Pablo Diez Fernandez

A shareholder since the very beginning and member of its board of directors since 1926, the businessman from the region of León in Spain continued to care for his bread and yeast production businesses while also promoting other new adventures.

Among them the most recognized are the Sanatorio Español, the Red Cross's central hospital in Mexico City and the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología; he made important donations to help build all these institutions.

In recognition of this philanthropic work and his entrepreneurial accomplishments, in 1969 Don Pablo Díez received the highest honor granted by the Mexican government: the Orden del Águila Azteca.

He was also a relevant shareholder in other companies in Mexico including IEM, Condumex, Fundidora Monterrey, Celanese Mexicana and Banco Nacional de México, and he served as the first vice-president for this bank.

Just before he retired from public life, although he remained as Honorary Chairman of Grupo Modelo, Díez Fernández turned over the business to the people close to him who had managed it for several years.