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SECTION 3: DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
(Continued)
Mr. Nigel Edwards – Non Executive Director (Nominated by the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust
Corporation)
Mr. Nigel Edwards was appointed to the Board in August 2014. He is the Vice President – Finance at the Trinidad
and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation. Mr. Edwards began his career at the Ministry of Finance in 1993 where he
worked on several areas of government policy in relation to financial services. In his early career, he worked on
originating global equity transactions from emerging markets for an international merchant bank in London. He later
spent over 15 years working in various areas of the financial services sector of the ANSA McAL Group of
companies and has worked in the areas of investment banking, corporate finance, structured lending, investment
management as well as accounting and finance before moving on to be the Chief Executive of the ANSA McAL
Group’s life insurance subsidiary. He has been involved in several advisory mandates for mergers and acquisitions,
corporate restructuring and equity issuance.
Mr. Edwards graduated from the UWI, St. Augustine, with a B.Sc. degree in Management Studies and subsequently
attained an M.Sc. in Finance from the London Business School.
Mr. Francisco Aguilera Mendoza – Non Executive Director (Nominated by CEMEX)
Mr. Francisco Aguilera Mendoza was appointed to the Board in August 2014. He is the Vice President for Trading
Americas and Group Shipping for CEMEX. Mr. Aguilera Mendoza was appointed to the position in August 2011
and is responsible for the trading of cement and clinker for CEMEX in the Americas, including the Caribbean
Region. He also oversees all the shipping activities for the company.
Mr. Aguilera Mendoza joined CEMEX in June 1996, and has held positions in various areas throughout CEMEX’s
US operations including: Logistics Manager, Sales Administration Director, Aggregate Operations VP, and VP &
General Manager for the Concrete Pipe Division. Prior to his current role, he was VP of Trading for Europe, Middle
East, Africa and Asia, based in Madrid, Spain. He has extensive experience in the building materials industry,
especially in fields such as General Management, Logistics Operations, International Commerce and Post merger
integrations.
He holds an MBA with a Major in Operations from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern
University, and a BSc in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology,
Mexico.
Mr. Carlos A. Palero Castro – Non Executive Director (Nominated by CEMEX)
Mr. Carlos A. Palero Castro was appointed to the Board in August 2014. He is CEMEX’s Cement Operations
Director for Panama and Cartagena. Within this role, he is responsible for cement production for Panama and
Cartagena and has directed the start-up of a complete pyro-processing line at Panama and designed CEMEX’s
cement scheme for participation in the Panama Canal Project Expansion.
Mr. Palero Castro joined CEMEX in 1999 and has held positions in various areas including: Process Manager,
Quality Manager and Plant Director in several plants in Mexico. In addition, Mr. Palero Castro has participated in
multiple projects for CEMEX, including various due diligence processes in South America and efficiency increasing
efforts in the region.
He holds an MBA from the Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico and a BSc in Electromechanical Engineering
from the Panamerican University, Mexico.
