Mr. Antonio Brufau Niubó
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Other Non-Executive
Mr. Brufau has been a director of Repsol since he was first appointed by the Board of Directors on July 23, 1996, and was subsequently ratified at the Annual General Meeting held on June 6, 1997. He was re-elected at the Annual General Meetings held on March 24, 1999; April 4, 2003; May 9, 2007; April 15, 2011; April 30, 2015; May 31, 2019; and May 25, 2023.
Mr. Brufau has been chairman of Repsol's Board of Directors since 2004.
Training: he has a degree in economics from the University of Barcelona and was named Doctor Honoris Causa by the Ramon Llull University in Barcelona.
Experience: he began his professional career at Arthur Andersen, where he became managing partner of Auditing. In 1988, he joined “la Caixa” Group as deputy managing director, later serving as managing director between 1999 and 2004. Moreover, he was chairman of the Gas Natural Group from 1997 to 2004.
Other relevant positions: Mr. Brufau is member of the Board at CEOE's Acción Empresarial and the Círculo de Economía. Furthermore, he is a trustee of Fundación Privada Instituto Ildefons Cerdà, Fundación CEDE (Spanish Confederation of Directors and Executives), Real Instituto Elcano, FUNSEAM (Foundation for Energy and Environmental Sustainability), COTEC (Foundation for Technological Innovation), and Fundación Princesa Girona. He also serves as chairman of the Repsol Foundation.
Board Committees he is part of: chairman of the Delegate Committee.