2012 Annual Report - Ixe
2012 Annual Report - Ixe
2012 Annual Report - Ixe
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Awards and Recognitions<br />
Informe Anual 2010<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
GFNorte we seek to preserve the integrity and quality of our<br />
operations, products and services, adapting profitability<br />
and making the generation of value the focus of our work,<br />
which serve as a guarantee for customers, shareholders and<br />
employees. As a result, in <strong>2012</strong> we received the following prizes<br />
and recognitions:<br />
Best Commercial Bank in <strong>2012</strong> in Mexico<br />
Awarded by: World Finance.<br />
GFNorte’s Achievement: In <strong>2012</strong> the Group materialized two<br />
of the largest deals registered in the Mexican financial sector:<br />
the merger with <strong>Ixe</strong> Grupo Financiero, which made it the third<br />
largest institution with the most Mexican capital, and the merger<br />
with the Mexican Social Security Institute’s Afore XXI.<br />
LatinFinance Bank of the Year <strong>2012</strong><br />
Awarded by: LatinFinance.<br />
GFNorte’s Achievement: Recognition for growth achieved in<br />
the areas of credit cards, government and Small and Medium-<br />
Sized Enterprise (SME) financing.<br />
Galardón PyME <strong>2012</strong><br />
Awarded by: Mexican Ministry of the Economy.<br />
GFNorte’s Achievement: Recognition for a third time and<br />
second year in a row as the bank that has granted the most<br />
loans to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Mexico through<br />
government programs.<br />
Best Management Team in Latin America in <strong>2012</strong><br />
Awarded by: Institutional Investor.<br />
GFNorte’s Achievement: Directors and the Investment Relations<br />
Department were given the following recognitions:<br />
Alejandro Valenzuela, CEO:<br />
• Top CEO in Mexico rated by sell-side analysts;<br />
• Third in the Latin American financial sector (sell side).<br />
Rafael Arana, CFO:<br />
• Fifth (sell-side) and seventh (buy-side) in the regional survey<br />
David Suárez, Deputy Managing Director of Investor Relations:<br />
• Best financial sector director in Latin America and in his category<br />
in Mexico (sell-side);<br />
• Top in Mexico and number two in the Latin American financial<br />
sector (buy-side)<br />
Investor Relations department:<br />
• Number two in the Latin American financial sector (sell side);<br />
• Number one in Mexico (sell and buy-side).<br />
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