By José Ángel de la Paz
Jorge Luis Torres Aguilar, president of FedEx Express in Mexico, was presented with the 2020 EXATEC EGADE Award, which honors the trajectory, experience, and positive impact of EGADE Business School graduates, both in the institution and in their community.
Under the current health contingency, Torres Aguilar has been one of the protagonists of the Mexico-United States airlift, which involved five flights that took place from May 5 to June 2 and that were operated by the logistics company he directs. Thanks to these flights, 322 ventilators for patients with COVID-19, purchased by the Mexican government with the support of the U.S. authorities, have been delivered.
Aterrizó el primer vuelo FedEx del puente aéreo México-Reno, Nevada, con 211 ventiladores Hamilton ofrecidos por el Presidente Trump al Presidente Lopez Obrador a fin de contribuir a hacer frente a la pandemia Covid-19.Nuestra gratitud con los Estados Unidos por su apoyo!! pic.twitter.com/Wxh2pnlgZX
— Marcelo Ebrard C. (@m_ebrard) May 5, 2020
“Through the EXATEC EGADE Award, we celebrate our graduates' responsible and transformative leadership. Jorge Luis is recognized for his extraordinary talent and trajectory, but above all for his commitment and positive impact on companies, ventures and organizations, providing solutions to the great challenges we face as a society, which he and his organization are making evident in these difficult times of pandemic,” said Ignacio de la Vega, Dean of EGADE Business School and the Undergraduate Business School at Tecnológico de Monterrey.
Torres Aguilar is an EGADE Business School graduate from the Global OneMBA program, and as such he was also recognized among the 25 Most Influential Leaders of the Class of 2020 by AACSB International, the leading and most prestigious global business school accreditation agency.
He currently serves as President of FedEx Express in Mexico and as President of the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico (AmCham).
He took over the FedEx subsidiary in 2012, setting a historic moment in the organization by becoming the first Mexican to lead operations nationwide. Among his management milestones is the merger of MultiPack into the FedEx network, as well as placing the Mexican subsidiary in the top positions worldwide in terms of revenue for the global corporation.
Upon receiving the EXATEC EGADE Award, the winner declared: “I am a Mexican, like many, committed and who fights every day to give the best of himself, with the aim of contributing to improving the lives of others. EGADE has been for me much more than an educational institution in my life; a benchmark and a ‘School of Life’ that made me a better person and a better professional. ”
.@JorgeLTorresA started his career w/ @FedEx Express 28 years ago. For 7 years he has been the company’s president for México. He empowers teams, shows strategic vision & promotes teamwork for success, skills valued by his alma mater @egade #AACSBleads
— AACSB International (@AACSB) January 28, 2020
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The EXATEC EGADE Award is part of the EXATEC Award, which in its eighth edition this year awards a total of 17 graduates representing different Tec campuses, regions or graduate schools, including EGADE Business School.
The EXATEC Awards are the highest honor granted by Tecnológico de Monterrey to its graduates, in order to recognize their most outstanding achievements that reflect the spirit, values and principles of the institution. The jury, which evaluates the nominations submitted through a call made by the Institution, is comprised of members of the Institution, EXATEC representatives or leaders, and guests from the Tec community.
“All 17 recipients of the 2020 EXATEC Award, who are recognized by our campuses and graduate schools, represent the sense of pride that our graduate community feels towards its own members, and for which it celebrates them as innovative leaders and outstanding professionals,” said Joaquín Lozano, Director of Alumni Relations at Tecnológico de Monterrey.
In this edition, the award ceremonies will be postponed until it is possible to hold an event with propper safety measures in accordance with those announced by the Federal Ministry of Health and always prioritizing the wellbeing of all members of the community.