Roberto Hernández Ramírez (born 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. He is currently a member of the administration board of Citigroup. 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.
Biography
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, later in 1974 he became the youngest president ever of the Mexican stock exchange. IN 1989 he became the president of FICSAC, an organization created to raise funds to build a new Universidad Iberamericana. Later in ’91 he and Alfredo Harp Helu acquired Banamex, and formed the Grupo Financiero Banamex-Accival and was part of the Board of Directors. A year later Roberto founded Fomento Social Banamex of which he became co-president. In 1993 he became president of FUNED ( fundacion Mexicana para la educacion, la tecnologia y la ciencia). Four years later in 1997 Hernandez became the Director of Banamex. The following year he headed the MUNAL 2000 to create a national art museum, as well as assuming the presidency of the Pro-Universidad Veracruzana patronage. In 2000 he formed the Fomento Ecologico Banamex of which he became co-president. In 2001 a major transaction takes place between the US and Mexico when Banamex-Accival is sold to Citigroup, after this he became a member of the Board of Directors. In ’02 he became a member of the International Advisory Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. During that year he also founded two foundations; Pedro y Elena Hernandez, A.C. and Fundacion Haciendas del Mundo Maya, A.C. The following year he became the Vice Chair of The Nature Conservancy (TNC). In 2005 he was awarded the Sorolla Medal by the Hispanic Society in New York for his contribution and promotion of the arts in Mexico. A year later he assumed the presidency of the patronage of the Hospital Infantil de Mexico “Federico Gomez”.
Mexican businessman Roberto Hernandez Ramirez is the former Chief Executive Officer of Banco Nacional de Mexico (Banamex) and he has an estimated net worth of $1.83 billion as of April 2016 according to Forbes.
With his estimated net worth of $1.8 billion, Mr. Ramirez is the twelfth richest person in Mexico and 831st in the world. He started building his fortune after he graduated from the Ibero-American University in 1964 with a degree in business administration.
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