Mexico's Pemex replaces head of commercial arm

By Stefanie Eschenbacher, Adriana Barrera and Ana Isabel Martinez

MEXICO CITY, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Margarita Perez, the head of the commercial arm of Mexican state energy company Pemex, has left her position and will be replaced by finance ministry official Adan Garcia, a spokesperson for the company said on Thursday.

Reuters reported the news earlier based on information from four sources and one internal email.

PMI Comercio Internacional, as the entity is known, is responsible for importing refined fuels into Mexico and exporting crude oil, mainly the country's flagship Maya.

The Pemex spokesperson said that Garcia's appointment is set to be discussed on Friday at a meeting of the oil company's board of directors.