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Alfredo Elías Ayub, Former CFE Director, Dies at 75

Tributes from national figures underscore his decades of influence in Mexico’s energy and infrastructure sectors.

Overview

  • The Mexican Association of Roadway Engineers (AMIVTAC) and former president Felipe Calderón publicly confirmed his death on Nov. 19.
  • The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) issued condolences recognizing his leadership of the utility from 1999 to 2011 across the Zedillo, Fox and Calderón administrations.
  • During his tenure, CFE absorbed Luz y Fuerza del Centro by presidential decree and advanced expansion and modernization of the national power system.
  • Before CFE, he led Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares and held senior posts in the then SEMIP; he trained as a civil engineer at Universidad Anáhuac and earned an MBA from Harvard.
  • The family has not disclosed a cause of death or funeral arrangements; his public life also included private real-estate projects and ties to the Slim business network through his brother Arturo.