<p>Chief Executive Officer, Iberdrola España<br />Degree<br />in Industrial Engineering from Comillas Pontifical University (<br />and graduate from the General Management Programme at the IESE<br />Business School<br />Since<br />February 2018 she has been Chief Executive Officer of Iberdrola<br />España, the leading electricity company that manages more than 50 of<br />the group’s installed renewable capacity around the world<br />Santamaría<br />has spent two decades of her working life at Iberdrola, mainly<br />developing and managing the strategy for the transition to the new energy<br />model, based on renewables<br />Between<br />2015 and 2018 as Spain and International Director at Iberdrola<br />Renewables, she was responsible for the global sales, promotion,<br />construction and operations of this business in Iberia, Continental Europe,<br />Brazil and Mexico<br />Before<br />this, since January 2007 she was Technology Director with<br />Renewables, encompassing the Regulation, Innovation and Development<br />areas<br />Previously,<br />in 2001 as Director of Asset Management at Iberdrola<br />Renewables, she was responsible for Operation and Maintenance of the<br />company’s assets<br />Santamaría<br />started her career at Iberdrola Engineering and Construction<br />and at Duro Felguera in activities related to the electricity sector, where<br />she gained extensive experience managing complex projects<br />She<br />also sits on the boards of a number of associations and trusts related<br />to the energy sector and business area</p>