Jaime Ruiz Sacristán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Sacristán.
Jaime Ruiz Sacristán
Chairman of the Mexican Stock Exchange
In office
January 1, 2015 – April 12, 2020
Preceded byLuis Téllez
Succeeded byMarcos Martínez Gavica[1][2]
Personal details
Born(1949-10-27)October 27, 1949
Mexico City, Mexico
DiedApril 12, 2020(2020-04-12) (aged 70)
Mexico City, Mexico
SpouseMaribel
RelationsCarlos Ruiz Sacristán [es] (Twin brother)

Jaime Ruiz Sacristán (October 27, 1949 – April 12, 2020) was a Mexican businessman and banker. He was the chairman of the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) from 2015 until his death in 2020.[3] His twin brother, Carlos Ruiz Sacristán [es], was the Secretary of Communications and Transportation of Mexico from 1994 to 2000.[4]

Biography

Ruiz received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Universidad Anáhuac México and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.[5][6]

In 2003, Ruiz founded the financial group Banco Ve por Más.[5] He was appointed vice president of the Mexican Banking Association [es] (ABM) in 2007 and was promoted to chairman of the banking association from 2011 until 2013.[5] In 2015, Jaime Ruiz Sacristán became chairman of the Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores)[5] and remained in this position until his death in April 2020.[5][7]

Sacristán tested positive, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico for COVID-19 on March 13, 2020, after returning from a vacation to Vail, Colorado.[4][6] Several other Mexican executives also tested positive for coronavirus following the same trip.[6] He died from the virus at the Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal in Mexico City on April 12, 2020, at the age of 70.[4][6]

References

  1. ^ Santiago, Judith (2020-06-12). "Marcos Martínez Gavica es el nuevo presidente de la BMV". El Economista (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  2. ^ "Corporate Structure". Mexican Stock Exchange. Archived from the original on 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  3. ^ "Fallece Jaime Ruiz Sacristán, presidente de la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, por coronavirus". Europa Press (news agency). 2020-04-13. Archived from the original on 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  4. ^ a b c "Fallece Jaime Ruiz Sacristán, presidente de la BMV". El CEO. 2020-04-12. Archived from the original on 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  5. ^ a b c d e Bosch Par, José-Oriol (2020-04-12). "In Memoriam: Jaime Ruiz Sacristán, Chairman, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores". Mexican Stock Exchange. Focus. Archived from the original on 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  6. ^ a b c d Squires, Scott (2020-04-12). "Mexico Stock Exchange Chairman Dies After Virus Hospitalization". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  7. ^ "Mexico exchange names Sacristán as new head | Financial Times". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2023-08-15.