Alvaro Fernandez Garza
Director
Industrial Conglomerates
Alfa
Mexico
Biography
Mr. Alvaro Fernandez Garza serves as a General Manager of ALFA. Mr. Fernández Garza serves as the President of Alfa S.A.B de C.V. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President at Sigma Alimentos, S. A. de C. V. He served as the Vice-President of Consumer Small Business Market of Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V. He served as with Alestra since its start in 1996 and has held several positions including marketing director and strategic planning director; before joining Alestra, he also served in several positions in Grupo Alfa, including one in the team that negotiated the joint venture agreement with AT&T to form Alestra. He served as General Manager, Trade Manager and Foodservice Manager of Sigma and General Manager of Terza. He has been Co-Chairman of Axtel S. A. B. De CV since February 15, 2016. He has been a Director of Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V since 2011 and Alfa S.A.B de C.V since April 2005. He serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Mexicana, PYOSA, Consejo Regional de BBVA Bancomer and Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey. He serves as an Independent Director of Cydsa SAB de CV. He has been a Director at Nemak, S.A.B. de C.V. (a/k/a, Tenedora Nemak, S.A. de C.V.) since March 2010. He has been a Director of Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V. since June 2010 and ALPEK, S.A.B. de C.V. since April 2011. He served as Director of Campofrio Food Group, S.A. from June 25, 2014 to November 20, 2015. He serves as a Director at Cydsa. Mr. Fernández Garza holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics from the University of Notre Dame, a Master's Degree in business administration from Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and an MBA from Georgetown University. Mr. Alvaro Fernandez Garza serves as a General Manager of ALFA. Mr. Fernández Garza serves as the President of Alfa S.A.B de C.V. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President at Sigma Alimentos, S. A. de C. V. He served as the Vice-President of Consumer Small Business Market of Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V. He served as with Alestra since its start in 1996 and has held several positions including marketing director and strategic planning director; before joining Alestra, he also served in several positions in Grupo Alfa, including one in the team that negotiated the joint venture agreement with AT&T to form Alestra. He served as General Manager, Trade Manager and Foodservice Manager of Sigma and General Manager of Terza. He has been Co-Chairman of Axtel S. A. B. De CV since February 15, 2016. He has been a Director of Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V since 2011 and Alfa S.A.B de C.V since April 2005. He serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Mexicana, PYOSA, Consejo Regional de BBVA Bancomer and Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey. He serves as an Independent Director of Cydsa SAB de CV. He has been a Director at Nemak, S.A.B. de C.V. (a/k/a, Tenedora Nemak, S.A. de C.V.) since March 2010. He has been a Director of Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V. since June 2010 and ALPEK, S.A.B. de C.V. since April 2011. He served as Director of Campofrio Food Group, S.A. from June 25, 2014 to November 20, 2015. He serves as a Director at Cydsa. Mr. Fernández Garza holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics from the University of Notre Dame, a Master's Degree in business administration from Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and an MBA from Georgetown University.
Research Interest
Business Administration