DECEMBER 2007

GRUPO TMM ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT
 

(Mexico City, December 11, 2007). Grupo TMM, S.A.B. (NYSE: TMM and BMV: TMM A; “TMM”); a Mexican multimodal transportation and logistics company, announced that Fernando Sánchez Ugarte has been appointed president of the Company effective January 15, 2008.

Mr. Sánchez Ugarte recently resigned the post of undersecretary for Internal Revenue for the Mexican Finance Ministry, a position he held since December 2006. He has held several positions within the Mexican government including president of the Federal Competition Commission, undersecretary of Industry and Foreign Investment and general director of Income Policies. Additionally, he was a member of the NAFTA (“North American Free Trade Agreement”) negotiating team and served as general Consul for Mexico in Portland, Oregon. Mr. Sánchez Ugarte holds a PHD in Economics from the University of Chicago.

José F. Serrano, chairman of Grupo TMM, said, “We are pleased to welcome Fernando to our executive management team. We believe his broad experience in public finance, fiscal policies and economic development will be extremely valuable to TMM’s business plan going forward.”

Headquartered in Mexico City, TMM is a Latin American multimodal transportation Company. Through its branch offices and network of subsidiary companies, TMM provides a dynamic combination of ocean and land transportation services. Visit TMM’s web site at www.grupotmm.com. The site offers Spanish/English language options.
 
   
 
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