Alfredo Elias Ayub
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Alfredo Elías Ayub was the Director General of the Comisión Federal de Electricidad
(CFE; Federal Electricity Commission), which is the Mexican
state-owned
electric
monopoly
.
Elías Ayub was born in Mexico City
of Syrian-Lebanese
descent. Arturo Elías Ayub
is his youngest brother, married to Johana Slim Domit, daughter of Mexican Tycoon Carlos Slim Helu. The elder Elías Ayub earned a civil engineer
's degree from Universidad Anáhuac. He was a member of the first class graduating from the School of Engineering at that university. He graduated with high honors. He also holds an MBA degree from Harvard University
's Business School (HBS
). He received an Honorary Mention upon graduation from HBS.
His academic activities include holding the position of Deputy Director (1978-1979) and Director (1979) of Universidad Anáhuac's Engineering School, professor of Finance at Harvard University, as well as a Board Member of Harvard University's Business School.
The Federal Electricity Commission reports to the Ministry of Energy. Thus, Elías Ayub reported to Felipe Calderón Hinojosa when he was Secretary. Then, president Calderón also ratified Elías Ayub to continue his long tenure as head of the CFE.
In the private sector, he is shareholder and/or member of the boards of several companies such as Grupo Impulsor del Desarrollo Urbano (IDUSA), Constructora Ideurban, Promociones Metropólis, and other private enterprises.
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
The Comisión Federal de Electricidad is the Mexican state-owned electric widely known as CFE. It is the dominant electric company and the second most powerful state-owned company in Mexico after Pemex. The Mexican constitution states that the government is responsible for the control and...
(CFE; Federal Electricity Commission), which is the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state-owned
Government-owned corporation
A government-owned corporation, state-owned company, state-owned entity, state enterprise, publicly owned corporation, government business enterprise, or parastatal is a legal entity created by a government to undertake commercial activities on behalf of an owner government...
electric
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
monopoly
Monopoly
A monopoly exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity...
.
Elías Ayub was born in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
of Syrian-Lebanese
Lebanese people
The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
descent. Arturo Elías Ayub
Arturo Elías Ayub
Arturo Elías Ayub is a Mexican businessman, currently Director of Strategic Alliances of Telefonos de Mexico, CEO of the Telmex Foundation and Director of UNO Noticias.- Biography :...
is his youngest brother, married to Johana Slim Domit, daughter of Mexican Tycoon Carlos Slim Helu. The elder Elías Ayub earned a civil engineer
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
's degree from Universidad Anáhuac. He was a member of the first class graduating from the School of Engineering at that university. He graduated with high honors. He also holds an MBA degree from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
's Business School (HBS
HBS
HBS can mean:* Harvard Business School* Hrvatski Biciklisticki Savez, the Croatian Cycling Federation* Henrietta Barnett School* Hitchin Boys' School* Hogere burgerschool, a Dutch educational type until 1968....
). He received an Honorary Mention upon graduation from HBS.
His academic activities include holding the position of Deputy Director (1978-1979) and Director (1979) of Universidad Anáhuac's Engineering School, professor of Finance at Harvard University, as well as a Board Member of Harvard University's Business School.
Career
Elías has had an outstanding career in Mexico's public sector.- He worked as Director of Coordination and Programming of the Mexican Fund for Social Activities (Fonapas) from 1977 to 1979.
- He was Deputy Director General in 1980 and held the position of Director General between 1981 and 1983.
- He became the Executive Coordinator at the State of Mexico government's Urban Development and Public Works Secretariat ("Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Obras Públicas" in Spanish) (1983-1985).
- Private Secretary of the State of Mexico's Governor Alfredo del Mazo (1985-1986).
- He then served as Private Secretary of the Secretary of Energy, Mines and State-Owned Industry (SEMIP), Alfredo del Mazo (1986).
- Coordinator of Advisors at SEMIP (1986-1988)
- Deputy Minister of Mines and Basic Industry (1988-1993) and then deputy Energy Minister (1993-1995) of SEMIP.
- During his tenure at the Energy Ministry, he served with several secretaries in three different administrations: with secretaries Alfredo del Mazo, Alfredo Lozoya, and Fernando Hiriart during the presidencies of Miguel de la MadridMiguel de la MadridMiguel de la Madrid Hurtado is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as President of Mexico from 1982 to 1988.-Biography:...
, Carlos Salinas de Gortari, and Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León. - He was then Director General of the Aeropuertos y Servicios AuxiliaresAeropuertos y Servicios AuxiliaresAeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares is a federal government-owned corporation with its own equity capital and legal identity. It has its headquarters in Mexico City International Airport in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It was created by the Mexican Federal Government in June 1965 to oversee...
(Mexican Airport Authority) (ASA) (1996-1999) during Zedillo's administration. - Finally he has held the position of Director General of Comisión Federal de ElectricidadComisión Federal de ElectricidadThe Comisión Federal de Electricidad is the Mexican state-owned electric widely known as CFE. It is the dominant electric company and the second most powerful state-owned company in Mexico after Pemex. The Mexican constitution states that the government is responsible for the control and...
since January 1999. He was appointed to this position by president Ernesto Zedillo, and then ratified by president Vicente FoxVicente FoxVicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
. He was one of only two members of the PRI political party initially ratified to be part of Fox's administration.
The Federal Electricity Commission reports to the Ministry of Energy. Thus, Elías Ayub reported to Felipe Calderón Hinojosa when he was Secretary. Then, president Calderón also ratified Elías Ayub to continue his long tenure as head of the CFE.
In the private sector, he is shareholder and/or member of the boards of several companies such as Grupo Impulsor del Desarrollo Urbano (IDUSA), Constructora Ideurban, Promociones Metropólis, and other private enterprises.