Ángeles Santamaría

Ángeles Santamaría

Born in Morocco in 1961

She holds a degree in Engineering from ICAI (electrical specialty) from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas.

She has been CEO of Iberdrola España, a subsidiary of the group in Spain from 2018 to June 2022, responsible for Iberdrola Spain's income statement as well as for all its activities and businesses in the country. Previously, she was director of Iberia and International of Iberdrola Renovables, assuming the direction of Business Development in Spain, Portugal, Mexico and Brazil.

She has been a member of the Board of Directors of several companies of the Iberdrola group (to which she has been linked for two decades of her professional life), or participated by Iberdrola, and has played an important role in the renewable energy sector as a member of different industry associations such as “Wind Europe” or the “Renewable Energy Industry Advisory Board” of the International Energy Agency.

Her involvement in different business forums and associations has given her the opportunity to disseminate and propose solutions around the energy transition. She has been an active member of several institutions and associations such as the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, Real Instituto Elcano, Círculo de Empresarios, Asociación de las Compañías Eléctricas Españolas (AELEC) or Enerclub, among others. She is among the most influential people in the energy sector and the business world, appearing in different selective rankings (Expansión newspaper, El Periódico newspaper, HR Observatory or the TOP 100 leaders).

She is currently a member of the Scientific Council of the Elcano Institute, a member of the Advisory Board of the FAD Youth Foundation, an honorary trustee of the University Foundation for the of the FAD Youth Foundation, and a member of the Economic Advisory Board of the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas. In 2021 she was awarded the “Javier Benjumea” prize of the ICAI engineers association, in recognition of her merits and professional relevance.

 

Category:

Independent

In Indra:
  • Audit and Compliance Committee: Directors
  • Board of directors: Directors
  • Executive Committee: Directors
  • Sustainability Committee: Directors
Boards of Directors of other unlisted companies to which the person belongs:
  • Director at Mapfre Global Risk
  • Director at FCC Servicios Medioambiente
First and subsequent appointments:
  • 30 June 2023
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