Luis Cabra
- EMD Energy Transition, Technology, Institutional Affairs, & Deputy CEO
- Member of the Executive Committee
Luis Cabra is the member of Repsol's Executive Committee in charge of integrating energy transition, technology, and regulation within the company strategy, and leads other corporate functions, as well. His current areas of responsibility are: Sustainability; Technology and Corporate Venturing; Engineering; Institutional and Regulatory Affairs; Audit, Internal Control and Risks; Reserves Control; and Intelligence and Corporate Security. He leads also the company Safety Excellence Program.
From 2018 to 2020, he participated in the implementation of Repsol's energy transition and decarbonization strategy. During the period 2018-2025, he has led the company's Digitalization and Procurement Programs and the consolidation of the Global Services model.
Throughout his career within the Repsol Group, Luis Cabra has held diverse roles in businesses and corporate areas. He joined the company in 1984 as a process engineer at the La Coruña refinery in Spain and later held management positions in Refining, Technology, Engineering, Procurement, and Safety and Environment areas.
In 2010, he moved to Repsol's E&P division as executive director of Development and Production. From 2012 to July 2018, he served as the executive managing director of Exploration and Production. Under his stewardship, the company doubled its production by integrating the assets and teams after the acquisition of Talisman. From 2015 to 2017, he launched a wide-ranging efficiency and capital discipline program that turned the company's hydrocarbon exploration and production business into a free cash-flow generator.
Luis Cabra holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Complutense University of Madrid and has completed business management studies at the international schools INSEAD and IMD. In addition, he has worked as a head lecturer and associate lecturer at the Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Castilla-La Mancha, respectively.
He has also represented Repsol in various international associations, serving as chairman of the Automotive Fuels Action Group of the European Petroleum Industry Association, chairman of the European Biofuels Technology Platform, and member of the European Research Advisory Board. In June 2021, he was appointed president of Fuels Europe and Concawe, associations that represent the European fuel manufacturing industry (refining).