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CULIACAN, Mexico, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Desarrolladora Homex,
S.A. de C.V. (NYSE: HXM) (BMV: HOMEX) (Homex or the Company) announced today
that Mario Alberto Gonzalez Padilla has been appointed Chief Financial Officer
effective January 30, 2006. Mr. Gonzalez replaces Roberto Carrillo Herrera who
has continued to serve in an interim capacity while the Company searched for a
new CFO. Mr. Carrillo was the CFO of Casas Beta prior to its acquisition by
Homex and has contributed to the integration of the operations of the two
companies. Mr. Carrillo will remain employed by the Company until the end of
January in order to help in the transition of the new CFO.
"Marios public company experience and financial leadership skills will be
invaluable as we take Homex to the next level as a leader in the homebuilding
industry," commented Gerardo de Nicolas, Chief Executive Officer at Homex.
"For the last several months we have been focused on integrating Casas Beta
into Homexs operating and IT platforms. We have benefited greatly during this
critical transition period from the assistance of Roberto Carrillo, who had
been Chief Financial Officer at Casas Beta. Going forward, Mario will help us
drive the financial strategy and ensure best practices in areas like resource
allocation and risk management."
Mr. Gonzalez is a seasoned financial executive with more than 20 years of
senior-level financial experience. Since 2003, Mr. Gonzalez, 47, was Chief
Financial Officer of Consultores de Integracion de Sistemas (CIS), a Mexico
City-based management consulting firm that advises Fortune 500 companies and
others with operations in Latin America. From 2001 to 2003, he was Chief
Financial Officer for Panamerican Beverages, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange
listed company and the primary Latin American Coca Cola bottler and
distributor. From 1995 to 2001, Mr. Gonzalez was employed in various senior-
level financial positions with Grupo TMM, S.A. de C.V., a major Mexican
transportation and logistics services company. At the time of his departure
from Grupo TMM, he was Chief Financial Officer of Transportacion Ferroviaria
Mexicana (TFM), a SEC reporting company and a major Mexican railways company,
and also served as Corporate Controller for Transportacion Maritima Mexicana,
S.A. de C.V. (TMM). Mr. Gonzalez has also held a variety of senior-level
financial positions internationally at Dow Chemical Co.
Mr. Gonzalez holds a masters degree in Business Administration and
Engineering Administration from George Washington University and a bachelors
degree in Industrial Engineering from the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico.
About Homex
Desarrolladora Homex, S.A. de C.V. is a leading, vertically-integrated
home development company focused on affordable entry-level and middle-income
housing in Mexico. It is one of the most geographically diverse home builders
in the country. Homex has a leading position in the top four markets in the
country and is the largest builder in Mexico, based on the number of homes
sold and net income.
For additional corporate information, please visit the Companys web site
at: http://www.homex.com.mx
Investor Contacts
investor.relations@homex.com.mx
Carlos J. Moctezuma
Head of Investor Relations
+5266-7758-5838
cmoctezuma@homex.com.mx
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