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Name, Position (Age) Experience<br />

Ramiro G. Villarreal<br />

Morales,<br />

General Counsel (63)<br />

Joined CEMEX in 1987 and has served as general counsel since then, and also has served<br />

as secretary of our board of directors since 1995. He is a graduate of the Universidad<br />

Autónoma de Nuevo León with a degree in law. He also received a Master of Science<br />

degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin. Prior to joining CEMEX, he served<br />

as assistant general director of Grupo Financiero Banpais from 1985 to 1987.<br />

Mr. Villarreal is a member of the board of directors of Grupo Acosta Verde and<br />

Viviendas Integrales S.A., both real estate development companies, and an alternate<br />

member of the boards of directors of Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua and AXTEL.<br />

Board of Directors<br />

Set forth below are the names of the current members of our board of directors, elected at our 2010 special shareholders’ general<br />

meeting held on February 24, 2011. At this shareholders’ meeting, no alternate directors were elected. Members of our board of<br />

directors serve for one-year terms.<br />

Name (Age) Experience<br />

Lorenzo H. Zambrano Treviño,<br />

Chairman (67)<br />

See “— Senior Management.”<br />

Lorenzo Roberto Milmo Zambrano (74) Has been a member of our board of directors since 1977. He is also chief executive officer<br />

of Inmobiliaria Ermiza, S.A. de C.V. He is a first cousin of Lorenzo H. Zambrano,<br />

chairman of our board of directors and our chief executive officer, a first cousin of<br />

Rogelio Zambrano Lozano, and an uncle of Tomas Milmo Santos, both members of our<br />

board of directors. He earned his B.A. degree from ITESM.<br />

Armando J. García Segovia (59) Mr. García has been a member of our board of directors since 1983. He initially joined<br />

CEMEX in 1975 and rejoined CEMEX in 1985. He served as Director of Operational and<br />

Strategic Planning from 1985 to 1988, Director of Operations from 1988 to 1991, Director<br />

of Corporate Services and Affiliate Companies from 1991 to 1994, Director of<br />

Development from 1994 to 1996, General Director of Development from 1996 to 2000,<br />

Executive Vice President of Development from 2000 to May 2009, and Executive Vice<br />

President for Technology, Energy and Sustainability from May 1, 2009 to March 31,<br />

2010. He is a graduate of ITESM with a degree in mechanical engineering and<br />

administration and received an M.B.A. from the University of Texas. He was employed at<br />

Cydsa, S.A. from 1979 to 1981 and at Conek, S.A. de C.V. from 1981 to 1985.<br />

He also serves as a member of the board of directors of Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua,<br />

S.A.B. de C.V., and GCC Cemento, S.A. de C.V. He was also vice president of<br />

COPARMEX, member of the board and former chairman of the Private Sector Center for<br />

Sustainable Development Studies (Centro de Estudios del Sector Privado para el<br />

Desarrollo Sostenible), and member of the board of the World Environmental Center.<br />

Presently he is a member of the board of directors of Hoteles City Express, S.A.P.I. de<br />

C.V. and Grupo Chapa, S.A. de C.V., and the chairman of the board of the Engineering<br />

School of the Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. He is also a<br />

member of the board of Universidad Regiomontana, Universidad de Monterrey, Unidos<br />

para la Conservación, Pronatura Noreste, A.C., Consejo Consultvo de Flora y Fauna del<br />

Estado de N.L., and Parques y Vida Silvestre de N.L. He is also founder and chairman of<br />

the board of Comenzar de Nuevo, A.C. He is a first cousin of Rodolfo García Muriel, a<br />

member of our board of directors.<br />

Rodolfo García Muriel (65) Has been a member of our board of directors since 1985 and member of our finance<br />

committee since 2009. He is the chief executive officer of Compañía Industrial de Parras,<br />

S.A. de C.V. He is a member of the board of directors of Inmobiliaria Romacarel, S.A.P.I.<br />

de C.V., Comfort Jet, S.A. de C.V., and member of the regional board of Banamex. Mr.<br />

García Muriel is also vice president of the Textile Industry National Chamber (Cámara<br />

Nacional de la Industria Textil). Mr. García Muriel holds a degree in electric mechanical<br />

engineering from the Universidad Iberoamericana. He is a first cousin of Armando J.<br />

García Segovia, a member of our board of directors.<br />

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