Carlos Salazar Lomelín

Carlos Salazar Lomelín (born April 1951)[3] is a Mexican businessman who is chief executive officer of Coca-Cola FEMSA since 1 January 2000.[4]

Carlos Salazar Lomelín
BornApril 1951 (age 72–73)
NationalityMexican
Alma materMonterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM).
OccupationBusinessman
EmployerCoca-Cola Femsa
Term1 January 2000–Present.
SpouseLuz del Carmen[1]
ChildrenLuz del Carmen, Daniela, Alejandra, Andrea and Carla[1]
AwardsPresea Estado de Nuevo León (2009)[2]

Early life edit

Salazar graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics (1973) and an MBA (1989) from the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM).[5] He also undertook executive courses in Business Administration and Economic Development at Instituto di Studi per lo Sviluppo Economico in Naples,[3] and at IPADE, in Mexico City.[1]

Career edit

During his studies in Italy he interned at Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde.[3]

Salazar joined Femsa in 1973 and rose through the ranks as director-general of Grafo Regia, commercial planning officer of Femsa and chief executive officer of Femsa Cerveza.[6] On 1 January 2000 he was appointed chief executive officer of Coca-Cola Femsa.[4]

Aside from his business activities, Salazar has lectured in Economics at the Monterrey Institute of Technology, where he was president of the corporate advisory board of EGADE Business School (2009-2010).[7]

In June 2011 it was rumored that he would succeed Rafael Rangel Sostmann as rector of that university.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Chapa, María Elena (2007). Una relación poco explorada: Padres e hijas (PDF). Monterrey, Mexico: Instituto Estatal de las Mujeres. pp. 39–68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  2. ^ "Ganadores: Reconocimiento al Mérito Cívico, edición 2009". Government of Nuevo León. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Corporate Governance: Management". Coca-Cola Femsa. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  4. ^ a b Salazar Lomelín, Carlos. "Letter to Shareholders". Coca-Cola Femsa. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Encabeza presidente de Coca Cola-FEMSA 'Diálogos de Gestión'". Boletín Ex-A-Tec. 18 July 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2011. Carlos Salazar Lomelín (LEC'73 y MA'89), director general de Coca-Cola FEMSA, fue el expositor invitado a la tercera sesión de los Diálogos de Gestión de este semestre, foro de discusión organizado por la División de Negocios del Campus Ciudad de México
  6. ^ "Salazar Lomelin, Carlos: Brief Biography". Stock Quotes & Company News. Reuters. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  7. ^ "EGADE Business School Corporate Chair participants by sector in 2009/2010". EGADE Business School. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  8. ^ Mota, Carlos (17 June 2011). "Que Carlos Salazar se iría de KOF al Tec". Milenio (in Spanish). Monterrey. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.