Ramón Mendiola

FIFCO

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Ramón Mendiola has extensive experience leading companies in the food and beverage industry. In the 1980s and 1990s he worked for local and multinational consumer goods companies.

In 2003, he joined FIFCO as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, a Latin American company with three business divisions in Central America, Mexico, and the United States: food and beverage, retail, and real estate/hospitality. During the last fifteen years, he has led a transformational journey at FIFCO, including the growth of financial results (revenues and profits) more than tenfold, finding corporate purpose and becoming a sustainability champion. After 20 years leading Fifco, Ramon had stepped down as CEO in December 2023.

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from Babson College and a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in International Business and Marketing from J.L. Kellogg School at Northwestern University, United States.