BIOGRAPHY

Silvano Solís is currently CEO of Interpuerto Monterrey, Mexico’s largest inland port. Mr. Solís was previously managing director of ProLogis, the world’s leading industrial real estate developer, managing a portfolio of more than18 million square feet of industrial space in Mexico, until June 2011. He served as a member of the board of AMPIP (Mexican Association of Industrial Parks) from 2008 to 2011 and is an active member of the editorial board of Inmobiliaremagazine. Before joining ProLogis, Mr. Solis was the sales and marketing vice president at FINSA, one of Mexico’s most important industrial real estate developers.

Mr. Solís hasan architectural degree from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) and holds a master ofurban development from the Universidad Politècnica de Catalunya in Barcelona.

interpuerto monterrey

Interpuerto Monterrey, a project comprising1,300 hectares and acapacity to employ up to 50,000 people, aims to be the most important logistics center in Latin America. Located in Salinas Victoria, Nuevo León, Interpuerto Monterrey was conceivedto promotecommercial development andserve logistics companies and users through customs modernization and the integration of road, railway, and airport infrastructure inNuevo León. It aims to become the first binational customs agency, with U.S. participation facilitating the transfer of goods to the north of the continent. During the first months of 2014, at least six American and Japanese automotive companies will be installed in InterpuertoMonterrey, investing at least $100 million each. Modeléz, an international biscuit company, will also construct itslargest plant in Interpuerto Monterrey, making an investment of $600 million.