Born in Salamanca on 30 September 1950, married and with four children, Ignacio Galán graduated as an Industrial Engineer from the Engineering School (ICAI) of Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Madrid). He also graduated in Business Administration and Foreign Trade from ICADE at Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Madrid) and in General Business Administration and Foreign Trade from the School of Industrial Organisation (EOI) in Madrid. He speaks English, French, Italian and Portuguese.
He holds the post of chairman and chief executive officer of Iberdrola and chairman of the subholdings of the Iberdrola group in the United Kingdom (ScottishPower), in the United States (Avangrid, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange) and in Brazil (Neoenergia).
He has run leading companies in state-of-the art industrial and technological sectors, where he profoundly changed their profile and applied his far-sighted approach and his ability to anticipate the new needs of the different sectors.
The commitment to sound and sustainably projects; the promotion of good corporate governance, efficiency and financial soundness; prudence in balance sheet management; growth with profitability; and the commitment to strong ethical and professional values have characterized Ignacio Galán’s management style throughout his long career. To achieve the strategic objectives, he has always given priority to the setting up of teams that are culturally integrated and focused on a common project.
A good communicator, open and friendly, Galán is convinced of the key importance of motivation for achieving an enriching contribution of the experiences, cultures and diverse knowledge of all human teams, which he regards as the main asset of any company. An untiring worker with firm convictions, once the goals to be achieved have been set, he is as demanding with himself as he is with his teams when it comes to accomplishing them.
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