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Cox Achieves ISO 27001 Certification, the Leading Cybersecurity Standard, Amid Global Expansion

  • The certification recognizes the implementation of a management framework designed to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information
  • This certification reinforces the company’s commitment to cybersecurity, risk management, and data protection as part of its global transformation and growth strategy

 

Madrid, June 08, 2026. Cox, a global integrated water and energy utility, has achieved ISO/IEC 27001 certification, the leading international standard for information security management, for its corporate information technology systems. This certification recognizes the implementation of a management framework designed to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information, while reinforcing the company’s commitment to cybersecurity, risk management, and data protection.

The certification validates the robustness of the processes and controls implemented by Cox across its corporate IT environments and confirms their alignment with international best practices in information security management. It represents a significant milestone in the evolution of the company’s technology environment, at a time when increasing digitalization of operations and the need to strengthen resilience against information security risks are more important than ever.

Achieving ISO 27001 certification is part of Cox’s global transformation and growth strategy and reflects the strengthening of its corporate capabilities to support the company’s development across its different markets. This achievement also contributes to consolidating a consistent, robust management framework aligned with the most demanding international standards.

With this certification, Cox continues to advance its operational excellence and corporate governance model, further establishing security and trust as key pillars in its relationships with customers, suppliers, investors, and employees. It also reaffirms the company’s ability to address the challenges of today’s market and its international operations, positioning cybersecurity as an essential element of its business development and long-term growth.

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Luis Arizaga Zárate

Independent Director

Member of the Audit Committee

Date of appointment: September 17, 2024

Shareholding in Cox Abg Group, S.A.: 11,514 shares

Partner of Exus Management Partners (Exus) and GenuX Power, a global renewable energy platform with offices in nine countries, managing 11GW of installed capacity, including 2.6GW in Mexico between wind and solar energy projects. Holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at NYU in New York, and a bachelors degree in Accounting and Finance from ITESM in Mexico.

Prior to joining EXUS in 2019, he founded EIRA Capital, an investment platform focused on Energy and Infrastructure transactions in Mexico, and Latin America. He was also part of Australia’s Macquarie Group in Latin America, where he spent more than 7 years in the Macquarie Capital and Macquarie Funds divisions, working on fund capital raising, equity investments, asset management activities, as well as third party advisory roles on energy and infrastructure transactions in Mexico and Latin America. During his years at Macquarie, he also held board positions in the several investments made by Macquarie which covered energy, public private partnerships, roads, and telecom companies. In addition, his previous involvement at financial institutions include positions in the investment banking teams of Deutsche Bank’s M&A group in New York, and Citibank’s M&A group in Mexico.

Other former relevant positions include his role as independent member of the investment committee of the Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores (Mexican mortgages and housing government agency).

Enrique Riquelme Vives

Presidente Ejecutivo

Fecha de nombramiento: 17 de septiembre de 2024

Participación en el capital social de Cox Abg Group, S.A.: 50.612.744  acciones

COX

Presidente Ejecutivo de Cox, tras iniciar su andadura profesional en el sector inmobiliario y de la construcción, en 2010 fundó Grupo El Sol en Panamá, especializado en operaciones de minería, cemento, infraestructuras y energía. Con el tiempo, la empresa se convertiría en el mayor proveedor de arena de la UTE responsable de la ampliación del canal de Panamá. Posteriormente, pasó a liderar las fases de oferta y desarrollo de Rainbow 50: el proyecto fotovoltaico de mayor envergadura ejecutado en América Latina hasta aquel momento.

Ha recibido varios galardones por su contribución al mundo empresarial en España, entre ellos el Premio del Certamen Nacional de Jóvenes Emprendedores 2018. También ha sido distinguido como uno de los «100 latinos más influyentes comprometidos con la acción climática» y uno de los «100 españoles más creativos del mundo de los negocios» según la revista Forbes. Actualmente, es miembro del Consejo Internacional de la San Telmo Business School y preside el Consejo Asesor de la Fundación Scholas para Panamá, Centroamérica y Caribe.