He joined Cemex in 1968 and held several positions in the company prior to his appointment as director of operations in 1981. A member of Cemex’s board of directors since 1979, in 1985 he was appointed as CEO and in 1995 he was elected chairman of the board of directors.
In addition, Mr Zambrano was a member of the board of directors of Cementos Chihuahua, IBM, Enseñanza e Investigación Superior, A.C. and Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey A.C. (MARCO).
He also participated in the chairman’s council of Daimler Chrysler AG until July 2005 and was a member of the Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business Advisory Council until 2006, and was on the boards of directors of Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. until 2007, Alfa, S.A.B. de C.V. until 2008, and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. and Banamex until April 2009.
Mr Zambrano was also on the board of directors of Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (FEMSA) and on the international advisory board of
In recognition of his business and philanthropic record, Mr Zambrano received several awards and recognitions, including the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship, the America’s Society Gold Medal Distinguished Service Award, and Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business Alumni Association’s Ernest C. Arbuckle Award.
