José Manuel Entrecanales
José Manuel Entrecanales | |
|---|---|
.jpg) At a climate change conference in Barcelona, 2017 | |
| Chairman of Acciona | |
| Assumed office 30 January 2004 | |
| Chairman of Endesa | |
| In office 18 October 2007 – 24 March 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1963 Madrid, Spain |
| Spouse | María Carrión |
| Children | José Entrecanales Carrión Gonzalo Entrecanales Carrión Clotilde Entrecanales Carrión Gerardo Entrecanales Carrión |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
| Occupation | Businessman |
José Manuel Entrecanales Domecq (born 1 January 1963) is a Spanish businessman and former banker. In 2004, he succeeded his late father as chairman of Acciona.[1] In 2019, Forbes ranked him the 85th richest person in Spain, estimating his personal wealth at US$362 million,[2] although his family fortune is estimated at around US$3.6 billion.[3]
Entrecanales has been highlighted as a key leader of a new generation of Spanish businessmen "shaped by family roots but identifying fully with modernisation".[4] He is a firm advocate of the fight against climate change from a corporate perspective, which earned him the Order of the Rising Sun, as well as being a frequent speaker at global forums, most recently at the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference.[5]
Biography
Born 1 January 1963 in Madrid to an important dynasty of businessmen.[6] His father was José María Entrecanales y de Azcárate, chairman of Acciona (son of José Entrecanales e Ibarra, co-founder of the company) and his mother, Blanca Domecq y Zurita, was the daughter of the 2nd Viscount of Almocadén. Entrecanales read Economics at the Complutense University of Madrid.[7][8]
In 1985, he began his career as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch in New York and later, London.[9] Between 1995 and 2007, he was chairman of Vodafone España and between 2007 and 2009 he shared the presidencies of Endesa and Acciona.
Personal life
Entrecanales is married to María Carrión, and has 4 children: José, Gonzalo, Clotilde and Gerardo. His three sons attended Eton College.[10] He is a polo enthusiast as well as a keen golfer with a 5,2 handicap, both of which he practices at Puerta de Hierro.[11]
Honours
Japan: Order of the Rising Sun (2018)[12]
See also
References
- ^ El Mundo: José Manuel Entrecanales sustituye a su padre en la Presidencia de Acciona - 30 January 2004
- ^ Forbes: José Manuel Entrecanales
- ^ El Mundo: Familia Entrecanales (Los Más Ricos)
- ^ CIDOB: Who is who - 5 Top Spanish Businessmen Active in the USA - December 2012
- ^ El Economista: Entrecanales (Acciona) defiende los "compromisos obligatorios" - 12 December 2019
- ^ Diario Sur: José Manuel Entrecanales: Un amante de las apuestas arriesgadas - 4 February 2007
- ^ Reuters: Acciona chairman powers into the top league - March 26 2007
- ^ Europa Press: José Manuel Entrecanales, presidente del Instituto de la Empresa Familiar - 17 January 2012
- ^ El Mundo: El Instituto de la Empresa Familiar propone a José Manuel Entrecanales como presidente - 17 January 2012
- ^ El Mundo: Los príncipes del Ibex - 18 March 2015
- ^ Expansión: ¿Qué handicap tienen los líderes del Ibex? - 13 May 2017
- ^ Europa Press: Japón Condecora a Entrecanales (Acciona) con la Orden de Sol Naciente por su compromiso con el medio ambiente - 8 May 2018