Mr. Luis Suárez de Lezo Mantilla was appointed director of Repsol following the Board resolution on February 2, 2005, and subsequently ratified and appointed at the Annual General Meeting on May 31, 2005, and re-elected at the Annual General Meetings on May 14, 2009; May 31, 2013; May 19, 2017; and March 26, 2021.
Background: Mr. Suárez de Lezo holds a law degree from the Universidad Complutense and is a state lawyer (on leave). He specializes in commercial and administrative law.
Experience: He was director of Legal Matters at Campsa until the end of the oil monopoly and has worked as an independent professional, particularly in the energy sector.
In 2005, he was appointed managing director of Repsol, a position he held until December 2019, when his executive duties ended.
Furthermore, Mr. Suárez de Lezo was a member of the Board of Directors of Exolum (previously Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos, CLH, S.A.) from 2005 to 2010 and of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A. from 2010 to 2018.
Other notable positions: He is currently secretary to the Board of Directors of Repsol, S.A. and vice chairman of Repsol Foundation.
Board committees: Member of the Delegate Committee.