Board of Directors Report on the proposal for the reelection of Mr. Ignacio Ybarra Aznar as Director of the Company (Text in Spanish).
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Sep 19, 2024
Board of Directors Report on the proposal for the reelection of Mr. Ignacio Ybarra Aznar as Director of the Company (Text in Spanish).
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Chief Executive Officer
Law Degree from the University of Salamanca, AMP from Harvard University, and PADE and PDD from IESE.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
1997 – 2000. PRISA GROUP. Director of the Tax Department
2000-2004- PRISA GROUP. Chief Financial Officer
2004- 2009: PRISA.com. Chief Executive Officer
2009: SOGECABLE. Chief Operating Officer
December 2009 – 2014: CANAL+. General Manager
2014-2017: EL PAĆS and PRISA NOTICIAS. Chief Executive Officer
2017-2021: GRUPO PRISA. Chief Executive Officer
March – July 2021: SANTILLANA. Executive Chairman
2022-2024: DENTSU. Senior Advisor
2024: VOCENTO. Chief Executive Officer
Licenciada en Ciencias EconĆ³micas y Empresariales por la Universudad Comercial de Deusto.
En la actualidad es consejera independiente de OpenBank, S.A. y Presidenta de su ComisiĆ³n de supervisiĆ³n de Riesgos, RegulaciĆ³n y Cumplimiento, consejera independiente de Santander Consumer Finance, S.A. y Presidenta de su ComisiĆ³n de supervisiĆ³n de Riesgos, RegulaciĆ³n y Cumplimiento y consejera independiente de Open Digital Services, S.A.
IniciĆ³ su carrera profesional en Arthur Andersen en 1981 hasta 1997, siendo nombrada socia de auditorĆa en 1994.
Entre 1997 y 2016 desarrollĆ³ su carrera profesional en el Grupo Santander siendo Directora General Adjunta del Grupo. Durante esos aƱos ocupĆ³ diferentes funciones en el Ć”rea financiera de Santander Investment, Directora adjunta de la DivisiĆ³n de AuditorĆa Interna del Grupo, Directora de TecnologĆa y Operaciones de TesorerĆa, Banca Mayorista Global, Banca Privada, GestiĆ³n de Activos y Seguros, Directora de Operaciones del Grupo.
Ha sido miembro de varios Consejos de AdministraciĆ³n, entre otros, de ABN Amro entre noviembre de 2007 y julio de 2008, de Bankia GestiĆ³n de Fondos de InversiĆ³n desde octubre de 2016 a junio de 2019 y Presidenta de su ComisiĆ³n de AuditorĆa, de Unicorp Vida, compaƱĆa de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A. desde diciembre de 2016 a septiembre de 2019 y Presidenta de su ComisiĆ³n de AuditorĆa y de Duro Felguera, S.A. desde agosto de 2018 a septiembre de 2019 y Presidenta de su ComisiĆ³n de AuditorĆa.
CategorĆa: Independiente
Degree in Economic Sciences from the Autonomous University of Madrid. She began her professional career as a financial analyst at Midland Bank, plc. She subsequently developed her professional career in various companies and positions; at Banco Central, S.A., as Account Executive at the New York branch, as risk manager of the International Division in Madrid and as Deputy Director of Banco Hispanoamericano de Investimento, in Lisbon; in the Spanish Press group in the Financial Department, as Deputy Director of Management Control, as Director of Quality, as Director of Advertising Management and as Deputy General Director to the President; and finally in Vocento, where she has held positions such as President of ABC Sevilla, S.L., Vice President of ABC, S.L. and natural person representative of Valjarafe, S.L. on the Board of Directors of the Group's parent company.
Date and place of birth: 20 April 1954, Guecho Vizcaya
Education: Degree in Business and Economics, Universidad del PaĆs Vasco.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
– 1978 to 1983 Deputy to the Director General of Planning, Sener IngenierĆa y Sistema, Bilbao
– 1983 to 1989 Partner at ASFIN Financial Advisers, Madrid
– 1989 to 1995 Founding partner and CEO, COFIBER financial institution. From 1995 to 2007 Executive Chairman
– 1995 to 2007 Chief Financial Officer, GRUPO BERGE
– 1999 to 2007 Chairman, Bodegas Castillo de Cuzcurrita S.L.
– 2004 to 2006 Chairman, ISOFOTON S.A
CURRENTLY
– VOCENTO. Member of the Board of Directors, member of the Strategy Committee and Appointments and Remuneration Committee
– Chairman, ONCHENA S.L
– Chairman and founding partner, ALWAYS Sports Management.
– Vice President of the ADEY Foundation
– Member of the Board of Directors of Laboratorio Reig Jofre, S.A.
– Member of the Board of Directors of GAEA InversiĆ³n S.C.R., S.A.
Director
Graduate in economics and business from the Universidad de Bilbao
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1979-1980: Assistant in the office of the Commercial Secretary of the Spanish Embassy in Brussels
1980-1981: Statistics Office of the European Economic Community (Brussels)
1981-1988: Deputy Treasurer at General Motors Madrid and New York
1988-1990: Financial Director at Alico CrƩdito mortgage lender
1990-1993: CEO of Finanzas FG, Rep FG Inversiones BursƔtiles S.A, S.V.B (with Consulnor S.A. as a shareholder)
1993-2017: Chairman and CEO of Consulnor S.A. Also held these positions at subsidiaries including Consulnor Servicios Financieros, S.V., S.A.U, Consulnor GestiĆ³n SGIIC, S.A., Galeainvest A.V.B (with Merrill Lynch as shareholder) and Consulnor Patrimonio Inmobiliario SPE, S.A. and other subsidiaries
2013-2018: Director of Banca March and Member of the Credit Risks Committee
Other Positions
Director of newspaper Diario āEl Correoā S.A. (Grupo Vocento), (Grupo Vocento)
Advisory Council for Banca March in the Basque Country
Member of the CĆrculo de Empresarios Vascos
Member of the Strategy Committee and Editorial Board of Vocento
Member of the Vocento Foundation
Director General of Luxury, Lifestyle and Magazines Area
Graduate in Law, MBA from IE Business School in 2001, Digital Business Executive
Program (DIBEX) from ISDI in 2019, and Leadership Development Program (PDL) from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria in 2021.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1998: CARREFOUR, Business Expansion Manager
2000: DANISCO SWEETENERS (UK), Marketing Department
2001: L’OREAL, Product Manager FMCG Division
2004: GRUPO RECOLETOS, Head of Marketing, Women’s Area (TELVA) and Magazines.
2007: UNIDAD EDITORIAL, Director of Marketing Magazines and Supplements.
2015: UNIDAD EDITORIAL, Business Director of the Luxury and Lifestyle Area.
and leads BeStory, a business unit that offers social media storytelling solutions for brands.
2022: VOCENTO, General Manager of the Luxury, Lifestyle and Magazines Area.
Director General of Communication and Institutional Relations
Graduate in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid
Executive Education PDG by the IESE Business School – University of Navarra
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
2004: GMR MARKETING, Account Executive
2006: STEINBERG Y ASOCIADOS S.L., Account Manager
2008: FOCUS EDICIONES, Head of Editorial Marketing and Communication
2011: UNIDAD EDITORIAL, Orbyt Marketing Manager
2012: ABC, Business Director at Kiosko y MƔs
2015: ABC, Director of Communications and Institutional Relations
2016: VOCENTO, Director of Communication, Sustainability and Marketing
2022: VOCENTO, General Manager of Communication and Institutional Relations
Chief Digital Officer
1993 – 1995 CDC Promociones y Consulting s.l., Sales Director.
1995 ā1998 Motorpress IbĆ©rica s.a., Director of Promotions.
1998 ā 2002 Motorpress IbĆ©rica s.a., CEO of publications in Latin America (Brazil, Mexico and Argentina). Buenos Aires (Argentina).
2002 ā 2009 Grupo G+J , General Director of Sales.
2009 ā 2015 Fanscup.com, Motofan.com, Auto10.com and Mundoanimalia.com at Grupo Intercom, Entrepreneur.
2015 ā 2017 Unidad Editorial. Director of Strategy and Commercial Development.
2017 ā 2019 CMVocento Director of Strategy and Commercial Management.
2019 VOCENTO. Chief Digital Officer
Editorial Director General
Graduate in Journalism , Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
Master in Multimedia Journalism El Correo-UPV
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Sept 2018: Editorial Director of Regional Media and Magazines at Vocento
Jan-2018: Editorial Subdirector of Regional Media and Magazines at Vocento
2015 āact: Teacher of Digital Project at Master de Periodismo ABC-UCM
2013-2017: Head of Editorial Innovation and Develpoment of Regional Media and Magazines at Vocento
2011-2013: Senior Editor of the News Agency Colpisa
2008-2011- Editor in Chief of Internet Central Newsroom
2020: VOCENTO, Editorial Director General
Director General de Vocento GastronomĆa
Graduate in journalism, Universidad del PaĆs Vasco
Masterās in Journalism. El Correo-Universidad del PaĆs Vasco
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1988ā1989 Journalist at Radio PĆŗblica Vasca, Euskadi Irraitia.
1990-1995 Editor-Director of Enkartberriak newspapers.
1991-1992 Editor at El Mundo, Basque Country edition.
1992-1998 Editor, El Diario Vasco de San SebastiƔn.
1998-2000 Director of Communications, Universidad del PaĆs Vasco.
2000-2002 El Correo. Content co-ordinator for Grupo Correo.
2002-2004 Vice director of El Comercio.
22004-2007 Deputy director of El Comercio.
2007-2010 Director of Innovation and Editorial Development, Vocento.
2018: VOCENTO, Director General de Vocento GastronomĆa.
Editorial Director of Sport Press
Graduate in Information Sciences, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1987-1998 Director La CrĆ³nica de LeĆ³n.
1998-2009 Director of El Mundo in Castilla y LeĆ³n.
2009-2011 Director General at Radio TelevisiĆ³n de Castilla y LeĆ³n āRTVCyL-.
2011-2016 Director at Marca.
2016- Director General of Communications and Institutional Relations at Vocento.
2022: VOCENTO, Editorial Director of Sport Press
Director General of Operations
Higher technician in graphic arts (Editorial Production) I.A.G Tajamar.
Masterās in Graphic Processes. I.A.G
Masterās in Sales and Marketing. I.A.G
Continuous improvement modules BEKAER CONSULTING
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1989 ā 1990: Grupo Prisa ā Print technicians.
1990 ā 2011: Grupo Unidad editorial ā Director of Production.
2011: Grupo VOCENTO ā Director General of Operations.
Director General of El Correo, El Diario Vasco and Regional Press
Graduate in Economics and Business, Universidad Comercial de Deusto ā 1993
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1993 ā Universidad Comercial: Professor of Financial Accounting and Corporations.
1994 ā Accenture: Manager of Financial Services.
2000 ā Grupo Correo: Deputy General Director of Regional Media.
2006 ā El Correo: Director General.
2011 ā Vocento: Director General of Regional Media, North Zone.
2021: VOCENTO, Director General of El Correo, El Diario Vasco and Regional Press
Directora General of ABC
Graduate in Economics and Business, Universidad San Pablo-CEU.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1998 AC NIELSEN: Account director for LāOrĆ©al mass market and luxury products.
2003 LOGINTEGRAL (Grupo Unidad Editorial): Head of Services, sales information.
2007 UNIDAD EDITORIAL: Director of Information, Subscriptions and Special Sales at El Mundo, Marca, ExpansiĆ³n and Telva.
2009 UNIDAD EDITORIAL: Managing Director El Mundo and Business Director Orbyt.
2011 VOCENTO: Director General of ABC
Director General of Publishing
Graduate in Law and Business Management, Universidad CEU Luis Vives.
Masterās in HR and Organisation from ESIC.
PDD from IE (Instituto de Empresa).
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1996 FREMAP: Manager.
1997 SOLUZIONA TELECOMUNICACIONES: HR Director.
2002 UNIĆN FENOSA: Responsible for HR.
2008 UNIDAD EDITORIAL: HR Director.
2011 VOCENTO: Director General of HR and Organisation.
2020: VOCENTO, Director General of Publishing
Deputy Chief Executive Office
Graduate in Economics and Business, Universidad Comercial de Deusto.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1983: KPMG Peat MarwicK: Auditor and management consultant.
1990: EDIVASA, publisher of El Mundo in PaĆs Vasco: Managing
1994: EL CORREO: Director General
2002: VOCENTO: Deputy Director General.
2004: VOCENTO: Director General of Print Media.
2011: VOCENTO: Director General of Business.
2021: VOCENTO: Deputy Chief Executive Office
Graduated in Law from the University of Navarra, he is President of the Vocento Foundation and a member of the Board of Directors of Vocento, S.A. He currently chairs El Correo EspaƱol de Bilbao. He has been president of Vocento, S.A. He also accredits an extensive curriculum that includes Information Sciences and the “master of science” at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, in New York, being the second Spanish to obtain this title. His dedication to journalism goes through his work as a correspondent for the Colpisa agency, directed by Manu Leguineche, first in London, and later in the United States. Subsequently, he was in charge of the culture department of the newspaper El Correo, and continued his work as a special envoy abroad.
Since the origin of Vocento in 2001, Mr. Enrique de Ybarra Ybarra has taken up positions of responsibility. He is currently president of the Editorial Board of Vocento and director, among others, of ABC, El Diario Vasco and ElDiario MontaƱƩs. He also maintains an intense cultural activity and a determined commitment to formation and solidarity causes. He is president, among other positions, of the BMW Painting Prize Jury, patron of the FundaciĆ³n Ayuda contra la DrogadicciĆ³n (FAD) and the FundaciĆ³n UniversidadAntonio de Nebrija and member of the Board of Trustees of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Vice-president of the FundaciĆ³n de Minores Colegio Santa Rita of Carabanchel. He has been vice president of the Spanish Association of Foundations, and he is the author of the book “El Correo EspaƱol, unperiĆ³dico institution” and has published numerous articles.
Other positions
Director of Brunara Sicav
Director General of Human Resources and Organisation
Graduate in Advanced Industrial Engineering, specialising in industrial organisation, of the Universidad de Vigo
GLOBAL REMUNERATION PROFESSIONAL (GRP)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005 -2007: BEARINGPOINT, Process consultant.
2007 ā 2009: VOCENTO, Manager of sales procedures and business intelligence.
2010 ā 2013: VOCENTO, Manager of Organisation.
2013 ā 2015: VOCENTO, Director of Organisation.
2015 ā 2020: VOCENTO, Director of Organisation, Remuneration and HSE.
2020 ā : VOCENTO, Director General of HR and Organisation
Director General of Magazines
Graduate in Communications from the Universidad de Navarra, recipient of the 1996 national graduate award for best academic record from the Ministry of Education
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1999: CITY COUNCIL OF VITORIA, Head of Press, office of the Mayor
2012 ā 2016: COMUNIDAD DE MADRID, Director General for Women
2016 ā 2019: TESA, Director of Institutional Relations and Corporate Projects
2019 ā : WOMENNOW SUMMIT, Director and developer
2019 ā : VOCENTO, Director General of Magazines
Director General of New Businesses
Graduate in Business and Administration, specialising in strategy management, of the Universidad de Deusto, ESTE.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1999: ARTHUR ANDERSEN, Team head in audit and consulting division
2004: EL DIARIO VASCO, Head of advertising for group media
2004: EL DIARIO VASCO, Manager of CM Gipuzkoa, sales company for El Diario Vasco
2016: EL DIARIO VASCO, Business Director
2017: VOCENTO, Director General of Gastronomy
2020 ā VOCENTO. Director General of New Businesses
General Director of Advertising
Graduate in Marketing, Advertising and PR from ICM Escuela Marketing Zaragoza.
Masterās in Marketing and Sales Management, CESTE & Club Marketing Zaragoza
PDD and PADE from IESE Business School. Universidad de Navarra
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1995 GRUPO LA ZARAGOZANA: Product Manager.
1998 PUBLIESPAĆA: Account Executive.
2001 HERALDO DE ARAGĆN: Commercial Director
2008 CMVOCENTO: Commercial Director, Regional Press.
2011 CMVOCENTO: General Director of Advertising.
She is a graduate in economics and business from the Universidad de Cantabria and is an economics graduate of the University of London. She holds a Master’s in Philosophy and Economics from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from Harvard Business School. From 1996 to 1997 she was a senior investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York, London and SĆ£o Paulo. She worked at Boston Consulting from 2001 to 2017 and was appointed partner in the financial services area. From 2017 to 2019 she was director of EMEA Strategy and Global Business Model Innovation at eBay. In 2019, she was appointed VP Strategy & Transformation, Global Markets at eBay. In January 2020 she became global VP of Strategy and Customer Insights.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vocento, S.A. and Director of Euroespes, S.A. He holds a degree in Economics and Business from the Universidad Comercial de Deusto, a Management Training Program from Manufactures Hanover Trust NY and a Digital Business Executive Program from ISDI. From 2006 to 2016 he was responsible for BBVAās Global Transactional Services Unit, having held since 1998 other positions such as Director of the Financial Institutions Unit, Business Director of Wholesale Banking America and Director of the Global Clients Unit. Between 1989 and 1998 he worked in the corporate banking and credit department of MHT (merged in that period with Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank). Director of BBVA Banco Depositario until 2016, IFC āIntĀ“l Finance Conferenceā until 2014, Prensa MalagueƱa until 2013, La Verdad de Murcia until 2013, BAFT āEuropean Banking Association for Finance & Tradeā until 2011 and EBA āEuropean Banking Associationā until 2006.
Degree in Computer Science from the University of Deusto, MBA from EOI and PDD from IESE. Currently General Manager of the Global Business Services division of IBM for Spain, Portugal, Greece and Israel.
Throughout his professional career at IBM, he has held various executive positions, being General Manager of the Global Technology Services division in the Middle East and Africa (2016-2018), IBM Country Manager in Turkey (2013-2015), and previously as Director of the Telco & Media sector for Central & Eastern Europe, and as Public Sector Manager for Spain, Portugal, Greece and Israel.
In addition, Isabel has extensive experience in transformation projects acquired in different sectors such as Telco & Media, Government, Health and Banking, in clients in different geographies.
A graduate in Company Management and Administration from ESADE, with a PADE from IESE. Also a certified Chartered Accountant.
Since 2016, she has been Independent Director at Caixabank, Chairwoman of the Audit and Control Committee and a member of the Risks Committee.
From 2015 to 2017, she was Independent Director at NH Hotel Group, Chairwoman of the Audit and Control Committee and member of the Appointments, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee.
She began her career at Arthur Andersen, where she worked for 20 years and where in 1993 she was appointed partner in the audit division.
In 2001 she assumed the responsibility for the General Corporate Management of Occidental Hotels & Resorts, an international hospitality group, where she was in charge of finance, administration, management control, information systems and human resources.
She was Director General of Renta CorporaciĆ³n, a real estate company specialising in the acquisition, renovation and sale of properties.
Since 2005 she has been a shareholder and director of 2005 KP Inversiones, S.L., which is dedicated to corporate investment and management consultancy.
Director
Law degree from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Corporate law specialisation from the Centro de Estudios Tributario y EconĆ³micos de Madrid, and Senior Management Course (PADE) from IESE (Universidad de Navarra)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1975-2018: Lawyer at the Illustrious College of Lawyers of Madrid
1975-1978: Member of the Legal Department and Secretariat at the Banco de Fomento
1979-1981: Legal adviser at CorporaciĆ³n Bancaria S.A. Held the positions of Secretary to the Board and Legal Adviser at Banco Meridional, Secretary to the Board, Legal Adviser and Head of Advisory at Banco de Granada, Secretary to the Board, Legal Adviser and Head of Advisory at Banco de CrĆ©dito Comercial. Also Director at various companies with shareholdings of these banks in sectors including real estate, furniture, textile, services, insurance and financial services, with legal and executive responsibilities.
1981-1987: Legal adviser at deposit guarantee funds at various banks. Also Chairman of the Board of Directors at Banco de Barcelona and Director at the Banco de Descuento, S.A. and the Banco de ExpansiĆ³n Industrial
1987-2006: Founding partner of law firm Mochales & Palacios
1990-2006: External legal adviser
1999-2013: Secretary to the Board of Directors of Vocento, S.A. and Executive Committee
2005-2016: Secretary to the Board of Directors and legal adviser at CompaƱĆa VinĆcola del Norte de EspaƱa, S.A. and significant subsidiaries
2006-2013: Secretary of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee and the Audit and Compliance Committee and Head of the Corporate Compliance Unit at Vocento
2007-2008: Global Senior Partner at SIMMONS&SIMMONS
2011-currently: Life sponsor of the Miguel Delibes Foundation
Other Positions
Has been Secretary to the Boards of Directors of the following Vocento subsidiaries:: Diario ABC, S.L., Diario El Correo, S.A., Sociedad Vascongada de Publicaciones, S.A., El Norte de Castilla, S.A. and others.
Currently: Chairman of the special public committee for the Miguel Delibes centenary
Director and Secretary at MAEMALBE, S.L.
Director de AuditorĆa Interna
Doctor en Ciencias EconĆ³micas y Empresariales, MĆ”ster en DirecciĆ³n Financiera y Control por el Instituto de Empresa y postgrado del Programa de DirecciĆ³n General del IESE.
Su relaciĆ³n con Vocento se remonta a 1985, cuando se incorporĆ³ a la compaƱĆa como responsable de impuestos de ABC. PermaneciĆ³ en el periĆ³dico como Director de Control de GestiĆ³n hasta 1997, cuando fue nombrado Director Gerente de Prensa EspaƱola General de Revistas. En el aƱo 2000 asumiĆ³ el cargo de Director de PlanificaciĆ³n, Control de GestiĆ³n y AuditorĆa Interna de ABC. En este periodo fue Consejero de Europroducciones. Posteriormente desempeĆ±Ć³ el cargo de Director Financiero de Vocento hasta 2004, cuando fue nombrado para su posiciĆ³n actual.
Es miembro del ComitƩ Directivo del Instituto de Auditores Internos de EspaƱa.
Director General de ComunicaciĆ³n y Relaciones Institucionales
Ćscar Campillo es licenciado en Ciencias de la InformaciĆ³n por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y tiene una amplĆsima experiencia y conocimiento de los medios de comunicaciĆ³n regionales y nacionales. Ha desarrollado su carrera periodĆstica y de gestiĆ³n tanto en la prensa escrita (Diario de LeĆ³n, La CrĆ³nica de LeĆ³n, Diario 16, El Mundo de Castilla y LeĆ³n y MARCA), como on line (marca.com) y en radio y televisiĆ³n (RTVCyL y Radio Marca).
Se incorpora a Vocento como director general de ComunicaciĆ³n y Relaciones Institucionales del Grupo, Ć”rea que engloba las actuales direcciones de ComunicaciĆ³n y Relaciones Externas de la compaƱĆa, tras su paso por la direcciĆ³n del grupo MARCA (diario MARCA, marca.com y Radio MARCA) a donde llegĆ³ en 2011 desde la direcciĆ³n general de Radio TelevisiĆ³n de Castilla y LeĆ³n (RTVCyL), medio del que fue cofundador y que contaba con un modelo de titularidad privada inĆ©dito en EspaƱa.
Campillo ha compaginado su trayectoria profesional con la participaciĆ³n como tertuliano en Los Desayunos de TVE, columnista de La Rebotica y es autor de la primera biografĆa del secretario general del PSOE, JosĆ© Luis RodrĆguez Zapatero, titulada āZapateroā y la reediciĆ³n āZapatero, presidente a la primeraā. Es, ademĆ”s, autor de multitud de prĆ³logos, columnas periodĆsticas y conferencias.
Chief Financial Officer
Graduate in Law and Business Administration from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE E-3) and Executive MBA from IESE.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1986 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK ā Analyst in the Corporate Finance department.
1989 JP MORGAN ā Associate and then Vice President in the investment banking and capital markets departments (Madrid and London).
2002 JPMORGAN ā Managing Director responsible for Mergers & Acquisitions in Spain and Portugal.
2009 3ANGLE CAPITAL ā Founding partner; financial consultancy present in Spain, Portugal and Latin America.
2013 VOCENTO- CFO
A graduate in Economics and Business Studies from the Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros (CUNEF) in Madrid, he also attended the General Management Program at IESE. His professional experience includes working in the Audit department of KPMG, the Corporate Finance department of PWC, and various positions in the finance department of Grupo Recoletos; controller of the Internet business area, controller of subsidiaries, head of new developments, Chief Financial Officer of EconĆ³mica SGPS, and Director of the Planning and Financial Analysis Department of the group. He has been Chief Financial Officer of FDI Internet&Mobile and is currently the CFO of Mobile Dreams Factory.
Other Positions
Member of the Institute of Certified Account Auditors of Spain.
Es Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos. IniciĆ³ su carrera en Estados Unidos en la firma de ingenierĆa y construcciĆ³n Bechtel donde ha ocupado diversos puestos de responsabilidad en Estados Unidos, Inglaterra y EspaƱa. Ha sido Director de ExpansiĆ³n Internacional de Iberdrola y presidente de Enel Viesgo.
Es tambiĆ©n miembro de los consejos de administraciĆ³n de OMEL, S.A, OMIP SGPS, S.A. y del Consejo de SupervisiĆ³n de E.ON New Build and Technology GmbH. Es Presidente del Consejo Rector de la AsociaciĆ³n para el Progreso de la DirecciĆ³n de Cantabria (APD) y del CĆrculo Hispano-AlemĆ”n, asĆ como miembro del Patronato de la Universidad Internacional MenĆ©ndez Pelayo (UIMP), IEFE Bocconi de MilĆ”n y de la Escuela Superior de MĆŗsica Reina SofĆa.
Es licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad de Navarra, realizĆ³ sus estudios de postgrado en AdministraciĆ³n de Empresas en la Universidad de Deusto y en la Universidad de California del Sur (USC) becado por la FundaciĆ³n Del Amo. AdemĆ”s es Diplomado en el Programa PADE por el IESE Business School (EspaƱa). Actualmente es presidente de Elecnor donde comenzĆ³ su carrera profesional en 1981.
Es miembro del CĆrculo de Empresarios, del Consejo Asesor del BBVA de la zona Norte y, entre 2002 y 2004 fue Presidente de ADEMI (AsociaciĆ³n de empresas de montajes industriales).
Otros cargos
Presidente de Elecnor, S.A.
Vocal de Enerfin Sociedad de EnergĆa, S.L. (Grupo Elecnor).
Presidente de Aplicaciones TĆ©cnicas de la EnergĆa, S.L. (Grupo Elecnor).
Vocal de Celeo Concesiones e Inversiones, S.L.U. (Grupo Elecnor).
Presidente FundaciĆ³n Elecnor (Grupo Elecnor).
Holds a degree in Economics and Business from the Universidad Comercial de Deusto. He is currently Chairman of Vidrala, and has led the expansion of the company into Portugal, Belgium, Ireland, the UK and other markets. He has also held roles at BBVA and forms or has formed part of the boards of Talleres de Amurrio , Amurrio Ferrocarril y Equipos, ArgĆ³n, CompaƱĆĀ¬a Nacional de OxĆĀ¬gen, Fiseat, and others.
Holds a degree in Economics and Political Science from Yale University and an MBA from the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid. Since 2010 he has been Chairman of the Board of ArcelorMittal EspaƱa, where he has held various senior positions. Urquijo is a director of FERTIBERIA, the Chairman of Spanish metal federation UNESID, Chairman of FundaciĆ³n Hesperia and a member of the board and executive committee of the FundaciĆ³n Princesa de Asturias.
Holds a degree in Economics and Business from Hogeschool Zeeland (the Netherlands), an MBA from the European Business School and an EMBA from the Universidad de Navarra-IESE. He is currently a director of Grupo Heraldo. De Yarza has worked at TelefĆ³nica-Terra in management control and content purchasing and was Director General of Dasa-LogĆstica Editorial. He is currently Chairman of Taller lenride Editores, SA, Chairman of the European publishersā association News Media Europe (NME) and a member of the Committee of the Spanish newspaper publishersā association (AEDE).
Carlos Pazos is the founder and managing partner of King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin in Madrid. He has been a member of the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados of Madrid since 1988. He holds a degree in law from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid, a Masterās in High European Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium and a Masterās in International Business Law from the London School of Economics, with honours.
He is a specialist in company law, mergers and acquisitions and private equity. He has authored and co-authored various books, including The Legal System of the Private European Unit Account, (Instituto de Estudios EconĆ³micos, Madrid 1990), Spanish Business Law (Telecommunications), (Butterworths, London 1992), and a book in honour of Alfredo SĆ”nchez-Bella Carswell, Perspectivas JurĆdicas Actuales. In addition, he was the founder and editor of the magazine āDerecho de los negociosā (la Ley, Madrid). Carlos has been the company secretary and/or legal advisor to numerous companies and has provided legal advice on corporate matters and corporate governance to both Spanish and foreign listed companies.
As a senior partner at King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin, Pablo specialises in company law and mergers and acquisitions, advising domestic and international clients in all types of transactions, particularly in transactions involving private equity, energy and infrastructure. He is also an expert in providing legal advice to companies and in corporate restructuring, and has supported the record-keeping of secretaries of the Board in various Spanish and multinational groups. In addition, he has held the position of Secretary or Deputy Secretary in several companies and has often provided legal advice to listed companies on matters of company law and securities market legislation.
Pablo graduated in Law from the Universidad Pontifica de Comillas (ICADE) in 2001. He completed his academic education with a research project on cross-border mergers at the European Law Research Center of the Law Department of the University of Harvard in 2006. He has been a member of the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados of Madrid since 2002.
Director General of Regional Media, South Zone
Graduate in Psychology. (Univ. Navarra and Valencia)
PDD IESE
Masterās in Sociology (Univ. Zaragoza and Univ. Toulouse)
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1983 ā TEOT (TĆ©cnicos organizaciĆ³n trabajo): HR and organisational consultant, director of consulting.
1989 ā IOR (Organisational Engineers): Director of Consulting.
1993- ENACO: Director General.
2002 ā GRUPO VALLS: Director General.
2004 ā ANDIMAC: Chairman of Association of Distributors of Construction Materials.
2004 ā IBERGROUP: Executive director.
2009 ā LAS PROVINCIAS: Director General.
2011 ā VOCENTO: Director General of Regional Media, South Zone.