Corporate governance

Born in Madrid in 1958. She has a Degree in Law and in Economic Sciences from ICADE E-1.

She began her career in the mass consumer marketing division at Kraft General Foods. She went on to work at the BSB agency, a member of the Saatchi & Saatchi Group, as account director and later, she joined Grey Advertising as Director of Customer Services and Media Director. She also worked as Marketing & Strategy Director at King’s Educational Group.

In 1997, she joined the Telefónica Group, within the Telefónica Advertising and Information (TPI-Páginas Amarillas) division, where she launched all online and e-commerce activity.

She participated in the company's listing on the Stock Exchange before being appointed CEO of TPI-Páginas Amarillas in 2000. She was subsequently appointed CEO of Telefónica Móviles Spain; CEO of Telefónica Spain (Landline and Mobile) and CMO of the Telefónica Group.

She has also been an independent director of Capital Radio; independent director of Evo Banco and Chairwoman of its Appointments and Remuneration and Auditing Committees; independent director of SolidQ; director of CTT Correios de Portugal and a member of its Auditing Committee, as well as a director of Euskatel, and Chairwoman of its Remuneration Committee.

She has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit.

She is currently an independent director of Prim, S.A. and Chairwoman of its Appointments and Remuneration Committee and Sustainability Committee; she is an independent director of Faes-Farma, S.A., a member of its Auditing and Compliance Committee and Chairwoman of its Appointments and Remuneration Committee; and she is also an independent director of Lucta, S.A.

She is also an independent director of IC-A and a member of its Appointments Committee.