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, position he held until February 19 2009 when he announced his resignation.

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 from 2001 to 2009; Other Directorships: GRUMA, S.A. de C.V. and Grupo Televisa, S.A.;

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

Roberto Hernández is widely known to be one of the greatest philanthropist in Mexico.

Roberto Nacio en Guanajuato, Mexico en 1987 y fue bautizado muy bien. y se congrego a la iglesia. y fue predicador.

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• Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People
• Nature Conservancy bBoard of Directors