Sheinbaum Confirms Leadership Change at Tren Maya, Names New Director

Mexico City — President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed the removal of General Óscar David Lozano Águila as director general of the Tren Maya project, replacing him with retired Brigadier General Manuel Jaime Ramírez Camacho, former head of Banjército, the army bank.

Speaking at her daily press conference at the National Palace, Sheinbaum described the change as a routine rotation among military personnel in administrative roles.

“The Secretariat of National Defense normally makes changes every two, three, or four years for people in various responsibilities, and it was the decision of the general secretary to make the substitution,” Sheinbaum said. “It is part of the rotation they normally carry out in the different responsibilities they have, whether related to security or other issues.”

Sheinbaum noted that the Tren Maya project has been progressing well and has a plan to increase revenue, aiming to reach a break-even point in self-financing by 2029. She recalled that the railway project operates under a financing scheme established during the administration of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which guarantees funding for its early years.

“With freight operations, they will advance toward their break-even point, similar to the case of Mexicana de Aviación,” Sheinbaum said. “But they have their financing secured through a scheme left by President López Obrador for the first years of the Tren Maya.”

Who is Manuel Jaime Ramírez Camacho?

Manuel Jaime Ramírez Camacho is a retired Mexican Army brigadier general with a background in administration. He previously served as director general of Banjército, the National Bank of the Army, Air Force and Navy, a key financial and development institution for Mexico’s armed forces.

Ramírez holds a master’s degree in public administration from the National Institute of Public Administration, a doctorate in public administration from Anáhuac University North, and a master’s degree in national security from the National Defense College.