Mr. Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros Bernaldo de Quirós (DOB 18-03 1944; POB Madrid)
Deputy Chairman
He has been an independent director since May 1997. A graduate in Law and Business Studies from ICADE, he is a Commercial Expert and State Economist and holds an MBA from Northwestern University. He has been the Deputy Chairman of the Instituto Nacional de Industria, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Iberia and Aviaco, member of the Executive Committee of the International Air Transport Association and Chairman of the Círculo de Empresarios, of the Spanish Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers and of the International Organisation of Motor-Vehicle Manufacturers and until 1st July 2009, he chaired the Board of Directors of Mercedes Benz España. At present, he is a director at Acciona, S.A. and the Chairman of Fraternidad-Muprespa.
He was appointed to the Board of Directors of Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex, S.A.) on 30 May 1997 and re-elected during the AGM held on 20 July 2000, and 16 July 2004.
He holds 40,000 shares in the company.