María Amparo Moraleda
Director
María Amparo Moraleda (Madrid 1964) has been a member of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank since 2014.
She graduated in Industrial Engineering from the ICAI and holds an MBA from the IESE Business School.
She is an Independent Director at several companies: Airbus Group, S.E. (since 2015), Vodafone Group (since 2017) and A.P. Møller-Mærsk A / S A.P. (since 2021).
She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the following companies: SAP Ibérica (since 2013), Spencer Stuart (since 2017), Kearney (since 2022) and ISS España. She was on the Board of Spain's High Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) (from 2011 to 2022).
Between 2012 and 2017, she was a member of the Board of Directors of Faurecia, S.A. and member of the Advisory Board of KPMG España (since 2012), and between 2013 and 2021, she was on the Board of Directors of Solvay, S.A.
Between January 2009 and February 2012, she was Chief Operating Officer of Iberdrola SA's International Division with responsibility for the United Kingdom and the United States. She also headed Iberdrola Engineering and Construction from January 2009 to January 2011.
She was Executive Chairman of IBM Spain and Portugal between July 2001 and January 2009, responsible for Greece, Israel and Turkey from July 2005 to January 2009. Between June 2000 and 2001, she was assistant executive to the President of IBM Corporation. From 1998 to 2000, she was General Manager at INSA (a subsidiary of IBM Global Services). From 1995 to 1997, she was Head of HR for EMEA at IBM Global Services and from 1988 to 1995 she held various offices and management positions at IBM España.
She is also a member of various boards and trusts of different institutions and bodies, including the Real Academia de Ciencias Económicas y Financieras, the Academia de Ciencias Sociales y del Medio Ambiente de Analucía, the Board of Trustees of the MD Anderson International España, the Vodafone Foundation, the Airbus Foundation and the Curarte Foundation.
In December 2015, she was named full academic member of Real Academia de Ciencias Económicas y Financieras.
In 2005, she was inducted into the Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame, which recognises the people in the world of business and technology who have made the greatest impact on the inclusion and contribution of women in technology development worldwide. She has also received numerous accolades, such as: the Values Leadership Award (FIGEVA Foundation – 2008), the Javier Benjumea Prize (Engineering Association of the ICAI – 2003) and the Award for Excellence (Spanish Federation of Female Directors, Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs – Fedepe – 2002).
Last updated: June 2024