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The Board of Directors constitutes the highest management body of Kuo. It is made up of 13 members, 8 of whom are independent and is assisted in the performance of their activities by an Audit Committee and a Corporate Practices Committee.

The members of the board and committees are appointed by the shareholders’ meeting, with one-year terms, which can be ratified without limit, and have been proposed and elected because they are honorable persons with high expertise in the different sectors, as well as being free from conflicts of interest.

For more information about the corporate governance of the company, please refer to the group’s bylaws, which can be found on the corporate website.

Board

of Directors

Fernando Senderos Mestre

Board Director
Executive President and Chairman of the Board of Grupo KUO and DINE

Alberto Baillères González

Independent Director
Executive President and Chairman of the Board of Grupo Bal

Federico Fernández Senderos

Board Director
Chairman of Grupo Sim and Independent Director of Grupo Chedraui

Carlos Gómez Gómez

Board Director
Chairman of the Board of Estudia Más

Víctor Rivero Martín

Independent Director
CEO of Telehotel

Ernesto Vega Velasco

Independent Director
Business Independent Director

Alejandro de la Barreda Gómez

Board Director
CEO of Grupo KUO and DINE

José Manuel Canal Hernando

Independent Director
Independent Director, Commissioner and Advisor on Corporate Governance issues

Valentín Díez Morodo

Independent Director
Chairman of Grupo Nevadi Internacional

Prudencio López Martínez

Independent Director
Chairman of the Board of Sanvica

Javier Arrigunaga Gómez del Campo

Independent Director
Chairman of the Board of Grupo Aeroméxico and Investment Advisor

Arturo D’acosta Ruíz

Independent Director
Executive Director in Grupo Financiero Actinver

Ramón F. Estrada Rivero

Secretay of the Board
Deputy Managing Director of Grupo KUO and DINE

The Board of Directors meets at least quarterly. In compliance with the corporate bylaws, among its main responsibilities are:

  • Establishing the strategic vision of the Company and to follow up on its compliance
  • Monitoring the performance of relevant managers
  • Evaluating risk management processes, in economic, environmental and social issues
  • Presenting an Annual Report of the Group's performance to the Shareholders' Meeting for review and approval
  • Enabling the mechanisms and channels for communication with stakeholders, who are informed about the overall performance of the Group

Auxiliary

Committee

Audit Committee

Corporate Practices Committee

JOSÉ MANUEL CANAL HERNANDO

President

ERNESTO VEGA VELASCO

Independent Member

ARTURO D’ACOSTA RUÍZ

Independent Member

RAMÓN F. ESTRADA RIVERO

Secretary

It meets every quarter and one additional session in December of each year. Among its main responsibilites are:

  • Assisting the Board of Directors in the determination, implementation and evaluation of the internal control and internal audit system of the Company.
  • Reviewing and proposing the accounting policies and financial statements for approval by the Board of Directors.
  • Verifying the administration and management of the Company and implementing the resolutions adopted by the General Shareholders Meeting.
  • Proposing the hiring of the legal entity that will provide external auditing services, discussing the observations and findings detected by the external auditor in the financial statements, as well as proposing the necessary actions for their remediation.

Management

Team

FERNANDO SENDEROS MESTRE

Executive President and Chairman of the Board

ALEJANDRO DE LA BARREDA GÓMEZ

Chief Executive Officer

RAMÓN F. ESTRADA RIVERO

Deputy Managing Director and General Council

ROGER PATRÓN GONZÁLEZ

Deputy Managing Director and Managing Director Aftermarket

JORGE F. PADILLA EZETA

Chief Financial Officer

CLAUDIO ÁNGEL FREIXES CATALÁN

Managing Director Pork Meat

HÉCTOR HERNÁNDEZ-PONS TORRES

Managing Director Herdez del Fuerte

ANTONIO HERRERA RIVERA

Managing Director Transmissions

SERGIO PAREDES CASTAÑEDA

Managing Director Polymers

FELIPE DE JESÚS VARELA HERNÁNDEZ

Managing Director Synthetic Rubber