FEMSA Announces Senior Leadership Succession Plan
FEMSA (NYSE: FMX) has announced that Jose Antonio Fernández Garza-Lagüera will become the company's new Chief Executive Officer effective November 1st, 2025. Currently serving as CEO of FEMSA Proximity & Health, Garza-Lagüera brings extensive experience from various leadership roles within FEMSA's business units.
The appointment follows a comprehensive succession planning process overseen by a Special Committee of the Board, chaired by Ricardo Saldívar Escajadillo. In his current role, Garza-Lagüera leads a team of over 180,000 colleagues and manages operations including 28,000 proximity stores across 11 countries, 4,300 drugstores in Latin America, and 550 fuel stations in Mexico.
José Antonio Fernández Carbajal will continue as Executive Chairman after serving as interim CEO since July 2023.
FEMSA (NYSE: FMX) ha annunciato che Jose Antonio Fernández Garza-Lagüera diventerà il nuovo Amministratore Delegato dell'azienda con effetto dal 1 novembre 2025. Attualmente ricopre il ruolo di CEO di FEMSA Proximity & Health, Garza-Lagüera porta una vasta esperienza da diversi ruoli di leadership all'interno delle unità di business di FEMSA.
La nomina segue un processo completo di pianificazione della successione supervisionato da un Comitato Speciale del Consiglio, presieduto da Ricardo Saldívar Escajadillo. Nel suo ruolo attuale, Garza-Lagüera guida un team di più di 180.000 colleghi e gestisce operazioni che includono 28.000 negozi di prossimità in 11 paesi, 4.300 farmacie in America Latina e 550 stazioni di servizio in Messico.
José Antonio Fernández Carbajal continuerà a ricoprire la carica di Presidente Esecutivo dopo aver ricoperto il ruolo di CEO ad interim dall'estate 2023.
FEMSA (NYSE: FMX) ha anunciado que José Antonio Fernández Garza-Lagüera se convertirá en el nuevo Director Ejecutivo de la compañía, con efecto a partir del 1 de noviembre de 2025. Actualmente es el CEO de FEMSA Proximity & Health, Garza-Lagüera aporta amplia experiencia en diversos puestos de liderazgo dentro de las unidades de negocio de FEMSA.
El nombramiento sigue a un riguroso proceso de planificación de la sucesión supervisado por un Comité Especial de la Junta, presidido por Ricardo Saldívar Escajadillo. En su rol actual, Garza-Lagüera dirige un equipo de más de 180,000 colegas y gestiona operaciones que abarcan 28,000 tiendas de proximidad en 11 países, 4,300 farmacias en América Latina y 550 estaciones de servicio en México.
José Antonio Fernández Carbajal continuará como Presidente Ejecutivo tras haber ejercido como CEO interino desde julio de 2023.
FEMSA (NYSE: FMX)는 José Antonio Fernández Garza-Lagüera가 2025년 11월 1일부로 회사의 새로운 최고경영자(CEO)로 취임한다고 발표했습니다. 현재 FEMSA Proximity & Health의 CEO로 재직 중인 Garza-Lagüera는 FEMSA의 여러 사업부 내 다양한 리더십 역할에서 폭넓은 경험을 보유하고 있습니다.
이번 임명은 이사회 특별위원회가 감독한 포괄적 승계 계획 프로세스를 거친 것으로, 위원장은 Ricardo Saldívar Escajadillo입니다. 현 역할에서 Garza-Lagüera는 180,000명 이상의 동료를 이끌고 있으며, 11개국에서 28,000개의 근접 매장, 라틴 아메리카의 4,300개 약국, 멕시코의 550개 주유소를 관리합니다.
José Antonio Fernández Carbajal은 2023년 7월 이후 임시 CEO로 근무한 뒤, 실행 의장(Executive Chairman)으로 계속 재직합니다.
FEMSA (NYSE: FMX) a annoncé que Jose Antonio Fernández Garza-Lagüera deviendra le nouveau PDG de l'entreprise à compter du 1er novembre 2025. Actuellement CEO de FEMSA Proximity & Health, Garza-Lagüera apporte une expérience riche issue de divers postes de direction au sein des unités opérationnelles de FEMSA.
La nomination résulte d'un processus approfondi de planification de la succession supervisé par un Comité spécial du Conseil, présidé par Ricardo Saldívar Escajadillo. Dans son rôle actuel, Garza-Lagüera dirige une équipe de plus de 180 000 collaborateurs et gère des opérations comprenant 28 000 magasins de proximité dans 11 pays, 4 300 pharmacies en Amérique Latine et 550 stations-service au Mexique.
José Antonio Fernández Carbajal continuera en tant que Président Exécutif après avoir assuré le poste de CEO par intérim depuis juillet 2023.
FEMSA (NYSE: FMX) hat bekannt gegeben, dass Jose Antonio Fernández Garza-Lagüera ab dem 1. November 2025 zum neuen Chief Executive Officer des Unternehmens werden wird. Derzeit als CEO von FEMSA Proximity & Health tätig, bringt Garza-Lagüera umfassende Erfahrungen aus verschiedenen Führungspositionen innerhalb der Geschäftsbereiche von FEMSA mit.
Die Ernennung folgt einem umfassenden Nachfolgeplanungsprozess, der von einem Special Committee des Vorstands unter dem Vorsitz von Ricardo Saldívar Escajadillo überwacht wird. In seiner jetzigen Rolle leitet Garza-Lagüera ein Team von über 180.000 Kollegen und verantwortet Operationen, darunter 28.000 Nahverkehrsgeschäfte in 11 Ländern, 4.300 Apotheken in Lateinamerika und 550 Tankstellen in Mexiko.
José Antonio Fernández Carbajal wird als Executive Chairman weiter tätig sein, nachdem er seit Juli 2023 als interimistischer CEO gedient hat.
أعلنت شركة FEMSA (NYSE: FMX) أن جوزيه أنطونيو فرنانديز جارزا-لاجويرا سيصبح الرئيس التنفيذي الجديد للشركة اعتباراً من 1 نوفمبر 2025. يعمل حالياً كـCEO لـ FEMSA Proximity & Health، ويجلب جارزا-لاجويرا خبرة واسعة من مناصب قيادية متعددة ضمن وحدات أعمال FEMSA.
تأتي هذه التعيينات نتيجة عملية تخطيط تعاقب شاملة أشرفت عليها لجنة خاصة في المجلس، برئاسة ريكاردو سالديفار إسكاجاديلو. في دوره الحالي، يقود جارزا-لاجويرا فريقاً يتجاوز عدده 180,000 زميل ويشرف على عمليات تشمل 28,000 متجر قريب في 11 دولة، و4,300 صيدلية في أمريكا اللاتينية و550 محطة وقود في المكسيك.
سيواصل خوسيه أنطونيو فرنانديز كاربال كرئيس تنفيذي تنفيذي بعد أن شغل منصب CEO بالإنابة منذ يوليو 2023.
FEMSA（NYSE：FMX）宣布，何塞·安东尼奥·费尔南德斯·加尔萨-拉格拉将于2025年11月1日起正式出任公司新任首席执行官。目前担任FEMSA Proximity & Health 首席执行官，Garza-Lagüera在FEMSA各业务单位的多项领导岗位中积累了丰富经验。
此次任命是在董事会一个由Ricardo Saldívar Escajadillo主持的特别委员会监督下，通过的完整接班计划流程之后作出的。在他当前的职务中，Garza-Lagüera领导着一支超过180,000名同事的团队，负责运营包括11个国家的28,000家就近便利店、拉丁美洲4,300家药店以及墨西哥的550座加油站。
José Antonio Fernández Carbajal 将在自2023年7月起担任临时CEO后继续担任执行主席。
- Structured and well-planned succession process following high corporate standards
- New CEO brings extensive internal experience across multiple FEMSA divisions
- Appointment ensures leadership continuity with current Executive Chairman remaining in role
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Insights
FEMSA's planned CEO succession appoints experienced internal leader Jose Antonio Fernández Garza-Lagüera, suggesting strategic continuity with operational expertise.
FEMSA's announcement represents a well-executed leadership transition following a comprehensive succession planning process. The appointment of Jose Antonio Fernández Garza-Lagüera demonstrates strong corporate governance practices, with oversight from both the Corporate Practices and Nominations Committee and a Special Committee including independent directors.
The incoming CEO brings impressive operational credentials, currently leading FEMSA Proximity & Health – a division encompassing 28,000+ stores across 11 countries, 4,300+ drugstores in four Latin American markets, and 550+ fuel stations in Mexico. This scope of responsibility includes managing 180,000+ colleagues, providing significant leadership experience.
Particularly noteworthy is Garza-Lagüera's career progression within FEMSA's ecosystem, having held multiple leadership positions across diverse business units including strategic planning at OXXO, CEO of the Plastics division, and CEO of Coca-Cola FEMSA Central America. This cross-functional experience suggests a leader with comprehensive understanding of FEMSA's operations.
The transition appears designed to maintain strategic continuity while bringing Garza-Lagüera's "assertive and results-driven style" to FEMSA's next phase. With José Antonio Fernández Carbajal continuing as Executive Chairman after serving as interim CEO since July 2023, the company maintains leadership stability during this transition.
Jose Antonio Fernández Garza-Lagüera to become FEMSA’s CEO
MONTERREY, Mexico, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (“FEMSA” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD) announced today that based on its senior leadership succession planning process, and consistent with the plan detailed on FEMSA’s Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 earnings press release dated February 27, 2025, its Board of Directors has appointed Jose Antonio Fernández Garza-Lagüera, currently CEO of FEMSA Proximity & Health, to become FEMSA’s Chief Executive Officer as of November 1st, 2025.
As previously communicated, since the middle of last year the Corporate Practices and Nominations Committee of FEMSA’s Board of Directors (“CPNC”) worked diligently on designing and developing the actions required for this important process. This Committee recommended the creation of a Special Committee of the Board to oversee this process throughout this year. The Special Committee was chaired by Ricardo Saldívar Escajadillo, Chairman of the CPNC, and included all the other members of the CPNC, as well as three additional independent directors. Upon completion of their evaluation, the Special Committee submitted its recommendation, which was approved by FEMSA’s Board of Directors. In designing this process, as in prior CEO designations, we adhered to the highest corporate standards, and we engaged a leading global firm with extensive experience in such processes, along with other advisors from various specialties.
Jose Antonio joined Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Heineken in 2011 as Sales and Operations Manager. From there, he rose through several management roles across FEMSA’s business units, including as Director of Strategic Planning at OXXO and FEMSA Comercio, as well as CEO of FEMSA’s Plastics division, CEO of Coca-Cola FEMSA Central America, CEO of Spin, and his current position as CEO of FEMSA Proximity & Health. In this role, Jose Antonio leads a team of more than 180,000 colleagues and has responsibility for an operation that comprises more than 28,000 proximity stores across 11 countries in the Americas and Europe, over 4,300 drugstores in four Latin American markets, and more than 550 fuel stations in Mexico. Jose Antonio has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey, and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.
Jose Antonio will bring his strategic focus and his assertive and results-driven style of leadership to guide FEMSA through a new stage of economic and social value creation, driving growth, innovation, and sustainability, with a continued focus on the development of FEMSA’s people, their families, and the communities in which the Company operates.
José Antonio Fernández Carbajal, Executive Chairman of FEMSA and interim CEO since July of 2023, will continue in his role as Executive Chairman. The Board of Directors expresses its sincere gratitude to José Antonio for his leadership and dedication while serving in both capacities during this transitional period.
About FEMSA
FEMSA is a company that creates economic and social value through companies and institutions and strives to be the best employer and neighbor to the communities in which it operates. It participates in the retail industry through a Proximity Americas Division operating OXXO, a small-format store chain, and other related retail formats, and Proximity Europe which includes Valora, our European retail unit which operates convenience and foodvenience formats. In the retail industry it also participates though a Health Division, which includes drugstores and related activities and Spin, which includes Spin by OXXO and Spin Premia, among other digital financial services initiatives. In the beverage industry, it participates through Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest franchise bottler of Coca-Cola products in the world by volume. Across its business units, FEMSA has more than 392,000 employees in 18 countries. FEMSA is a member of the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index & Dow Jones Best-in-Class MILA Pacific Alliance Index, both from S&P Global; FTSE4Good Emerging Index; MSCI EM Latin America ESG Leaders Index; S&P/BMV Total México ESG, among other indexes.
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