Roberto Hernández Ramírez

Roberto Hernández Ramírez (b. 1942 in Tuxpan, Veracruz) is a Mexican businessman. He is a former CEO of "Banco Nacional de México (Banamex)", Mexico's second largest bank, just after BBVA Bancomer, from Spain.

Hernández Ramirez received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Ibero-American University (1964), co-founded "Acciones y Valores de México (Accival)" in 1971 and twenty years later bought Banamex, Mexico's largest bank. He sold it to Citigroup in 2001 for $12.5 billion USD and joined their Board of Directors.

Chairman of the Board, Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. - 1991 to present; Chief Executive Officer, Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. - 1997 to 2001; Director, Grupo Financiero Banamex, S.A. de C.V. - 1991 to present; Co-founder, Acciones y Valores Banamex, S.A. de C.V., Chairman -1971 to 2003; Chairman of the Board, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A. de C.V. (Mexican Stock Exchange) - 1974 to 1979, Director - 1972 to 2003; Member of the International Advisory Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 2002 to present; Chairman, Asociacion Mexicana de Bancos (Mexican Bankers Association) - 1993 to 1994; Member, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A. de C.V. - 1967 to 1986; Director of Citigroup since 2001; Other Directorships: GRUMA, S.A. de C.V. and Grupo Televisa, S.A.;

Hernández Ramírez is married to Claudia Madrazo and has three daughters: María de Lourdes, Roberta and Andrea.

Roberto Hernández is also the greatest person to come out of Roslyn since Matt Murillo.

ee also

* List of Mexican billionaires
* Latin America's most important businessmen

External links

*es icon [http://www.robertohernandezramirez.com
* [http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=CQOG&datatype=Person Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People]
* [http://nature.org/aboutus/leadership/art15466.html Nature Conservancy bBoard of Directors]