He replaces Manuel Pérez-Sala, who has been appointed honorary president

Juan María Nin takes over the presidency of the Círculo de Empresarios

Juan María Nin, Círculo de Empresarios

Juan María Nin Génova, until now vice-president of the Círculo de Empresarios, has taken over the presidency of this business association for the next three years. He replaces Manuel Pérez-Sala, who has been appointed honorary president by the Board of Directors.  

  1. New Board of Directors 

The new president has appointed Carmen Mateo and Isabel Dutilh, who will also be legal advisor, as new vice-presidents, and has renewed the mandates of Ana Argelich and José María López de Letona. The treasurer will be Ricardo Martínez Rico.  

At the moment of his handover, the outgoing president thanked the members of the Círculo for their support for his administration, recalling that "it has been three difficult years in which we have tried to defend the figure of the entrepreneur, the importance of strong and independent institutions to guarantee free enterprise and the free market, to propose the major structural reforms that our country needs and to initiate a reflection on how to improve the lives of the next generations". 

In his acceptance speech, the new president thanked the trust placed in him and pointed out: "The importance of the Institution, which will soon be 50 years old, its relevant role in the development of civil society in Spain and its permanent positive contribution as a centre of thought for progress in terms of freedom and justice through collaboration with other national and international institutions, Government and Administration and the business world".  

New Board of Directors 

The Annual Assembly of the Círculo has renewed half of the Board of Directors that is integrated as follows:  

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2024-2027  

Honorary Presidents 

Mr. Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Bernaldo de Quirós 

Mr. Manuel Azpilicueta Ferrer 

Mr. Claudio Boada Pallerés 

Ms. Mónica de Oriol e Icaza 

Mr. Javier Vega de Seoane Azpilicueta  

Mr. John de Zulueta Greenebaum 

Mr. Manuel Pérez-Sala Gozalo 

Chairman 

Mr. Juan María Nin Génova 

Chairman of Habitat 

Vice-Presidents  

Ms. Ana Argelich Hesse 

President and General Manager of Merck Sharp & Dohme España 

Mr. José Mª López de Letona y Olarra 

Chairman of Invexcel Patrimonio 

Ms. Isabel Dutilh Carvajal 

Founding Partner of Argali Abogados 

Ms. Carmen Mateo Alcántara  

President of Cariotipo Lobby & Comunicación 

Treasurer  

Mr. Ricardo Martínez Rico  

Executive President of Equipo Económico 

Legal Advisor  

Ms. Isabel Dutilh Carvajal 

Founding Partner of Argali Abogados 

Members  

Mr. Carlos Abad Rico 

President of Haya Real Estate  

Mr. Ernesto Antolin Arribas 

Chairman of Grupo Antolin Arribas  

Ms. Mercedes Chalbaud Beraza  

Business Development Director of Lanalden 

Ms. Emma Fernández Alonso 

Director 

Mr. Juan Fernández-Aceytuno Sáenz de Santamaría 

Director of Sociedad de Tasación 

Mr. Luis Isasi Fernández de Boadilla 

Chairman of Santander España 

Ms. Ana García Fau 

Founder of Cape Harbour Advisors 

Ms. Cristina García-Peri Álvarez 

Director of Business Development and Strategy, Azora Capital 

Mr. Vicente López-Ibor Mayor 

Chairman of Ampere Power Energy  

Mr. Pedro J. Nieto Rodríguez 

Global Chairman of Ellies & Partners / Aglilium Worldwide 

Mr. Emilio Novela Berlin 

Sole Director of Noqca Partner 

Mr. Alejandro Pociña Díaz 

Chairman and CEO of Af Steelcase 

Ms Victoria Plantalamor Contreras 

Vice-Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Industrial Crimidesa 

Mr. Jesús Prieto Marcos 

Chairman and CEO of CT Ingenieros 

Ms. Teresa Rasero Guerrero 

President of Air Liquide España  

Ms. María Rio Presa 

General Manager of Gilead Sciences 

Mr. Alfredo Rodríguez Verdugo 

President of Rover Grupo Empresarial 

Mr. Iñigo Sagardoy de Simón 

President of Sagardoy Abogados 

Mr. Javier Targhetta Roza 

Managing Director of Atlantic Copper 

Ms. María Vila Rodríguez 

President, Spain and Portugal, Medtronic Ibérica 

General Secretary 

Mr. Antonio Oporto del Olmo