Pedro Niembro

Senior Director

Contact


Direct: +52.55.9990.8311
Mobile: +52.1.55.5252.6161
pniembro@monarch-global.com
Mexico City
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Professional Experience


Pedro Niembro is based in Mexico City. He has extensive experience working in both the public and private sectors across a range of industries, including energy, infrastructure, tourism, and other key sectors. In addition, his experience includes developing, implementing, and advising on energy efficiency and sustainability policies.

Before joining Monarch, Pedro was the Director General of Strategic Coordination with the Mexico Ministry of Tourism, where he served as a liaison with the office of the President of Mexico and lobbied with legislative and state governments. Pedro also served as the Director General of Coordination in the Office of the Secretary at the Ministry of Energy. While in this position, he coordinated implementation of public policies, including leading the National Energy Strategy and the National Biofuels Strategy, to ensure compliance by PEMEX, CFE, and other federal energy-related entities, and he developed relations with the private sector.

Pedro has also served as Country Manager in Mexico for Enerthi, a Spanish renewable energies development company that specializes in solar and wind power projects. While there, he successfully negotiated 1000 MW in renewable projects, including land deals, studies, and state and federal permits and licenses. He began his professional career at Grupo Infraestructura, SA de CV, a civil engineering, touristic development, and real estate company, starting in the sales department and eventually becoming the company’s General Manager.

Education


Universidad Anáhuac del Sur, MBA, Business Administration

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, courses in Administration, Finance, Accounting

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, courses in Contracts, Oratory, Labor Law, Mercantile Law, Constitutional Law, Philosophy

Universidad Anáhuac del Sur, B.A., Business Administration

News & Insights


27 Oct 2023 | In the News

What’s at Stake for Pemex in Mexico’s Presidential Vote?

Monarch Senior Director Pedro Niembro spoke to the Latin America Advisor: Energy Advisor about the need for drastic operational changes at Pemex and the different approaches the two leading candidates to be the next president of Mexico are likely to take to address the firm's existential threats.
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05 May 2023 | In the News

Why is Mexico Tightening Control of the Power Sector?

Monarch Senior Director Pedro Niembro expressed in the Latin America Advisor: Energy Advisor his positive view of the Mexican government's purchase of 13 power plants from Iberdrola, which could relieve the permitting bottlenecks blocking renewable energy projects in Mexico and enhance the country's effort to attract investment from nearshoring.
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21 Oct 2021 | In the News

Will AMLO’s Energy Counter-Reforms Be Successful?

Monarch Senior Director Pedro Niembro wrote for the Latin America Advisor: Energy Advisor Q&A that Mexican President López Obrador's proposed constitutional reforms to the electricity laws have a strong chance of being passed if the president is willing to compromise on its most extreme elements.
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