Corporate governance

Born in São Paulo (Brazil) in 1962. He holds a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, a Master's degree in Production Techniques from CESEM in Madrid and an Executive Program from Stanford University (SEP).

Since 2020 he has held the position of Non-Executive Chairman at IFEMA, where he has played a key role in the transformation and development of the institution, leading several ecological and sustainability initiatives. Additionally, he is a director of Tess-Defence, S.A. leading several ecological and sustainability initiatives. He is a director of Tess-Defence, S.A.

He was President of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ANFAC) from 2018 to 2022.

He is an Advisory Board Member of Sidenor.

In 1988 he became part of the team of engineers at the Factory of Bodywork Assembly in Valladolid at Renault Spain.

In 1993 he moved to Paris to perform a range of important duties in Renault’s Engineering Department, subsequently returning to Spain as head of the Panel Pressing Department at the Coachwork Assembly Plant in Valladolid, and later as Head of the Department of Bodywork and Panel Pressing at the Palencia plant.

In 2002 he joined Nissan Motor Ibérica in Barcelona as assistant to the Industrial Director, and was subsequently made Managing Director of Nissan Motor in 2005. A year later, he became vice president of Nissan industrial operations in Spain.

In 2008 he joined FICOSA (an automotive products supplier) as Managing Director of the Automotive Department.

In 2009 he returned to Renault as Director of Vehicle manufacturing for the Group, and was subsequently appointed Director of Manufacturing and Logistics in Europe. In 2018 he was appointed Managing Director of Manufacturing and Logistics for the Renault Group worldwide. He was also a member of the Renault Group’s Executive Committee and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Renault Spain.

He has been awarded the Gold Medal of Castilla y León, the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic and numerous other awards and honours, including an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Valladolid.

He has been CEO of Indra since May 2023