He holds a degree in Economics and Management from ICADE (Instituto Católico de Administración y Dirección de Empresas). From 1987 through 1990, he was an auditor at Arthur Andersen. In 1991, he joined Carrefour Group, where he held the following positions: Head of Management for Spain, Europe and Latin America (1991-1997); Chief Financial Officer for Spain (1997-2001); Group Chief Financial Officer (2001-2005) and Group Chief Executive Officer (2005-2008). In July 2009, he joined Maus Frères International Group, based in Switzerland, where he held the following positions, until January 2015: Chief Executive Officer of Lacoste, Chairman of Gant AB and Board member of Aigle, S.A. At present, he is an independent director and member of the Audit Committee of Orange, and an independent director and member of the Governance and Remuneration Committee of Unibail-Rodamco.
Appointed as director on 14 July 2015.