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Juan Grau
Professor at the General Management and Entrepreneurship Department
Academic Degrees
– Executive Officers Management Program (AD-2), Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección
de Empresa (IPADE Business School).
– MS in Industrial Management, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
– BS in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Managerial Background
– Board Member in several companies.
– Member of the World Board of Bacardí Limited and Executive President for the North
Region, which includes USA, Canada, Nassau and Puerto Rico.
– President, Bacardí North America and Board Member in Bacardí Limited, Grupo BacardíMartini Holding.
– Executive President, Bacardí Imports in USA.
– President, Bacardí México.
– Executive Vice President and Founder, Bacardí Brazil.
– First Director, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de Nuevos Productos, Jacksonville,
Florida.
– Designed and managed the construction of the distilleries of Galarza, México and San Juan
Puerto Rico and the new facilities in Recife, Brazil.
– Technical Director of Bacardí distillery in Santiago de Cuba.
– Founded a company dedicated to the design and construction of industrial plants.
– Led two companies in the metalworking industry, Crane-Deming de México and Fábrica de
Implementos Petroleros, S.A. de C.V.
Professional Activities
Awards:
– “Industrial del año,”granted by the Cámara de Comercio Latina de EE.UU., 1991.
– “Ejecutivo Distinguido del año,” granted by the Asociación de Ejecutivos de Ventas y
Mercadotecnia en México, 1984.