The Technical Committee is the highest governing body of Fibra Danhos, and it is comprised of eleven members, three of whom are independent.
Among the functions of the Technical Committee are the following:
Independent Members
Members of the Technical Committee are considered to be independent when there is no relation to the Member Trustors of its properties or with parties related to them.
Independent members are nominated by the Nominations Committee and their appointment is ratified by a majority vote in the Annual Meeting of CBFI holders.
Requirements for the independence of Technical Committee can be found in our Policy on Independence in Governance Bodies at “Política de Independencia en el Comité Técnico”
MEMBER DIVERSITY AND EXPERIENCE
Technical Committee members are selected according to our Code of Ethics and our Diversity Policy, and considering each candidate’s experience and merits, without regard to gender, race, nationality, culture, beliefs, marital status, ideology, or political opinions.
We recognize the importance and benefits of inclusion and diversity in the broadest sense of the word in the composition of our Technical Committee, as an essential element for achieving decision-making efficiency. This approach, motivated by the principle of equality, recognized the importance of equal opportunity for all, and of valuing differences. This is reflected in our Technical Committee, which currently includes two women, or 18% of its members.
David Daniel Kabbaz Chiver
Chairman of the Technical Committee since 2013
He is one of the founding partners of Grupo Danhos and has over 45 years of experience in the development and management of iconic, premier-quality real estate assets, as well as in acquisitions and financing of real estate projects. He is a member of the President’s Council of the Comunidad Monte Sinaí Judía de México and has held key positions in several institutions and organizations of the national and international Jewish community, including Governor of the University of Tel Aviv in 1990. He also actively participates in philanthropic activities addressing issues of education, health, and sport; additionally, he is also one of the “300 most influential leaders of Mexico”, a recognition given by the publication Líderes Mexicanos for his real estate vision and ability to transform the environment of the communities where their developments are located. Mr. Kabbaz studied architecture at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Salvador Daniel Kabbaz Zaga
Vice-Chairman of the Technical Committee since 2013
He has over 30 years of experience in real estate, including the design, development and administration of premier-quality mixed-use developments. Before joining Grupo Danhos in 1993, he had developed several architectural projects for office buildings in Mexico City. His capacity to conceptualize innovative, sustainable projects in highly populated urban areas, and his skill in managing and directing the developments, has been key in the growth of Fibra Danhos’ asset portfolio, which is considered a benchmark in the Mexican market. He has been recognized for his business skills and upright character, having held several positions in the Comunidad Monte Sinaí Judía de México. He has been President of the Association of Real Estate Developers (ADI) and is currently chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mexican REITs Association (AMEFIBRA), as well as one of the “300 most influential leaders of Mexico”, a recognition given by the publication Líderes Mexicanos. Mr. Kabbaz holds an undergraduate degree in architecture from the Universidad Anáhuac del Norte, and studied for a Master’s Degree in Real Estate Management and Construction Companies at the University of Madrid.
David Daniel Kabbaz Cherem
Technical Committee Member since 2024
Since 2021, David Daniel Kabbaz Cherem has been collaborating with Grupo Danhos, where his analytical skills have allowed him to develop an outstanding career. Since the beginning of his trajectory at Fibra Danhos, he has served in several positions, allowing him to manage large-scale real estate projects in multiple sectors, combining his academic background in finance with his experience in the real estate sector.
Luis Moussali Mizrahi
Technical Committee Member since 2013
He is Vice President of the Grupo Vitracoat, a leading company in the manufacture of industrial coatings in the Americas, with plants in Mexico, North and South America, all of which hold ISO 14000 (environmental management) and ISO 9000 (quality management) certifications. Mr. Moussali is an expert in supply chain management, enabling him to ensure efficient sourcing from suppliers in five continents. Mr. Moussali has 18 years of experience as a partner and investor in retail, industrial and office real estate projects. He has been a board member of BBVA since 2018. He holds an undergraduate degree in Financial Management from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).
Isaac Becherano Chiprut
Technical Committee Member since 2013
Managing Partner of Grupo Inmobiliario Diana, a real estate company in the retail, office and residential segments; Founding Partner and CEO of Orotec International, a leading company in the manufacture of fine jewelry in Mexico; Managing Partner of Becherano y Asociados, S.C., financial advisory and business planning firm and founding partner and member of the Board of Directors of Sunny Fields, a company dedicated to the protected high-tech agroindustry focused on the export market. Mr. Becherano has a degree in Public Accountancy from the Universidad Anáhuac del Norte.
Blanca Estela Canela Talancón
Technical Committee Member since 2020
She has worked at Grupo Danhos since 1988 and has been Executive Director of Administradora Fibra Danhos since it went public in October 2013. Throughout her career she has held high-level management rolls in Administration, Financial Planning, Treasury, Fiscal Planning, Accounting and Sales. She joined the Technical Committee of Fibra Danhos in 2021. She is an active participant in various organizations including AMEFIBRA, where she served as Treasurer from 2014 to 2018; Forbes' Most Powerful Women from 2019 to the present; and the Metropolitan Steering Committee of Citibanamex from 2020 to date. She holds an undergraduate degree in public accountancy from the Instituto Politécnico Nacional and a Master's in Finance from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and has completed various specialization courses in Mexico and abroad, including certifications in upperlevel tax management and tax administration.
Lino de Prado Sampedro
Technical Committee Member since 2013
A leading Mexican entrepreneur who has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zara México since 1992, during which time he was played a key role in the brand’s growth in Mexican territory. He has been recognized as one of the “300 Most Influential Leaders of Mexico” and has received various civil distinctions as well as for his exceptional channels of advocacy, promotion and work as liaison for various Spanish companies in Mexico. With extensive experience in the food and beverage company, he is involved in the El Bajío restaurant chain, and sits on the board of Recórcholis, a family entertainment company, and Redegal, a firm specializing in digital marketing. He has been influential in developing Fibra Danhos’ portfolio of offices and mixed-use properties, particularly Torre Virreyes and Toreo Parque Central, and has been a member of the technical committee since 2013. Mr. Prado holds a degree in Public Accountancy from the Escuela Bancaria y Comercial and in 2009 was recognized as distinguished alumnus for his achievements.
Adolfo Kalach Romano
Technical Committee Member since 2013
For sixteen years Mr. Kalach headed textile production in four companies of Grupo Kaltex, a company engaged in various segments of the textile business; he is Founding Partner of Avante Textil, where he has served as Director of Fabric and Finishing for 13 years; and he has extensive experience in the real estate sector, where since 1984 he has led promotion, construction and administration of triple-A distribution centers, with approximately a million square meters built. In 2004 he entered the hotel industry and has participated in construction of properties covering approximately 62,000 square meters. He holds a degree in Public Accountancy from the Universidad Iberoamericana.
Francisco Gil Díaz
Independent Technical Committee Member since 2013
President of Telefónica México, a global telecommunications company, Avancia, a real-estate subsidiary of ACS , and head of Avantel, a Mexican telecommunications company. Mr. Gil Díaz has held several key positions in the Mexican public sector, including Minister of Finance and member of the Board of Governors of Banco de México. In 2005 he was recognized as “Finance Minister of the Year for the Americas” by The Banker (a publication of Financial Times). He is chairman of the advisory council of EXI, a Mexican infrastructure company. He has been a lecturer at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), where he is Professor Emeritus and was awarded an honorary doctorate; at the Universidad Iberoamericana, Colegio de México, and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
José Antonio Chedraui Obeso
Independent Technical Committee Member since 2013
A Mexican businessman who since 1965 has held the position of Managing Director, and since 1988 Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grupo Comercial Chedraui. He has also been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Supermarkets and Department Stores (ANTAD). Over the course of his business career he has been a board member of various banking and financial institutions, including Banamex, Banco BCH, Bancomer, Banca Serfin, Banco de Oriente, Operadora de Bolsa and Grupo Financiero Inbursa. He is currently a board member of several private companies. Mr. Chedraui studied Business Administration at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), rounding out his business training with various executive development programs, particularly High-Level Management at the Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas, Liderazgo y Productividad at Colegio de Graduados.
Pilar María Aguilar Pariente
Independent Technical Committee Member since 2013
Pilar Aguilar Pariente is independent board member and investor in high-growth companies. She sits on the board as an independent member of other public and private firms in Mexico. In the venture capital field she has been angel investor and member of various investment committees. She began her career in consulting, working at McKinsey & Company as project partner for the Mexican and Brazilian energy and transportation industries, and for Bain and Company as Talent Development Director. Between 2011 and 2016 she directed Endeavor México, an organization focused on promoting the growth of the Mexican economy through the support of high-impact entrepreneurs. She has co-authored four books on entrepreneurs, The new face of Mexico, and worked with IPADE on a book entitled “Doing well and doing good.” She has been a speaker and panelist at the Women’s Forum Global Meeting and TEDx, among others. Since 2018 she has been a member of the jury for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Mexico. Ms. Aguilar holds an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Iberoamericana and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Texas at Austin.
Pedro Carlos Aspe Armellae
Independent Member
Pedro Aspe, born in Mexico City in 1950, obtained his B.A. in Economics from ITAM (1974) and with the support of the Fulbright and CONACYT scholarships, his Ph.D. in Economics from MIT (1978) in the United States. Dr. Aspe developed his professional career during the last four decades in the academia, in the Federal Government and in the domestic and foreign private sectors. In the Mexican academic sector, he was Dean of the Department of Economics (1978) and founder of the master's program in Economics at ITAM (1980), where he has been a Professor in the decades that followed. In the Mexican public sector, was founder and President of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI, 1983) then being appointed as Deputy-Secretary and then as Secretary of the Budget (1987), to finally be named Secretary of the Treasury of Mexico from 1988 to 1994. During those years he participated in the first structural reforms of modern Mexico: the participation of Mexico in GATT and the OECD, the budgetary equilibrium, the Re-negotiation of Mexico’s External Debt, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the autonomy of the Mexican Central Bank (1994). In the private sector Dr. Aspe was founder of Protego, one of the first Mexican investment banks (1996), company that a decade later was combined with Evercore Partners by doing an IPO in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Dr. Aspe was named Co-Chairman of Evercore Partners, company with operations in New York, London and Mexico City (2006). In February, 2017 Dr. Aspe retired from Evercore Partners. Dr. Aspe currently participates as Chairman of CINUK. He is also a Founding Member of the North American Forum and is a member of the Board of the Epic-Lab and Beristain’s Scholarship at ITAM and of the Museum of Memory and Tolerance in Mexico City.
Committees supporting the Technical Committee
To support the performance of its functions, the Technical Committee has the following committees: Audit, ESG, Innovation, Nominating and Corporate Practices, which contribute to the strategic management of Fibra Danhos. Its substantial understanding and broad knowledge of the industry enable the growth of our group and the operation of a portfolio of iconic premier quality properties.