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Over the last 30 years, Carlos Fernandez has held positions in various business sectors. He was the CEO (1997-2013) and Chairman of the Board of Directors (2005-2013) of Grupo Modelo. From the time he was named CEO, up to 2013, this group consolidated its position as the leading brewing company in Mexico, the seventh biggest worldwide and the world's biggest beer exporter. He has also served on the boards of national and international companies, including Banco Santander, SA (Spain), Anheuser Bucsh (US), Emerson Electric Co. (US), Seeger Industrial (Spain), Grupo Televisa (Mexico), Crown Imports Ltd. (US), Inbursa (Mexico) and Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores). He has served on the advisory board of Grupo Modelo and has also been a member of the international advisory board at Banco Santander, S.A. and a director of Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico S.A.B de C.V. Carlos is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grupo Finaccess S.A.P.I. de C.V. – a company of which he was founder and which controls 75% of Restaurant Brands ordinary shares and is also active in Mexico, Europe, Asia and the US. He is Honorary Charmain of the Board of Directors of AmRest Holdings SE. He is also a Proprietary Director of Inmobiliaria Colonial, S.A. and a member of their Executive Committee. Carlos is an industrial engineer and has also studied on senior management programmes at the IPADE Business School (Instituto Panamericano de Alta Direccion de Empresa).
Industrial engineer degree; senior management programmes at IPADE Business School