Corporate governance

Born in San Sebastián in 1966.

Joined SAPA at the beginning of the 1990s. He performs his duties in the Company’s corporate division, while at the same time helping boost international business, particularly in China and North America, where he focuses on legal issues and forming alliances with international groups. He is currently CEO of SAPA Placencia Holding, S.L., as well as the other companies which are part of the SAPA Group.

In recent years he has focused his efforts on the development of SAPA Transmission, a subsidiary based in the United States that is planting the Company’s roots in that country. His duties concentrate on the alliances formed with the country’s main manufacturers, General Dynamics and BAE Systems, in addition to the Department of Defence, the US Army and other multinationals such as Cummins and Honeywell. He has been one of the main driving forces behind the Company’s transformation, along with his brother, from working under licence to manufacture mobility systems for heavy vehicles, to developing its own products by investing heavily in innovation and development. SAPA is currently a global leader in this type of technology.

Chairman of Real Sociedad football club.

Jokin was appointed to this position at a Shareholders’ Meeting held on 20 December 2008. Real Sociedad was in the Spanish football league’s second division and had filed for bankruptcy; the arrival of Jokin Aperribay and his board marked a turning point for the club.

During his time at the club, the team has been promoted to the first division and has competed in Europe, and he is currently working on new projects in order to ensure the club’s stability over the coming years.