A businessman who graduated from EGADE Business School, Juan Francisco Beckmann Vidal is among five graduates that Tec de Monterrey honored this year for their extraordinary lives and careers with a humanistic outlook.

By JOSÉ ÁNGEL DE LA PAZ | EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Juan Francisco Beckmann Vidal, businessman, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the José Cuervo Group and a graduate of EGADE Business School, was recognized with the EXATEC 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award.

With this award, Tecnológico de Monterrey honors alumni who, throughout their extraordinary lives and careers in different fields, have demonstrated a spirit of leadership with a humanistic outlook.

Beckmann Vidal graduated from the ITESM High School in 1960, from Tec as a Public Accountant in 1965 and from EGADE Business School with a Master’s in Business Administration in 1969.

He is recognized for transforming the tequila industry in Mexico, driving its presence in the world and being one of the greatest promoters of the designation of origin of the distillate.

In addition, he stands out for being a philanthropist committed to education, work, health, culture, sports and sustainable development.

"It is an honor to have studied high school, my undergraduate degree and a master's degree at Tecnológico de Monterrey, an excellent institution to which I have always been very proud to belong, where I have great friends and great memories," said Beckmann Vidal.

This year, the outstanding businessman was one of five graduates who received the 2021 EXATEC Lifetime Achievement Award, in a virtual ceremony held within the framework of the Tec's 2021 Board of Trustees Meeting.

From more than 300 nominations for the award, the graduates that this year complete the list of winners are: Jaime Lomelín Gavaldón (Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Industrial Engineering, 1985), swimmer; Elisa Guerra (Master’s in Education, 2008), educator; Eric Hágsater Gartenberg (Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Industrial Engineering, 1968), Chairman of Grupo Chinoin; and Gimena Peña Malcampo (Bachelor’s in Industrial and Systems Engineering, 1999), CEO of Pier2 Marketing.

The award ceremony was led by Rodolfo Rubio and Joaquín J. Lozano, Director of Alumni Relations. José Antonio Fernández, Chairman of the Board of Tecnológico de Monterrey, and David Garza, Rector and Executive President of Tec de Monterrey, gave congratulatory messages to the winning graduates.