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Rafael Fernández Villasante

Head of Operations and Airport Network

Since July 2022
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sociedad Concesionaria del Aeropuerto Internacional de la Región de Murcia (Aena Group)

Since 19 July 2023
Senior aeronautical engineer, graduating from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
General Management Programme (PDG) at the IESE Business School

Before joining Aena, he worked as a consultant for Andersen Consulting (Accenture).

He joined Aena in 1997 and has since held various management positions both at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport and within the company’s central services.

As of February 2012 he is the Operations, Security and Services Manager at Aena, guaranteeing the correct running of airport operations, supervision of comprehensive security plans, the running of the of the Network Management Centre and airport services.

He is currently Director of Operations and Airport Network of Aena S.M.E., S.A. position he has held since July 2022 and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Concessionaire Company of the Murcia Region International Airport (Aena group), since July 19, 2023.

Mariano Menor Muñoz

Director of the Region de Murcia International Airport SC.

From January 2023
Managing Director of Sociedad Concesionaria del Aeropuerto Internacional Región de Murcia.

Until December 2022
He holds a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and has taken the General Management Programme (PDG) at the IESE Business School.

Since joining Aena in 1991, he has held various management positions, especially in the management of airports, including: Gran Canaria (1992–1997), Málaga (1998–1999), Palma de Mallorca (1999–2003), Alicante (2003–2007) and Valencia (2012–2018).

During his professional period outside Aena (2007–2011) he was in charge of the design and construction of Region of Murcia International Airport. In 2011 and 2012, he collaborated with the ICAO on consultancy projects at Tocumen International Airport in Panama for the operational commissioning of a new infrastructure (North Pier).

In February 2018, he was appointed Director of Operational Transition of Region of Murcia International Airports and was responsible for the operational commissioning of the airport. From December 2018 to December 2022 he was the Managing Director of Sociedad Concesionaria del Aeropuerto Internacional Región de Murcia.

Ana Alonso Farto

Head of the Coordination and Planning Division of the Commercial and Property Department.
She holds a degree in Economics and Business from CEU San Pablo University.

She has taken the General Management Programme (PDG) at the IESE Business School and also has a master's degree in Economic and Financial Management from ICADE Business School and a master's degree in Financial and Company Management from Madrid Chamber of Commerce.

She held management positions in the accounting and financial auditing areas of Deloitte and in the financial area of the BNP Paribas Group prior to joining Aena's Administration and Finance Department in 1996 as the head of international projects.

From 1998 to 2000 she was the Manager of Aena International and subsequently in 2001 she was appointed the Administration and Finance Director of Aena International. She was the Director of Aeropuertos Mexicanos del Pacífico (AMP), a concessionaire of Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico and the company responsible for Aena International's activity in Colombia, where she was a Director of the following companies: Aerocali, SA, concessionaire of Cali Airport, Sociedad Aeroportuaria de la Costa S.A., (SACSA), concessionaire of Cartagena de Indias Airport and Aeropuertos del Caribe, SA ( ACSA) concessionaire of Barranquilla Airport.

She is currently the head of the Coordination and Planning Division of the Commercial and Property Department.

David Gutiérrez Caballero

Deputy Director of Aena’s Office of the Chairman, Strategy and Public Policies.
Degree in Economics and Business Studies from the Autonomous University of Madrid. He completed a Master's Degree in Finance at CUNEF and the PMD at ESADE.

Since joining the company in 2000, he spent the first part of his career in internal audit, specifically for 14 years, and the second part of his career has been linked with the area of the Office of the Chairman.

Most recently, besides managing issues related to the Coordination of Resources and Institutional Relations Division of the Deputy Directorate of the Office of the Chairman, Regulation and Public Policies, he has actively participated in writing reports for the Board of Directors on the evolution of the pandemic and its impact on the company’s activity during the years 2020 and 2021, as well as contributing to formulating Aena's 2022-2026 Strategic Plan.

He is currently Deputy Director of the Office of the Chairman, Regulation and Public Policies of Aena S.M.E., S.A.

José Antonio Álvarez

Group I Airports Director.

Since July 2022
Director of Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport.

Until June 2022
Airports and Air Transport Technical Engineer, from the Madrid Polytechnic University.

Has also taken the General Management Programme (PDG) at the IESE Business School. In 2019 he was appointed Director of Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport. Highlights of his professional background include airport management at Palma de Mallorca Airport (2011-2019) and Ibiza Airport (2004-2011) which makes a total of 18 years at the head of three of the most significant airports on the network.

During his time leading Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport, the hub was awarded the following prizes and accreditations: Skytrax Award Best Airport Southern Europe 2020, 5-star Skytrax COVID 2021, Airport Health Accreditation ACI 2021 and Airport Carbon Accredited III.

Elena Gil Valentín

Procurement Director of Aena S.M.E., S.A.
Degree in Law and Business from the Carlos III University of Madrid.
Doctor in Law cum laude by the Carlos III University of Madrid.

She has completed several senior management programmes, including the General Management Programme (GMP) at IESE. Prior to joining Aena she worked at Ineco S.M.E., S.A. as Deputy Director of Corporate Insurance Services and International Corporate Expansion. She has also worked at Correos y Telégrafos S.M.E., S.A. as Deputy Director of Procurement and Investments, and at the latter she was also a board member of NEXEA S.M.E., S.A. and Correos Telecom S.M.E., S.A.

She has also been a member of the Audit Committee for the Germina Capital Fund, part of Sepides. Currently Procurement Director of Aena S.M.E., S.A., a position she has held since October 2022.

Gloria Ávila Alonso

Head of Legal Affairs Coordination Division.

From July 2022
She holds a degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid.

She holds a degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid. Before joining Aena, she worked as a lawyer for a number of different law firms, including Ferreras Abogados, Asesores Legales y Tributarios, S.L., and Ramón & Cajal Abogados. She also provided legal services for the Land Management Division of AENA with INECO.

She joined Aena in 2009 holding various management positions in both the legal department and in the Commercial Management Department (2012–2015). She ran the Legal Division in Regulatory Contracting and Environment (2015–2018) and the Legal Division of Regulated Business and Contracting (2018–2019).

Since 2019, she has been the head of the Airport and Contracting Legal Division, reporting to the Corporate General Secretary. In July 2022, she became Head of the Legal Affairs Coordination Division.

Carlos Domingo San Martín Castaño

Managing Director of the Aeropuerto Internacional Región de Murcia CC.

From January 2023
Aeronautical Engineer from the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and a degree in Sociology from the Spanish Open University.

He completed the Management Development Programme (PDD) at IESE, University of Navarra. He joined Aena in 2001, in the Infrastructure Planning Administration, taking over as head of the Environmental Impact Study Department of the Environment Division in 2004.

In 2005 he joined Asturias Airport to be Head of Operations, after which, in 2007, he was appointed Director of A Coruña Airport, a position he held until 2009. In that year he assumed Management of the Asturias Airport, until January 2023, when he will become the Managing Director of the Aeropuerto Internacional Región de Murcia CC.

Between 2019 and 2025, he served as the official representative of the Aena Group at the Regional Airports Forum of Airports Council International (ACI) Europe.

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