María José García is a lawyer with a master’s degree in business administration and financial specialization. He has been president of various financial, banking and mortgage institutions; Member of the Boards of Directors and external consultant for construction companies and financial companies.
She is currently the Executive Director of the Inter-American Cement Federation – FICEM- that representes the cement industry of 26 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a coverage of 77 producing companies and 280 cement production and grinding plants, which represent more of 180 million tons produced annually. Likewise, it has as associates 16 institutes, chambers and associations of cement and concrete in Latin America.
Maria José Garcia, represents the cement industry in the region on a global stage and projects, with an increasingly broad scope, the industry’s initiatives and achievements in Latin America and the Caribbean on sustainability and carbon neutrality issues through the coordination of a wide network of regional and international allies.