 In March 2006, he was elected as president of the Iron and Steel Mexican Chamber (CANACERO) for the years 2006-2007.Ancira is the chairman of MATT.org (Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together) a non-profit organization based in San Antonio, Texas.Ancira was arrested in Spain by the Interpol in May 2019 in connection with the 2014 sale of a fertilizer plant to PEMEX, the Mexican-state oil company.