Chivas USA Executives

Jorge Vergara Madrigal, Investor

Jorge Vergara Madrigal, investor in Club Deportivo Chivas USA (alongside partner Antonio Cué Sánchez-Navarro), announced his intention to acquire an expansion club in Major League Soccer at a press conference at The Home Depot Center on August 1, 2003, less than a year after acquiring Club Deportivo Guadalajara, Mexico's most popular soccer team.

Since Vergara purchased Club Deportivo Guadalajara in November 2002, the club has seen nothing short of a sporting renaissance. Under his ownership, Guadalajara won its record eleventh Mexican First Division title in December 2006; along the way, Chivas reached the Mexican league finals (2004) and semifinals (2005, 2006), while also making impressive semifinal runs in South America's prestigious Copa Libertadores championship for two consecutive years (2005, 2006). In addition, the club's training facilities have been expanded and vastly improved, and Chivas players continue to form the base of Mexico's national teams at all age levels.

In March 2003 Vergara became majority holder in Deportivo Saprissa, Costa Rica's most popular soccer team. After implementing an all-Costa Rican policy at the club, Saprissa has been crowned champion of Costa Rica's 2003-04, 05-06, 06-07, winter 2007, summer 2008, and winter 2008 seasons, totaling 28 championships in the history of the club. Saprissa also won the 2005 CONCACAF Champions Cup, earning a spot at the 2005 FIFA World Club Championship in Japan, where the team finished in third place.

Other successes for Saprissa have been a third place finish in the 2006 Cup Ricard in Uruguay, second place in the CONCACAF Champions Cup 2008, and second place in the 2008 Cup Ricard. The team has won five consecutive league championships in Costa Rica.

Vergara is also founder of Grupo Omnilife, now ranked as one of the 200 top corporations in Mexico. Since its founding in 1991, the privately owned corporation has grown from one company, Omnilife de Mexico, to comprise 30 companies in Guadalajara. Omnilife manufactures over 90 different natural dietary supplements, distributing them through a person-to-person multi-development system created by Vergara to suit the nature and lifestyle of Mexican and Latin American cultures. Today, more than 4.5 million people worldwide distribute Omnilife products in 22 countries, including China and India, which have been added for the first time in 2008. In 2007, the company reached annual sales of 1.2 billion dollars.

In addition, Vergara has produced such acclaimed films as The Assassination of Richard Nixon, Chronicles and the Oscar-nominated Y Tu Mama También. He is currently constructing the 750 million-dollar JVC Culture, Convention and Business Center on the outskirts of Guadalajara. A rags-to-riches story himself, Vergara believes in the individual's power to transform life through education and fearlessness in seeking new and richer experiences. From selling meat on the street ten years ago, Vergara now successfully leads a nearly billion-dollar company.

Born March 3, 1955, Vergara currently resides in Guadalajara, the city of his birth.

Antonio Cue, Investor, Owner Operator and President

Antonio Cué Sánchez-Navarro is a lead investor (alongside partner Jorge Vergara Madrigal) of Club Deportivo Chivas USA, Major League Soccer's Los Angeles-based club, the only Mexican-owned team in major professional sports in the United States. A visionary business venture of bicultural, binational and bilingual proportions, Chivas USA brings one of Mexico's most powerful brands - and one of most beloved soccer brands worldwide - to the U.S. sports landscape.

Based in Los Angeles, Cué is a key investor-operator within Major League Soccer, having taken a leading role in MLS/SUM's strategic alliances with Club Deportivo Guadalajara and the Federación Mexicana de Futbol, while also attracting capital investment in MLS by many of Mexico's leading corporations.

Since his arrival in Southern California to set up Chivas USA in 2004, the club has made great strides, setting the all-time standard for corporate sponsorship of an MLS club in its first two years, as well as on-field success. The Red-and-White qualified for the MLS Cup playoffs three straight years (2006-2008), and in 2007 finished with a record of 15-7-8 and first place in MLS's Western Conference. In addition, Chivas USA continues to provide sporting and educational opportunities to thousands of young people through Chivas USA's Soccer Academies, the club's player development system and the Fundación Chivas de Corazón USA, the team's own 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Cué's energy, vision and entrepreneurial acumen can perhaps be attributed to his heritage: Cué's maternal grandfather, the late Juan Sánchez-Navarro, one of Mexico's most recognized and respected businessmen, was founding partner and Vice President of Grupo Modelo, the holding company that counts Corona Beer among its assets; Antonio credits his sense of vision in great part to the fact that he hails from this renowned entrepreneurial family. It is fitting that today that two of Mexico's most powerful brands - Corona and Chivas - are products of this business dynasty.

Prior to founding Chivas USA, Cué was a founding partner of BCBA Impulse Ingeniería Inmobiliaria, a real estate company specializing in residential and office projects in Mexico City. Cué guided the company through its start-up phase in 1994 and was responsible for the construction and financing of the tallest residential tower in the country. Earlier, Cué spent over four years as an investment banker in a number of leading financial groups in Mexico City. He continues to sit on the board of several of Mexico's leading corporations, including BCBA Impulse and the venture capital firm Capital Integral, as well as Promotora ABC, Inmobiliaria Reforma and Grupo Ildomani.

With an avid passion for all sports, Cué has a special interest in soccer and the ways in which the sport can foster a sense of community and provide opportunities for children, while playing an integral part in the education process and bridging gaps between groups and cultures. Born May 17, 1970 in Mexico City, Cué currently resides in Bel Air California, with his wife Carla and their two sons, Antonio Jr. and Emilio.

Clem Gatmaitan, Chief Financial Officer

Clem Gatmaitan was named Chief Financial Officer of Club Deportivo Chivas USA in August 2006 and has taken on the additional role of Chief Operating Officer in 2011. As COO and CFO, Gatmaitan oversees corporate committee and departmental operations and execution of strategies. Also, he manages finance and accounting, ticket sales and operations, community affairs, general administration, human resources, legal affairs and information services. Gatmaitan reports directly to company President Antonio Cué and the Board.

Gatmaitan brings over 20 years of business experience to Chivas USA, having held executive and management positions in finance and business operations. Prior to joining the club, he worked extensively in the film and entertainment industry, with independent live and animation film companies and international global partnerships.

From 1989-2002, he was at Imperial Entertainment, a U.S. subsidiary of Danish group Scanbox Entertainment, while also working for affiliates Sterling Home Entertainment, Screenland Pictures and several guild represented and non-union production companies. Gatmaitan served as Vice President and Controller, CFO, and eventually President and Chief Operating Officer. From 2004-2006, he was at Taffy Entertainment, a subsidiary of the animation company Mike Young Productions and MoonScoop, the French group. Gatmaitan served as Corporate Controller, overseeing finance for the company's distribution, internet, television and production divisions.

Gatmaitan is a Berkeley Executive Leadership Alumnus (2009) from the Center for Executive Education at the Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley. Gatmaitan earned an MSBA in Finance and Accounting from the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California (1993) and an MBA in Finance and General Management from the Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University (1987). Gatmaitan completed undergraduate studies at Ateneo de Manila University (1984), where he graduated with a B.S. in Business Management and served in the student government council.

Born Clemente P. Gatmaitan III on April 14, 1962 in Manila, Philippines, Gatmaitan currently lives in Moorpark, California with his wife Czarina and their children Curtis and Chelsea.

Francisco Suinaga, Vice President, Global Business

Francisco Suinaga Conde was named Chivas USA Vice President of Global Business in September 2010, supervising the clubs commercial operations, including the rights management of Club Deportivo Guadalajara in the United States and Canada. Suinaga is in his seventh year with the club, and is a member of the Executive Board, reporting directly to President Antonio Cué and working jointly in the corporate and marketing development of Chivas USA.

In his role as Vice President of Global Business, Suinaga is part of the decision-making process in several departments, including Marketing, Sponsorship, Communications and Business Development; he also works closely with the clubs Soccer Committee, where his tasks include continuing to build the Youth Development program into the best in the country. In his work with Chivas USA, the club has built important international contacts with players, strategic commercial partnerships; Suinaga was an important part of the commercial deal with Grupo Modelo and its Corona Extra brand.

Suinaga originally joined Chivas USA in the clubs first season, launching the Licensing and Consumer Products program for Chivas de Guadalajara in the U.S. and Canada. In 2007, Suinaga was named Director of Business Development for Chivas de Guadalajara, and working with Soccer United Marketing, helped create the annual series of Club Deportivo Guadalajara matches in the U.S. Through this effort and others, business of Chivas de Guadalajara has more than doubled, and attendance has also been a huge success, with record figures in games against FC Barcelona and Club America.

Winner of The British Chevening Award, Suinaga received his Masters degree at the Leeds University business school in England, graduating in 2003 after presenting his dissertation entitled Football Sponsorship in Europe's Top Leagues, a longitudinal cross analysis receiving a Distinction. He earned his B.A. from the business school at Universidad Iberoamericana in 1997 and has a Film Studies diploma at AMCI. Before Chivas, Suinaga worked in the editorial industry, leading strategic planning for American and European companies like Thomson- Reuters and Reed Elsevier, as well as executing the first deal in the industry to migrate to digital printing with Xerox Publishing.

In his time at Chivas USA, Suinaga has represented the club at various seminars and conferences, including the U.S. Hispanic Economic Power Seminar at UCLA, Guest Speaker at Sportundmarkt (Sport+markt), Cologne Germany and Leaders in Football Summit at Stamford Bridge in London, UEFA Champions League Economic Impact seminar, Madrid Spain and at the British Council UK Trade and Investment.

Born February 9, 1973 in Mexico City, Suinaga currently resides in Guadalajara, Jalisco with his wife Mercedes and daughters Inés and Elena.

Rodrigo Morales, Vice President, Marketing and Sponsorship

Rodrigo Morales Abiega was named Vice President of Marketing and Sponsorship of Chivas USA in December 2010. In the role, Morales will be leading the Sponsorship team at the club, managing relationships with existing partners and finding new organizations to join with Chivas USA. He will also work with the Marketing group, managing the Chivas USA brand in the various fields of the Major League Soccer club. Finally, Morales also has under his direct supervision the areas of Ticket Sales and Public Relations. In his first season with Chivas USA, Morales will report directly to President Antonio Cué.

Morales has more than 15 years of professional experience in the field, serving as both a business and marketing executive. Before coming to Chivas USA, Morales worked in investment banking, private investing, and, for the last five years, in the sporting world. Morales has worked in several countries, including Mexico, the United States, Spain and Costa Rica.

From 2006 until joining Chivas USA, Morales led the commercial business for Club Deportivo Guadalajara and Club Deportivo Saprissa, the most successful and popular clubs in Mexico and Costa Rica, respectively. Under his leadership, Morales was in charge of more than $40 million worth of business, including the club’s relationship with Chivas shirt sponsor Bimbo, as well as partners Toyota and Pepsi. He also worked on historic television rights deals for the club in both Mexico and the United States, as well as the naming rights for Chivas de Guadalajara’s new facility, Estadio Omnilife. Previously, from 2001-2005, Morales served as Manager for Mexican Business for investment firm Investar Financial, a business that runs in both Mexico and the United States.

From 1995-1998, Morales worked for Bank of America in the Mexican office, where he began as a Credit Analyst, and later as Credit Manager, from which he assumed the role of Assistant Director of Corporate Banking.

Morales received his MBA from the Institute of Business in Madrid, and has a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. Born on July 26, 1972 in Mexico City, Morales lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Maricruz, and his three children, Rodrigo, Xaxier and Ximena.

Jose Domene, General Manager

As General Manager, Jose Luis Domene oversees all aspects of Chivas USA’s technical staff and player development initiatives – including player identification, acquisition and development- form the club’s successful First Team to its pioneering Youth Development teams and Chivas USA Soccer Academies.

A noted business leader and soccer advisor, Domene founded Grupo Futbol, a sports management consulting organization that focuses on soccer and has worked with several clubs in Mexico. He also co-founded Bonadea Organic drinks in 2008, a bottled Aguas Frescas company in the United States that focuses on the Latino market. Domene has also served as a Financial Analyst at Violy, Byorum and Partners, a boutique investment bank in New York City, and became the Chief of Staff at the company when it rebranded to become Violy and Company. He was Financial Coordinator at Vitro, the leading glass manufacturer in Mexico and one of the largest in the world that produce, process, distribute and sell a wide range of glass products that include: wine, beer, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, as well as the automotive and construction industry.

A native of Monterrey, Mexico, Domene graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. He earned his M.B.A. from Stanford University (Graduate School of Business) in 2008. His father, Jose Domene Zambrano, served as President at Mexican First Division club Tigres UANL.