Juan Claudio Salles Manuel has been a member of our board of directors since April of 2003. Mr. Salles is a founding partner of the Salles Sainz Grant Thornton, S.C., which specializes in financial consulting and financial statements auditing. Prior to working at Salles Sainz Grant Thornton, Mr. Salles was a partner at Ruiz Urquiza y Cia, S.C. Mr. Salles is currently a member of the Mexican Institute of Public Accountants, and had previously served as the President of its national executive committee. Mr. Salles is also the President of the Advisory Committee of the Mexican Academy of Integral Performance Audit (Academia Mexicana de Auditoria Integral al Desempeño). Previously, Mr. Salles was also a member of the executive committee of the International Federation of Accountants. Mr. Salles holds a bachelor’s degree in public accounting from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, where he has been a professor since 1962. |