Enrique Escalante joined GCC in 1999 and has held several senior management positions, starting as President of the Mexico Division. In 2000 he was appointed President of the U.S. Division and in 2015 he was promoted to Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, Enrique held positions in various commercial organizations in Mexico, including positions in the lumber industry in Mexico in the departments of finance, planning, sales and marketing. He served as CEO of Plywood Ponderosa de México, S.A. de C.V. and later as President of the Ponderosa Division at Grupo Industrial Durango, S.A. de C.V. Additionally, he has been President of the Portland Cement Association in the United States and a member of the Board of Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) in the Rocky Mountain Chapter in Denver, CO. Currently, he is a board member of the GCCA and of Banamex (Consejo Regional del Norte). Enrique is a graduate of Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Additionally, he holds an MBA from Cornell University and has participated in several executive programs, including IPADE's D-1 program and Harvard University's YPO Presidents Seminar.