Jaime Ruiz Sacristán Explained

Jaime Ruiz Sacristán
Office:Chairman of the Mexican Stock Exchange
Term Start:January 1, 2015
Term End:April 12, 2020
Predecessor:Luis Téllez
Successor:Marcos Martínez Gavica[1] [2]
Birth Date:27 October 1949
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Death Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Spouse:Maribel
Relations: (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,, 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]

In 2003, Ruiz founded the financial group Spanish; Castilian: italic=no|Banco Ve por Más.[5] He was appointed vice president of the (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 (Spanish; Castilian: Bolsa Mexicana de Valores)[5] and remained in this position until his death in April 2020.[5] [6]

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] Several other Mexican executives also tested positive for coronavirus following the same trip. He died from the virus at the Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal in Mexico City on April 12, 2020, at the age of 70.[4] [7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Marcos Martínez Gavica es el nuevo presidente de la BMV. Santiago. Judith. 2020-06-12. 2021-07-30. El Economista. es-MX. https://web.archive.org/web/20200613061618/https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/sectorfinanciero/Marcos-Martinez-Gavica-es-el-nuevo-presidente-de-la-BMV-20200612-0061.html. 2020-06-13. live.
  2. Web site: Corporate Structure. 2021-07-30. Mexican Stock Exchange. https://web.archive.org/web/20201119074206/https://www.bmv.com.mx/en/bmv-group/corporate-estructure. 2020-11-19. live.
  3. News: Fallece Jaime Ruiz Sacristán, presidente de la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, por coronavirus . . 2020-04-13 . 2020-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200415173950/https://www.europapress.es/economia/noticia-fallece-jaime-ruiz-sacristan-presidente-bolsa-mexicana-valores-coronavirus-20200413140643.html . 2020-04-15 . live.
  4. News: Fallece Jaime Ruiz Sacristán, presidente de la BMV . . 2020-04-12 . 2020-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200503010756/https://elceo.com/mercados/fallece-jaime-ruiz-sacristan-presidente-de-la-bmv/ . 2020-05-03 . live.
  5. News: José-Oriol . Bosch Par . In Memoriam: Jaime Ruiz Sacristán, Chairman, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores . . Focus . 2020-04-12 . 2020-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200503011921/https://focus.world-exchanges.org/articles/memoriam-jaime-ruiz-sacristan-chairman-bolsa-mexicana-de-valores . 2020-05-03 . live.
  6. Web site: Mexico exchange names Sacristán as new head Financial Times . 2023-08-15 . www.ft.com.
  7. News: Scott. Squires . Mexico Stock Exchange Chairman Dies After Virus Hospitalization . . 2020-04-12 . 2020-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200424102326/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-12/mexico-stock-exchange-chairman-dies-after-virus-hospitalization-k8xb2spl . 2020-04-24 . live.

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