Our Management Team

Fernando A. González

Chief Executive Officer

Since joining CEMEX in 1989, Fernando A. González has held various positions in the Strategic Planning, Business Development and Human Resources departments through 1998. From 1998 through 2009, Mr. González led various regions of CEMEX, including SCA&C, Europe, Asia and Oceania. He was appointed as CEMEX’s Executive Vice President of Planning and Development in May 2009, and he was appointed CEMEX’s Chief Financial Officer in 2011. Mr. González held these positions until he was named Chief Executive Officer in 2014. He is a member of the Board of Directors of GCC, S.A.B. de C.V. and of Axtel, S.A.B. de C.V. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Tecmilenio University, which forms part of the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Mr. González holds a BA degree in Business Administration, and an MBA from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

Maher Al-Haffar

Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration (CFO)

Maher Al-Haffar joined CEMEX in 2000 and has held several executive positions, including Managing Director of Finance, Head of Investor Relations, and most recently, Executive Vice President of Investor Relations, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs. Additionally, he is a member of the NYSE Advisory Board and, before joining CEMEX, he spent nineteen years with Citicorp Securities Inc. and with Santander Investment Securities as an investment banker and capital markets professional. He holds a BS degree in Economics from the University of Texas and a Master’s degree in International Relations and Finance from Georgetown University.

Mauricio Doehner

Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Enterprise Risk Management and Social Impact

Mauricio Doehner joined CEMEX in 1996 and has held several executive positions in areas such as Strategic Planning and Enterprise Risk Management for Europe, Asia, the Middle East, South America and Mexico, and most recently Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Enterprise Risk Management. Additionally, he has also worked in the public sector within the office of the Mexican Presidency. Mr. Doehner was president of the Mexican National Cement Chamber (Cámara Nacional del Cemento) between 2017 and 2019, Vice President of the Transformation Industry Chamber (CAINTRA – Camara de la Industria de Transformación) between 2012 and 2013. He’s currently Vice President of Social Responsibility and Integration of the Mexican Employers Confederation (COPARMEX – Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana), and member of the board of directors of Vista Oil & Gas, S.A.B. de C.V., Trust for the Americas, EGADE Business School and Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, A.C. He holds a BA degree in Economics from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, holds an MBA from Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas (IPADE) and IESE Business School of the University of Navarra in Madrid, and a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard University.

Jesús González

President of CEMEX South, Central America and the Caribbean

Jesús González joined CEMEX in 1998 and has held several senior positions, including Corporate Director of Strategic Planning, Vice President of Strategic Planning in CEMEX USA, President of CEMEX Central America, President of CEMEX UK and, more recently, Executive Vice President of Sustainability and Operations Development. Additionally, he is the Chief Executive Officer of CLH and a member of CLH’s board of directors. He holds a BS in Naval Engineering and an M.Sc. in Naval Engineering, both from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, as well as an MBA from IESE—University of Navarra, Barcelona.

José Antonio González

Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development

José Antonio González joined CEMEX in 1998 and has held executive positions in the Finance, Strategic Planning, and Corporate Communications and Public Affairs areas, including most recently, Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration (CFO). Additionally, Mr. González is a member of the board of directors of GCC and is an alternate director of the board of directors of Axtel, S.A.B. de C.V. He holds a BS degree. in Industrial Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and an MBA from Stanford University.

Luis Hernández

Executive Vice President of Digital and Organization Development

Luis Hernández joined CEMEX in 1996 and has held senior management positions in Strategic Planning and Human Resources. In his current position, he heads the areas of Organization and Human Resources, Information Technology, Digital Innovation, as well as CEMEX Ventures and Neoris. He holds a BS degree in Civil Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

Sergio Menéndez

President of CEMEX Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia

Sergio Menéndez joined CEMEX in 1993 and has held several executive positions, including Director of Planning and Logistics in Asia, Corporate Director of Commercial Development, President of CEMEX Philippines, Vice President of Strategic Planning for the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia region, President of CEMEX Egypt, Vice President of Infrastructure Segment and Government Sales in Mexico, and most recently, as Vice President of Distribution Segment Sales in Mexico. He holds a BS degree in Industrial Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and an MBA from Stanford University.

Jaime Muguiro

President of CEMEX USA

Jaime Muguiro joined CEMEX in 1996 and has held several executive positions in the Strategic Planning, Business Development, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Human Resources areas. He headed CEMEX’s operations in Egypt, our former Mediterranean Region, and more recently, our operations in the South, Central America, and the Caribbean region. He holds a BA degree in Management from San Pablo CEU University in Spain, a Law degree from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Ricardo Naya

President of CEMEX Mexico

Ricardo Naya joined CEMEX in 1996 and has held several executive positions, including Vice President of Strategic Planning for the South, Central America and the Caribbean region, Vice President of Strategic Planning for the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia region, President of CEMEX Poland and the Czech Republic, Vice President of Strategic Planning for the United States, Vice President of Commercial and Marketing in Mexico, Vice President of Distribution Segment Sales in Mexico, and most recently, President of CEMEX Colombia. He holds a BA degree in Economics from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey de Monterrey and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Louisa (Lucy) P. Rodriguez

Executive Vice President of Investor Relations, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs

Lucy Rodriguez joined CEMEX in 2006 and has held several executive positions including Head of Investor Relations. She has over 25 years of experience in international finance and capital markets. Prior to CEMEX, Ms. Rodríguez spent 15 years at Citibank and Santander where she was a capital markets professional in Emerging Markets and held various senior management roles. In her early career, she also worked for KPMG, and she was previously a Certified Public Accountant. She holds a BA degree in Economics from Trinity College (Hartford, CT.), an MBA from New York University, and a Master’s from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.

Juan Romero

Executive Vice President of Sustainability, Commercial and Operations Development

Juan Romero joined CEMEX in 1989 and has held several senior positions, including head of operations in Colombia and Mexico, President of CEMEX’s South America and the Caribbean Region, President of our Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Region, and, most recently, President of CEMEX México. He also assumed the Global Supply Chain Development functions at CEMEX effective as of October 1, 2020, and currently leads our Digital Marketing function as well. Additionally, Mr. Romero was appointed Vice President and representative of the board of directors of the National Chamber of Cement (Cámara Nacional del Cemento) in June 2011 and is also a member of the board of directors of GCC, S.A.B. de C.V. He holds a Law degree and a BS degree in Economics and Business Administration, both from the University of Comillas in Spain.