Ignacio Martín San Vicente

Primer plano de Ignacio Martín San Vicente con la mano en la barbilla.

Independent Non-Executive

Mr. Martín was appointed Director of Repsol by the General Shareholders Meeting of 11 May 2018 and re-elected on 6 May 2022.

Background: Mr. Martín holds a degree in Industrial Electrical Engineering from the University of Navarra. 

Experience: He has developed his professional career in several companies, mainly in the industrial sector, such as GKN Automotive International, where he has exercised the positions of Chief Executive Officer, member of the global Executive Committee and CEO, the latter in the United States.

Mr. Martín has also been Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman of Alcatel España and, after his return to the GKN Driveline Group, in 1999, he was appointed General Manager for Europe, which was GKN's most important region. In 2001, he joined the GSB Group as Executive Vice-President, where he led the merger with Corporación Industrial Egaña, giving rise to CIE Automotive, where he performed the role of CEO until 2012, when he joined Gamesa as Chairman and CEO, until its merger with Siemens Wind Power in May 2017. In addition, he has served as a Director at Bankoa-Credit Agricole and as an independent Director at Indra Sistemas, S.A.

In 2015, Mr. Martín was recognized by Forbes as the second-best CEO of Spanish listed companies and the first within the energy sector. In addition, that same year he was awarded the Brazil Award in the "Entrepreneur of the Year" category by the Brazil-Spain Chamber of Commerce, an institution dedicated to promoting economic and commercial exchanges between the two countries, for his position as Chairman of Gamesa.

Other relevant positions: He is currently a Director of Repsol Renovables, S.A., Chairman of the CEIT Technology Center and a trustee of the Artizarra Foundation.

Board committees to which he belongs: Member of the Delegate Committee.