant milestone occurred in 2001 when Banamex-Accival was acquired by Citigroup; subsequent to this deal, Hernández Ramírez joined Citigroup’s Board of Directors. In 2002, he became part of the International Advisory Committee for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and founded two organizations: Pedro y Elena Hernández, A.C., and Fundación Haciendas del Mundo Maya, A.C. By 2003, he was appointed Vice Chair of The Nature Conservancy. His contributions to Mexican arts were recognized with the Sorolla Medal from the Hispanic Society in New York in 2005. The following year, he took on the presidency of the patronage for Hospital Infantil de México "Federico Gómez."
Member Of
Chairman: Banco Nacional de Mexico. Chairman of the Board of Trustees: Nacional Museum of Arts. Honorary Chairman: Museum of the Arts of Veracruz. Board Member: Citigroup Inc., Grupo Financiero Banamex, Grupo Televisa, Ingenieros Civiles Asociados (ICA), Grupo Modelo, Müenchener de México, World Monuments Fund, Grupo Maseca, Universidad de las Americas. Member: Mexican Businessmen Council, Council of the Universidad de Veracruz, Council for Mexico City's Historic Downtown (Patronato del Centro Histórico, A.C.), International Advisory Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Former Chairman: Mexican Stock Exchange, Mexican Banking Association, Universidad Iberoamericana. Former Member: Government Board of the Central Bank and Bancomext (Mexican Eximbank), Mexican Investment Board, Entrepreneurial Coordination Council (C.C.E.), Co-chair Latin America Conservation Council (LACC).