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Born in Sueca (Valencia) in 1939. Married. Commercial Management, Marketing and Advertising qualifications from various Institutes in Barcelona and San Sebastián. Professional Background: 1955-1961 AREITIO, S.A. Business Group. 1961-1992 KAS Business Group (Head of Advertising and PR; Sales and Marketing Manager; Deputy Chairman of KAS, S.A. and KNÖRR ELORZA, S.A. Was Director and Chairman of ZUMOS DE NAVARRA, S.A.; Director and Chairman of MIKO, AVIDESA and CASTILLO DE MARCILLA; Director of S.A. DE ALIMENTACIÓN, Director of ALIMENTOS NATURALES, S.A. and Director of AGUAS DE SAN MARTÍN DE VERI, S.A. Has also been Deputy Chairman of ASOCIACIÓN NACIONAL DE FABRICANTES DE ZUMOS, and member of the Management Committee of ASOCIACIÓN ESPAŃOLA DE ANUNCIANTES, and the Management Committee and Board of Directors of la ASOCIACIÓN NACIONAL DE FABRICANTES DE BEBIDAS REFRESCANTES. Also Chairman of CONSULNOR ALAVA, S.A., Chairman of EUROKAS SICAV, S.A. and Board member of PATRIMIX SIMCAVF, S.A. From June 1994 to June 1999 was Chairman of SINDICATO EMPRESARIAL ALAVÉS. Was Chairman of the Basque Industrial Confederation, (Confederación Empresarial Vasca or CONFEBASK) from July 1999 to July 2005, and member of Executive Committee and Management Board of Spanish Industrial Confederation (CEOE). Is currently Director of MEDIASAL 2000, S.A., and CASARES GOLF GARDENS, S.L., and Chairman of CARBÓNICAS ALAVESAS, S.A., Chairman of VÍA PROMOCIÓN DEL AEROPUESTO DE VITORIA, S.A., Chairman of VITORIA INTEGRATED AIR SERVICES, S.A., Joint Director of FUTURE DRINKS & FOODS, S.L. and President of the Álava Chamber of Commerce. He was appointed to a BBVA directorship on 28th May 2002. | 