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The solid ethical basis of Arca Continental’s Board of Directors is founded on guidelines for Corporate Governance, Risk Control and Social Responsibility. The current members of the Board of Directors are:

Jorge Humberto Santos Reyna

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Arca Continental since 2019. Chairman of the Board of Directors at AC Bebidas. Chief Executive Officer of Grupo San Barr and member of the Board of Directors of Regional SAB de C.V. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Regio Engordas, S.A. de C.V. Also, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mexican Red Cross of Monterrey. Member of the Executive Committee of the Consejo Nacional Agropecuario (CNA, or National Agriculture Board). Previously, he was Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Arca Continental from 2007 to 2019. Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Arca Continental South America. Former Chairman of the Board of the Consejo Estatal Agropecuario de Nuevo León, A.C. (Nuevo Leon State Agricultural Board), former President of the Asociación de Engordadores de Ganado Bovino del Noreste A.C. (Northeastern Mexico Beef Association). Former Treasurer of the Asociación Mexicana de Engordadores de Ganado Bovino (Mexican Beef Association); former President of the Unión Social de Empresarios de México en Monterrey, (USEM or Mexico Entrepreneur Union - Monterrey). Former Board member of Grupo Procor, CAINTRA Nuevo León and Papas y Fritos Monterrey.

Director: Patrimonial

Participation in Committees:
Human Capital and Sustainability,Planning and Financial,Executive

Manuel L. Barragán Morales

Honorary Lifetime Chairman of the Board since 2019. Chairman of the Board from 2005 to 2019 and Board Member since 2001.

Director: Patrimonial

Luis Arizpe Jiménez

Board Member since 2003 and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2008. Member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Industrial Saltillo and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saltillo Kapital, Inversiones del Norte, and Inmobiliaria BIRARMA, Vice-Chairman of the Board of ITESM, Saltillo Campus, member of the Board of the Consejo Cívico de Instituciones de Coahuila (Civic Council of Institutions from Coahuila). He is also President of the Saltillo Diocese Tithing Committee and, President of the Northern Federation of COPARMEX, as well as a member of the Advisory Board at Grupo Financiero Banorte, Northern Region. Former President of the Coahuila Southeastern Chapter of COPARMEX and former Chairman of the Mexican Red Cross, Saltillo Delegation.

Director: Patrimonial

Participation in Committees:
Planning and Financial,Executive

Alejandro José Arizpe Narro

Board Member since 2011. He was a Board Member of Embotelladoras Arca from 2008 to 2010. He holds a Biochemical Engineering degree from ITESM. He was CEO of Productos Alimenticios YUL up until 2008 and is currently CEO of Desarrollos Zendo and Elemento Cero Ediciones. He is a member of COCEEPA (Consejo Ciudadano Estatal para el Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente de Coahuila, or State Citizens Counsel for the Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection of Coahuila), as well as an advisor at CONALEP and PRONATURA. Miembro del Consejo de Administración de Embotelladoras Arca, del 2008 al 2010. Ingeniero Bioquímico egresado del ITESM. Director General de Productos Alimenticios YUL hasta 2008 y actualmente de las empresas Desarrollos Zendo y Elementoceroediciones. Es miembro de COCEEPA (Consejo Ciudadano Estatal para el Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente de Coahuila), consejero de CONALEP y de PRONATURA.

Director: Patrimonial

Participation in Committees:
Planning and Financial

Alfonso J. Barragán Rodríguez

Board Member since 2019 and Alternate Board Member since 2014. He has Industrial and Information Technology Engineering degree from Tecnológico de Monterrey, is a graduate of the AD2 Senior Management Program from IPADE and has taken continuing education courses at MIT. He is Executive President of Eon Corporation and on the Boards of various commercial and technology companies in the U.S. and Mexico. He has contributed to various international patents and participated in intellectual property licensing programs for several Fortune 500 companies.

Director: Patrimonial

Participation in Committees:
Human Capital and Sustainability

Juan Carlos Correa Ballesteros

Board Member since 2016. Former member of the Executive Committee and of the Human Capital Committee of the Board of Directors at Arca Continental South America since 2010. He worked for 14 years at Ecuador Bottling Company, the Coca-Cola bottler in Ecuador, holding a number of different positions, including COO and Corporate Vice-President during his last three years at the company. He is currently Executive Vice-President at CorMa Holding Family Office. He has a Master’s Degree in Finance from the University of Miami.

Director: Independent

Participation in Committees:
Human Capital and Sustainability

Felipe Cortés Font

Board Member since 2013. He currently serves on the Boards of Grupo Promax, Arendal, Stiva and Ternium. Founding partner at Auric. He worked for Grupo Alfa for 28 years where, as the head of the Planning and Controllership divisions, he was part of the team leading the strategic and financial restructuring of the company. He also led the Petrochemical Sector division at Hylsamex. He was Director of the American Iron and Steel Institute and President of Canacero, Nuevo León Productivity Center, and the Latin American Institute for Steel and Iron. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree from MIT.

Director: Independent

Participation in Committees:
Audit and Corporate Practices

Alejandro M. Elizondo Barragán

Board Member since 2004. Former Director of Development at Grupo Alfa, holding various positions in Corporate as well as steelmaking and petrochemical divisions during his 43-year career at Alfa. He currently serves on the Boards of Grupo Stiva, Axtel, and The Museum of Steel.

Director: Patrimonial

Participation in Committees:
Planning and Financial

Manuel G. Gutierrez Espinoza

Board Member since 2022. Chief Strategic Planning Officer of Arca Continental from 2008 to 2017. Previously he served as Planning VP in Hylsamex (now part of Ternium) and Grupo Alfa, where he worked for over 31 years in planning, IT and strategic projects, especially in the fields of energy, steel, financial restructuring, IT innovation, mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Gutierrez holds a Mechanical & Industrial Engineering degree from the Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an Executive Management Program from IPADE.

Director: Patrimonial

Participation in Committees:
Planning and Financial

Roberto Garza Velázquez

Board Member since 2001 and Vice-Chairman since 2019. Shareholder at Industria Carrocera San Roberto, S.A. de C.V., as well as Board Member of Grupo Index, Afirme Grupo Financiero, and AMANEC, A.C. He has been a member of the Grupo Autofin Monterrey Board of Directors since 2017.

Director: Patrimonial

Participation in Committees:
Planning and Financial,Executive

Rodrigo Alberto González Barragán

Board Member since 2021. He holds Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees in Musical Execution from the University of Texas at Austin. He is Vice President of the ESMDM Society since 2001, and Advisor to the Ballet Society of Monterrey A. C. since 1998. Advisor at CONARTE since 2009, and Member of the Committee on Culture of San Pedro Garza García from 2015 to 2019. Founder of the Expresión Musical Artística School (1995-2019).

Director: Patrimonial

Participation in Committees:
Planning and Financial

Cynthia H. Grossman

Board Member since 2011. She was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grupo Continental since 2000 and a Board Member since 1983.

Director: Patrimonial

Johnny Robinson Lindley Suárez

Board Member since 2018. He was CEO of Corporación Lindley from 2007 to 2014 and has served as its Chairman of the Board since 2013. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Lindcorp since 2015. He holds a Degree in Business Administration, specializing in Marketing, from Bentley College. He also graduated from the OPM program at Harvard Business School in 2016.

Director: Patrimonial

Ernesto López de Nigris

Board Member since 2001. Member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Industrial Saltillo, where he also served as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Operations. Additionally, he is a member of the Advisory Board at Teléfonos de México, as well as a Regional Director for Nafinsa and Grupo Financiero Banorte.

Director: Independent

Participation in Committees:
Human Capital and Sustainability,Audit and Corporate Practices

Adrián Jorge Lozano Lozano

Independent Board Member since 2019 and Financial Risk Committee since 2010. Current Board Member, Founding Partner and CEO of Banco Bancrea, S.A. and Arrendadora Bancrea, S.A. E.R. since 2013, Member of the Committee of Associates of the Mexican Banking Association for over 15 years. Holds a Law Degree from ITESM, a Master’s Degree in International Law and Finance from Tulane University and an MBA in Finance from ITESM. He was CEO of Afirme Grupo Financiero and all its subsidiaries; Proprietary Board Member and Secretary of the Board of Directors of GE Capital Bank, S.A.

Director: Independent

Participation in Committees:
Planning and Financial

Miguel Ángel Rábago Vite

Board Member and Vice-Chairman since 2011. Current board member of Board of Directors at AC Bebidas and AC Alimentos y Botanas, subsidiaries of AC. Former CEO and Member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Continental, where he also held several other positions during more than 35 years with the company. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Auditor having graduated from the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas.

Director: Patrimonial

Participation in Committees:
Human Capital and Sustainability,Planning and Financial,Executive

José Antonio Rodríguez Fuentes

Board Member since 2010. He has a degree in Agricultural Production Engineering from ITESM and earned diplomas at IPADE. He was a Director at Avícola Ganadera La Pasta, SA de CV. He is currently Director of Arrenda Saltillo. He served on the Boards of Agribrands Purina México, Colegio de Ingenieros Agrónomos de Coahuila, Unión de Avicultores de Saltillo, and CANACO Saltillo. Currently Regional Board Member of Banorte, Vice President of the Saltillo Chamber of Real Estate. Founder of Cáritas Diocesana Saltillo, founding member of Casa de los Niños y las Niñas AC, former President of Jóvenes Unidos AC, founding member of Casa del Sacerdote Emérito AC in Saltillo, current Secretary of Casa Hogar de los Pequeños AC and Vice President of the Saltillo Red Cross.

Director: Patrimonial

Participation in Committees:
Audit and Corporate Practices

Alberto Sánchez Palazuelos

Board Member since 2011. He was President of Negromex, Grupo Novum, and Troy Grupo Industrial. He served on the Boards of BBVA Bancomer, Grupo Martí, Probursa, and Cityexpress Hotels, among others. He is currently President of ASP y Asociados, S.C. He serves on the Boards of Procorp and Inmobiliaria CADU and is a member of the Advisory Board at Purdue University.

Director: Patrimonial

Daniel H. Sayre

Board Member since 2018. Former President of the Western Europe, Japan and Latin Center Divisions at The Coca-Cola Company, and held several leadership positions at the Rio de la Plata, Andean, and Mexico Divisions. He served on the Board of Directors of Grupo Continental from 2003 to 2006, and of Coca-Cola East Japan from 2012 to 2017. He has a Degree in Economics from Rice University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, as well as completed leadership programs for senior management at the Wharton and Emory University Business Schools.

Director: Independent

Armando Solbes Simón

Board Member since 2011. Former Board Member of Grupo Continental. He is currently Director of the Tampico Office of Banco Base, member of the boards of Promotora Turística Punta Bete, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Vista Inn, S.A. de C.V., is an associate and member of the Management Committees at Bene Hospital del Centro Español de Tampico and Universidad IEST Anáhuac. He is also a member of the Regional Consulting Board of ITESM, Tampico Campus (ESTAC). He was Chairman of the Board and CEO at Central de Divisas Casa de Cambio for 23 years. He held several positions in the finance division of Grupo Cydsa, S.A.B. for eight years, and in external auditing services for Gossler, Navarro, Ceniceros y Cia. for three years.

Director: Independent

Participation in Committees:
Audit and Corporate Practices

Bernardo González Barragán

Board Member since 2020 and Alternate in 2019. Since 2011, he has been a professor of accounting and finance at the Universidad de Monterrey. He was a corporate finance analyst at Fitch Ratings covering the retail and housing sectors. He has formally covered the NARTD beverage industry for over 25 years. He holds a master’s in finance with a specialization in economics and an MBA, both from EGADE Business School. He has obtained various certifications in the areas of finance and economics from the University of Edinburgh, London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Essex in the UK. He has a Degree in Marketing from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

Director: Patrimonial

Participation in Committees:
Human Capital and Sustainability

Jesús Viejo González

Board Member since 2007. He is Executive President of Trefilia Capital. Currently, he serves as Technical Secretary for the Nuevo León Strategic Planning Board and is a Board Member of the Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM), the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the Center for International Development at Harvard, and Grupo Topaz. He was Vice-President of Economic Research for Emerging Markets at Goldman Sachs and Chief Economist at Grupo Alfa. He holds a Degree in Economics from ITESM, and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Harvard University. He also holds a PhD in Economics from Boston University.

Director: Patrimonial

Participation in Committees:
Planning and Financial

Marcela Villarreal Fernández

Board Member since 2019. Former Board Member of Embotelladoras Arca from 2001 to 2010. Advisor at Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Research Project. Board Member of Sistema Axis and Argos, and President of the El Paso Museum of Art.

Director: Patrimonial

Participation in Committees:
Human Capital and Sustainability

Jaime Sanchez Fernandez

Non-member Secretary of the Board of Directors since 2009. Executive Legal Director of the company since 2011 and Executive Legal Director of Embotelladoras Arca from 2008 to 2011.