Solarig

Board of Directors

Miguel Ángel Calleja Rodríguez

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Chairman and Executive Director

  • Education: Degree in Business Administration from the Universidad de Valladolid.
  • Experience: With more than 25 years of experience, he has developed his professional career in the service sector and in large utilities companies, holding various management positions in leading national and international companies such as Iberdrola and Calidad Pascual, among others. As part of his entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to the energy transition, in 2005 he founded Solarig, a pioneering company in Spain, originally dedicated to investing in photovoltaic plants for the sale of electricity, which today is an organisation that offers sustainable energy solutions for society in 16 countries.

Jaime Sureda Juárez

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Non-executive Director Proprietary

  • Education: PhD in Agricultural Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and Executive MBA from the Business Institute.
  • Experience: With more than 25 years in the energy sector, he began his professional career developing water supply and treatment projects at Ondagua. At Iberdrola he participated in electricity generation projects in various Latin American countries and has been responsible for the company’s Climate Change and Environment areas, defining the area of emissions trading, policies, sustainability indices and implementation of environmental management systems. Since joining Solarig, he has led the international growth of the company in countries such as Italy, the United Kingdom and Japan, the digital transformation and the sustainability strategy ESG Environment, Social & Government.

Manuel Alonso Lafuente

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Non-executive Director Proprietary

  • Education: Forestry Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Master’s Degree in Environmental Management from the University of Malaga.
  • Experience: He has more than 20 years of experience in national and international markets in the wood and agriculture sector, as well as in the generation of electricity and heat from biomass and gas. He has developed his professional activity occupying different positions of responsibility in the company specialised in wood Losan. He has led the development, implementation and operation of different production centres in countries such as the Netherlands, Romania and the United States. He is an expert in intensive and irrigated industrial agriculture through his extensive experience in the management and operation of large agricultural and forage farms in Central Europe. In 2023 he joins Solarig as Managing Director of the Green Gases division. Through Biorig, he aims to position the organisation as a national and international benchmark in the development and operation of biomethane plants; and in the modular capture of biogenic CO₂.

Santiago Aparicio Jiménez

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Non-Executive Director Propietary 

  • Experience: He is currently Chairman of the Confederation of Business Organisations of Castilla y León (Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales – CEOE) and Chairman and Director of the Higher Institute of Business Studies (ISEE – CEOE Campus). He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Confederation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council of Castilla y León. In addition, he is Chairman of the Federation of Business Organisations of Soria; Vice-President and Director of Iberaval; and holds important positions in various foundations and companies. He has extensive experience in business associations, as well as in the trade and renewable energy sectors.

Raúl Gallego Pérez

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Independent Non-Executive Director

  • Education: Graduate in Economics from the Complutense University of Madrid. He has Masters in Stock Exchange and Financial Markets from the IEB and corporate finance from ESADE, as well as several PDAs from the most prestigious business schools.
  • Experience: He currently holds the position of Managing Director of the financial services company IWeM, where he is a founding partner. In addition to his duties as a director of the private equity management company ARRAIGO V&P, SGEIC, S.A., for more than 25 years he has held positions of responsibility in leading financial institutions such as Deutsche Bank, Santander, Inversis and more recently as Managing Director of Andbank Spain, as well as Vice President of Merchbanc and director of Columbus Mexico until 2020.

Miguel Riaño Pombo

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Independent Non-Executive Director

  • Education: Graduate in Law and Master in Community Law from the Complutense University of Madrid.
  • Experience: Founding Partner and Executive Chairman of Carbonia Investments and Riaño Abogados. Prior to joining Carbonia and Riaño Abogados, he was a partner at Garrigues and Managing Director of Garrigues Medio Ambiente, Senior Official of the Ministry of the Environment, Partner and member of the Management Committee of Linklater; Managing Partner and Chairman of Herbert Smith Freehills. He has been and is Secretary and Director of a number of companies linked to the energy, infrastructure and environmental sectors.

Enrique Dupuy de Lome Chávarri

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Independent Non-Executive Director

  • Education: Engineer from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas y Energía of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. MBA (Master in Business Administration) from IESE Business School, and Master in European Studies at CEU.
  • Experience: He is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Wizz Air Holding, a UK listed airline; and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Mobico Group, an international transport operator. He has had an extensive career in the aviation industry where he has held the position of Chief Financial Officer of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG), and of the airline Iberia. During his time at IAG he led the financial strengthening and expansion of IAG, and played a key role in the Group’s acquisitions of BMI, Vueling, Aer Lingus and the creation of Level. He has also held non-executive positions at Amadeus IT Group, S.A, British Airways and Iberia.

Alberto Martínez Fanego

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Secretary of the Board of Directors

  • Education: Double degree in Law and Business Administration and Management from the University College of Financial Studies (CUNEF). He also holds a Master’s degree (LL.M.) in Business Law from Georgetown University (Washington, DC).
  • Experience: With more than ten years of professional experience, he has developed his career in the field of corporate, transactional and financial law, specialising mainly in M&A transactions and project development in the energy and infrastructure sectors. He has worked at leading international firms such as Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, where he has advised investment funds, energy and infrastructure corporations, investment banks and public entities on major transactions. His experience also includes legal advisory roles in board secretariats at national and international companies, providing a global strategic vision of business and corporate governance and compliance matters.