The appointment would have been made directly by the presidentsources told Expansion. The presidential communication office was consulted, but did not offer comment.
The Senate, which has the task of voting on this designation, did not perform the procedure within the 30 days established by the regulation, which left the presidency free to make the decision.
Just at the end of last September, Díaz Lastra’s candidacy was endorsed by the Senate commissions, the shortlist was only made up of him, who has worked at the state-owned Pemex, and José Sánchez Pérez, after the senators annulled a third candidate who did not attend the hearing.
The regulator’s plenum did not have a quorum enough to carry out his functions since the beginning of last September, after the departure of his then head for reasons that were not explained.
The president accelerated the appointment of the new head of the regulator in comparison with other autonomous organizations that still continue without a president, such as the Federal Commission of Economic Competition (Cofece).
Díaz Lastra, according to the profile sent by the presidency, is an economist with little experience in the oil sector. Until recently, he served as deputy secretary of the Pemex Board of Directors. But before that, did not serve in other industry bodies.
According to the records of the Civil Service, the experience of the current head of the CNH would be related to government positions in the State of Tabasco.