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Francisco Ríos Jiménez
Vice President Business Development & European Sales
As VP Business Development, Francisco Rios is responsible for relationships with GST Leon’s China and North & South American customers. He is also responsible for developing the European market, as well for hide procurement with GST Leon suppliers. He handles the main negotiation issues with customers and strategic suppliers of GST Leon.
Francisco joined the company in September 2006 through the CUINBA acquisition process. During his tenure with CUINBA, he was Sales Manager, Marketing & Sales VP and Senior VP. In these roles, he helped the company to obtain automotive industry awards and grow from 110 associates to more than 1,500. Francisco began his career with Procter & Gamble where he held various Sales and Marketing positions.
Francisco received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Monterrey Technology and he attended several seminars at Pace University NY, Texas University, MIT and Harvard in different areas such as Top Management, Sales & Marketing, Negotiation, Market Innovation and Leadership.
Francisco is an active member on the board of several local Leon companies. From 2004 to 2006, he was a member of the General Motors de Mexico Purchasing council, and is also a member of the board of COFOCE (State of Guanajuato International Commerce entity)