Amexme Renews Board of Directors and Promotes Business in the Entity

A new leadership at the head of the women’s business network in the state

The Mexican Association of Business Women (Amexme) in Aguascalientes It formally began a new institutional stage with the swearing-in of its Board of Directors for the period 2025-2028, headed by Mayela de Jesús Roque Salinas. The union change places technical professionalization, strategic networking and access to public financing as the articulating axes for the consolidation of economic units led by women in the entity.

The board change ceremony, held in the lobby of the Ficotrece complex, marked the end of Berenice Cruz Frausto’s management and established the work route that will guide the organization’s efforts for the next three years in the Bajío region.

In her first speech as head of the association in the entity, Mayela de Jesús Roque Salinas outlined the approach that will guide her corporate administration:

“Women and businesswomen, this new stage begins with something very big. It begins with dreams, with desires, but, above all, with all of you. Rest assured that I will work to generate business spaces and professionalization, because they are the basis for growing our companies. Let’s go together, the future awaits us!”, emphasized Roque Salinas.

Government support and injection of productive resources

The union transition process included the participation of the governor of Aguascalientes, Tere Jiménez, whose presence ratified the articulation between public economic development policies and private initiative coordinated by local executives.

During the meeting, the head of the state Executive confirmed that the state government will maintain the lines of credit and incentives through the Aguascalientes Financing System (Sifia), prioritizing training schemes that increase the competitiveness of productive projects.

By using her voice, Governor Tere Jiménez reaffirmed the budgetary and training guarantees that will sustain this institutional alliance:

“We are going to continue investing from the state with important resources for entrepreneurs and businesswomen, as well as with training, which is extremely important for them to continue growing. We will also continue to provide financing through the Aguascalientes Financing System (Sifia). I invite women to continue dreaming and looking for the best alternatives. Here, the one who achieves their goals is the one who fights, makes an effort and prepares every day. They always count on me,” highlighted the governor.

National projection and economic weight of the Amexme network

The articulation of the local chapter with the corporate structure of the country was supported by the national leadership of the organization. Ivett Bonifaz Famania, national president of Amexme, together with Ivett Larrea Castro, vice president of the Bajío Region, highlighted the volumetric weight that this network represents in the Mexican entrepreneurial ecosystem, with the active presence of more than 7 thousand affiliates distributed in more than 70 territorial chapters.

In his opportunity at the microphone, Ivett Bonifaz Famania emphasized the favorable ecosystem that Aguascalientes offers under the leadership of a woman at the head of the local Executive:

“The new Board of Directors has the support of national Amexme. I am honored to be in your state, headed by a woman, Tere Jiménez, where female leadership represents an opportunity to continue promoting development, competitiveness and economic growth. We value companies and institutions that recognize the value of women businessmen and entrepreneurs, and that become allies in their growth,” said Ivett Bonifaz.

Municipal recognition of multidisciplinary leadership

The municipal aspect of the event was led by the municipal president of Aguascalientes, Leonardo Montañez Castro, who contextualized the importance of businesswomen within a comprehensive vision of female work in industrial, academic and legal sectors of the state capital.

Montañez Castro highlighted the historical and contemporary impact of the female workforce within the social structure of the entity:

“Today, Aguascalientes recognizes that trajectory, because our state is what it is thanks, mainly, to the work of women. Not only as businesswomen, but also as leaders in all areas and branches: in academia, industry, law, businesses and the home, always with active leadership,” said Montañez Castro.

Institutional attendance in the Ficotrece lobby

The formation of the new Board of Directors brought together directors of the state economic cabinet, legislators and representatives of social assistance, evidencing the multisectoral nature of the union.

Among the personalities gathered were Aurora Jiménez Esquivel, first volunteer and president of the State DIF System; Alma Hilda Medina Macías, local representative; Esaú Garza de Vega, Secretary of Economic Development, Science and Technology of the State (Sedecyt); in addition to Berenice Cruz Frausto, outgoing president of the group at the local level.