“... Strengthen the legacy of Mr. Roberto Gonzalez Barrera and carry to GRUMA to a new stage”.

• The Vice Presidency of the Board of Directors is created, headed by Carlos Hank González.
   
• The Council will consider the formation of an Executive Committee consisting of Chairman, Vice President and Independent Directors Eduardo Livas Cantu and Javier Vélez Bautista.
   
• The new Chairman will propose to the Council strengthening the business plan, under the supervision of the Executive Committee.
   

The Shareholders of GRUMA today appointed Juan Gonzalez Moreno and Carlos Hank Gonzalez as Chairman of Board and Vice President of the Board of Directors of the company, and announced the appointment of Roberto González Moreno, Mayra Gonzalez Moreno, Eduardo Livas Cantú and Carlos Hank González as new Directors. Thus, all the members of the Gonzalez-Moreno family have a place in the Board of Directors.

In accordance with best corporate governance practices, at this stage the new Board of Directors maintains a large majority of independent directors.

As a first decision, and based on sound corporate governance practices, the new Chairman announced that the Board of Directors will present the formalization of an Executive Committee composed of directors, which would function as an intermediate corporate governance body between the Board and the CEO. The Executive Committee would support the Council and the Presidency in the design, implementation and monitoring of corporate strategy.

The new Chairman will propose to the Council that the said Executive Committee is integrated by the President and Vice President of the Board of Directors, as well as Eduardo Livas Cantu and Javier Vélez Bautista.

Juan Gonzalez Moreno, Master in Business Administration from the University of San Diego, who was instrumental in the startup and development of GRUMA in the United States since 1980, has served in recent years as CEO of GRUMA in Asia and Oceania, having successfully projected the company's operations in international markets.

Carlos Hank Gonzalez, with postgraduate courses in Finance and Administration, is one of the most outstanding young entrepreneurs in the country, was named CEO of Grupo Financiero Interacciones since 2001, and CEO of Grupo Hermes in 2008, a company formed by infrastructure, energy and automotive, divisions, and has served on various boards, including the Mexican Stock Exchange.

Eduardo Livas Cantú, Doctor in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin, will bring its extensive experience to GRUMA, a company he joined in 1972 as CFO, and later served as CEO of the company between 1994 and 1999, a period in which GRUMA consolidated its U.S. operations and reached its highest market capitalization.

Javier Velez Bautista, with a Master in Business Administration from Wharton, served as Chief Financial and Planning Officer at GRUMA from 1995 to 1999, Director from 2002 to this date, and Chairman of the Audit and Corporate Practices Council between 2006 and 2010. The leadership of Mr. Vélez helped GRUMA become the first Latin American company to reach international investment grade.

Juan Gonzalez Moreno said: "The Executive Committee which would be proposed would deepen the process of institutionalization of the company and ensure that its strategic direction has a daily presence in the operations."

As a second decision, the Chairman announced that the directors who would be nominated to serve on the Executive Committee are already working with the company management in strengthening the Strategic Plan to be proposed to the Board of Directors based on the following guidelines:

"These measures will strengthen the legacy of Mr. Roberto Gonzalez Barrera and carry GRUMA to a new stage of creating value for all shareholders and global growth for the pride of all Mexicans," said the new Chairman of Board.