# Manuel Milan Reyes

> Manuel Antonio Milán Reyes is a civil engineer and former chief executive of GCC, where he worked from 1984 through December 2014. His subsequent activities include Ilum Ventures, regional competitiveness institutions and leadership of the Academia de Matemáticas y Ciencias de Chihuahua council.

- **Role:** President of the Council at Academia de Matemáticas y Ciencias de Chihuahua; partner at Ilum Ventures
- **Organizations:** GCC, Ilum Ventures, Academia de Matemáticas y Ciencias de Chihuahua, Centro de Competitividad de Chihuahua, Grupo ICA / ICATEC, Grupo Chihuahua, CESPEDES, Universidad La Salle Chihuahua
- **Education:** Civil engineering, with specialization in operations research, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey campus, Master of Science, Stanford University, AD-2 executive business management program, IPADE, Executive program, Singularity University
- **Known for:** Progressed from commercial director to chief executive at Cementos de Chihuahua and subsequently GCC., Served GCC for thirty years before retiring as CEO effective January 1, 2015., Participated in the negotiations associated with GCC’s 1992 stock-market listing.

## Career timeline

- **1973–1978** — Area manager at ICATEC, part of Grupo ICA.
- **1978** — Joined Grupo Chihuahua as planning director for its industrial sector; subsequently led group companies.
- **1984** — Joined Cementos de Chihuahua as commercial director.
- **1987** — Became chief executive of Cementos de Chihuahua.
- **1996** — Appointed chief executive of GCC.
- **2009** — Joined GCC’s board of directors.
- **2014** — Completed his service as GCC CEO in December; retirement took effect January 1, 2015.
- **2022** — Appeared on Lateral Podcast to discuss transitions, technology and startup investment.
- **2025** — Participated in the opening of the academy’s classroom at Casa de la Juventud in Chihuahua.
- **2026** — Identified as academy council chair at the September STEM program announcement.

## Achievements

- Progressed from commercial director to chief executive at Cementos de Chihuahua and subsequently GCC.
- Served GCC for thirty years before retiring as CEO effective January 1, 2015.
- Participated in the negotiations associated with GCC’s 1992 stock-market listing.
- Previously chaired the Centro de Competitividad de Chihuahua and CESPEDES.
- Participated in opening the academy classroom at Casa de la Juventud in April 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Participated as a Fechac council member and witness at the Desec and México ¿Cómo Vamos? alliance signing.
- **2026-09** — Appeared as academy council president at the announcement of Chihuahua competitivo: formación avanzada en talento STEM, a program targeting 29 beneficiaries.
- **2025-04** — Participated in the opening of the academy’s classroom at Casa de la Juventud.

## Links

- Website: https://ilum.vc/nosotros/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-milan-reyes-21752597/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23