Lorenzo Zambrano
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Cemex S.A. de C.V.
Keynote Speaker: Globalization Strategy, Challenges, and Opportunities
Lorenzo H. Zambrano earned his BS degree in mechanical engineering from the Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) in 1966 and his MBA from Stanford University in 1968.
He joined CEMEX in 1968, was named CEO in 1985, and since 1995, also serves as Chairman of the Board. CEMEX is one of the world's largest global cement companies; its stock is traded on the Mexican Stock Exchange (CEMEX CPO) and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (CX).
Mr. Zambrano is a member of the Board of Directors of IBM, of Citigroup's International Advisory Board, and of the Chairman's Council of DaimlerChrysler AG.
He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Alfa, Grupo Financiero Banamex, Femsa, ICA, Televisa, and Vitro.
Furthermore, he is Chairman of the Tecnológico de Monterrey, the leading private university in Mexico and Latin America. He is a member of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business Advisory Council, and serves on the Boards of the Americas Society, Conservation International, and the Contemporary Art Museum of Monterrey.
Mr. Zambrano has received some of the most prestigious awards for managerial excellence, including the Ernest C. Arbuckle Award, which was presented to him in 1998 by the Stanford Business School Alumni Association.
