José Ignacio Sánchez Galán

José Ignacio Sánchez Galán

Chairman at AVANGRID, INC.

Net worth: 158 M $ as of 2024-03-30

73 year
Consumer Services
Utilities
Miscellaneous

Profile

José Ignacio Sánchez Galán (Salamanca, 1950) is a Spanish businessman. He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Iberdrola, a multinational group with a presence in dozens of countries comprising major companies including ScottishPower in the UK, Iberdrola USA and Elektro in Brazil.



Biography

Born in Salamanca, Spain in 1950, married and the father of four children. He then moved to Madrid where he graduated in electro-mechanical industrial engineering from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería (ICAI) at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas.



He also graduated in Business Administration and Foreign Trade from the Instituto Católico de Administración y Dirección de Empresas (ICADE) at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Madrid) and obtained a degree in General Business Administration and Foreign Trade from the Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI) of Madrid. He speaks English, French and Italian.



Career



Galan began his professional career in 1972 at Sociedad Española del Acumulador Tudor, where from various executive posts he managed the company’s international expansion.

In the early 1990s, Ignacio Galán managed Industria de Turbopropulsores (ITP)



[Ignacio Sánchez Galán.jpg|thumb|Ignacio Sánchez Galán, visiting the works at Maine Power Reliability Program (U.S.A.).]



He is also a visiting lecturer at Strathclyde University in Glasgow and he has been a lecturer at ICAI’s Industrial Engineering College. In 2011 he was given an Honorary Degree by the University of Edinburgh and by the University of Salamanca, in recognition to his capacity for innovation, constant change and strategic vision throughout his professional career. Best CEO in the European utilities sector in the 2011 All-Europe Executive Team ranking, prepared by Institutional Investor Research; 2008 Business Leader of the Year award from the Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and the 2008 International Economy Award from the Cristóbal Gabarrón Foundation.

Source @ Wikipedia

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
2022-12-30 12,732,176 ( 0.20% ) 158 M $ 2024-03-30

José Ignacio Sánchez Galán active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
IBERDROLA, S.A. Chairman 2010-01-26
AVANGRID, INC. Chairman 2015-12-16
NEOENERGIA S.A. Chairman 2016-12-31
Consejo Empresarial Para La Competitividad Corporate Officer/Principal -
Corporate Officer/Principal -
GlobalScot Network Corporate Officer/Principal -
Corporate Officer/Principal 2013-12-31
University of Salamanca Corporate Officer/Principal -
Fundacion Iberdrola Director/Board Member -
░░ ░░ ░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ -
░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░ ░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░ ░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░ -
All active positions of José Ignacio Sánchez Galán

Former positions of José Ignacio Sánchez Galán

CompaniesPositionEnd
░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░ ░░ ░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░
░░░░░░ ░░░░░ ░░ ░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░
░░░░░░░ ░░░░░ ░░░░ ░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░
░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░ ░░░ ░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░ -
░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░ -
See the detail of José Ignacio Sánchez Galán's experience

Training of José Ignacio Sánchez Galán

Escuela de Organización Industrial Undergraduate Degree
Instituto Catolico de Administracion y Direccion de Empresas Undergraduate Degree
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Undergraduate Degree

Experiences
Positions held

Active

Inactive

Listed companies

Private companies

See the detail of José Ignacio Sánchez Galán's experience

Connections

100 +

1st degree connections

47

1st degree companies

Male

Female

Members of the board

Executives

See the personal network

Linked companies

Listed companies4
IBERDROLA, S.A.

Utilities

REDEIA CORPORACION S.A.

Industrial Services

NEOENERGIA S.A.

Utilities

AVANGRID, INC.

Utilities

Private companies38

Utilities

EuroJet Turbo GmbH

Utilities

Process Industries

Electronic Technology

Airtel Movil SA

Communications

Communications

Page Iberica SA

Technology Services

Miscellaneous

Commercial Services

Commercial Services

Finance

Círculo de Empresarios

Consumer Non-Durables

La Asociación para el Progreso de la Dirección

Consumer Services

Fundación Príncipe de Girona

Fundación Cotec

Miscellaneous

Fundacion Museo Guggenheim de Bilbao

Círculo de Empresarios Vascos

Commercial Services

Fundacion Iberdrola

Real Instituto Elcano

Utilities

The Princess of Asturias Foundation

Consumer Services

Fundación General de la Universidad de Salamanca

Fundación-conocimiento-y-desarrollo

Miscellaneous

Consejo Empresarial Para La Competitividad

Aspen Institute Spain Foundation

GlobalScot Network

Comillas-ICAI Foundation

Elcano Royal Institute of International & Strategic Studies

J. P. Morgan International Council

European Round Table For Industry

Desafio Espanol 2007 SA

See company connections
  1. Stock Market
  2. Insiders
  3. José Ignacio Sánchez Galán